Adam Roberts | Featured author

Featured author

Adam Roberts

SCIENCE FICTION author

SCIENCE FICTION

Known for The Thing Itself

Shelf SCIENCE FICTION

Selected works 6

Known for The Thing Itself

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Biography

Biography

Adam Roberts writes science fiction, building work that invites readers toward strange futures, shadowed worlds, and bold speculative premises.

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Notable works

Notable works

The Thing Itself cover — The Thing Itself · 2015Rating 3.71 · 17

Jack Glass cover — Jack Glass · 2012Rating 3.73 · 22

Lake of Darkness cover — Lake of Darkness · 2024Rating 3.95 · 10

Purgatory Mount cover — Purgatory Mount · 2021Rating 3.29 · 7

Stone cover — Stone · 2002Rating 3.14 · 11

The Real-Town Murders cover — The Real-Town Murders · 2017Rating 3.46 · 13

The This cover — The This · 2022Rating 4.33 · 6

Yellow Blue Tibia cover — Yellow Blue Tibia · 2009Rating 3.17 · 9

Salt cover — Salt · 2000Rating 3.57 · 7

Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created cover — Literary Wonderlands: A Journey Through the Greatest Fictional Worlds Ever Created · 2016Rating 3.00 · 3

New Model Army cover — New Model Army · 2010Rating 3.43 · 7

By Light Alone cover — By Light Alone · 2011Rating 3.80 · 5

How to cite this feature

How to cite this feature

Significant Figures Editors. “Adam Roberts.” Significant Figures, Featured authors, June 2026. https://sigfigsstudio.com/featured/authors/adam-roberts/.