Lake of Darkness by Adam Roberts - ISBN: 9781399617697
Paperback
Evil escapes a black hole, infecting minds across the galaxy.

Lake of Darkness

The mindbending new science fiction novel from Adam Roberts

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  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    17 June 2025

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Summary

Good is a construct. Evil is a virus.

The Starship Sa Niro and the Starship S Oubliette were in orbit around a black hole, one afternoon… by the end of the day, the crews of both starships were dead, victims of a single killer: Captain Alpha Raine.

Raine claims he’s acting under the command of a voice emanating from the black hole: Mr Modo. No one believes him. Everyone knows that things go into black holes; nothing comes out.

But something i…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781399617697
ISBN-10:1399617699
Author:Adam Roberts, Matt Addis
Publisher:Orion Publishing Co
Imprint:Gollancz
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:17 June 2025
Weight:226g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 22mm
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Critics Review

It is rare to find a book that delves so deeply into science, philosophy, religion, and psychology, while also delivering a compelling story with complex, morally gray characters * Grimdark Magazine *[Praise for THE THIS] Fascinating … 5 stars! * SFX Magazine *[Praise for THE THIS] An accessible, frequently funny novel * Locus Magazine *[Praise for THE THIS] Sci-fi’s most outrageous experimentalist * The Times *

About The Author

Adam Roberts

Adam Roberts is commonly described as one of the UK’s most important writers of SF. He is the author of numerous novels and literary parodies. He is Professor of 19th Century Literature at Royal Holloway, London University and has written a number of critical works on both SF and 19th Century poetry. He is a contributor to the SF ENCYCLOPEDIA.

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