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- Paperback Dec 13, 2016 | 9780575127739 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Dec 13, 2016 | 9780575127739 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 31, 2017 | 9781409179191 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Dec 17, 2015 | 9780575127746 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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- Paperback Dec 13, 2016 | 9780575127739 | RRP $24.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 31, 2017 | 9781409179191 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
- e-Book Dec 17, 2015 | 9780575127746 | RRP $11.99 Buy Now
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It seems we are alone in the Universe. How can that be? Adam Roberts brings his own unique literary take to Science Fiction's greatest question.
Adam Roberts turns his attention to answering the Fermi Paradox with a taut and claustrophobic tale that echoes John Carpenter's The Thing.
Two men while away the days in an Antarctic research station. Tensions between them build as they argue over a love-letter one of them has received. One is practical and open. The other surly, superior and obsessed with reading one book - by the philosopher Kant.
As a storm brews and they lose contact with the outside world they debate Kant, reality and the emptiness of the universe. They come to hate each other, and they learn that they are not alone.
Praise for The Thing Itself
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A time-travelling nerd applies Kant with lethal results in this dazzling philosophical adventure...this is really walking the literary high wire, and Roberts not only keeps his balance, he makes the spectacle compelling - The Guardian
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using lit-fic techniques and by not playing by the genre rules, [Roberts] rises to the challenge that Mitchell sets down - SFX
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The Thing Itself is evidence of Adam Roberts' inimitable brilliance. - Tor.com
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I do appreciate a novel that makes me think while also entertaining me. The Thing Itself marries the two to perfection. There is so much packed within these pages and, without doubt, it's one of those memorable novels that will stand to repeated readings over the passing of time. A book of the year for me, for sure. - For Winter's Nights
Adam Roberts
Adam Roberts is the author of 14 SF novels, most recently Jack Glass (which won the UK BSFA and the US John Campbell awards for best SF novel, 2013), as well as a number of critical works about science fiction, including Science Fiction (Routledge, 2000) and The Palgrave History of Science Fiction (Palgrave 2006). He regularly reviews the genre for The Guardian and is also a Professor of 19th-century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London; where he also teaches Creative Writing to undergraduates, specialising in 3rd-year final projects in SF and Fantasy.
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