Adam Roberts, author of The Thing Itself, chats to me.

Join me for a wide-ranging chat with Adam Roberts, author of over 20 science fiction books including The Thing Itself, Stone, Land of the Headless. In this interview with Adam Roberts, he tells me about black holes, his new book, Christopher Priest, book collecting, how he fits it all in, the state of science fiction these days, and much more.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:01:12 Singles vs series
00:06:14 Christopher Priest
00:07:52 Which Adam Roberts book is your favourite?
00:14:50 SF Adam recommends
00:19:55 The State of SF
00:22:48 Adam's first SF reads
00:25:59 Research vs winging it
00:29:38 Battle scenes & conflict
00:31:41 Cliché avoidance
00:34:31 Opening Lines
00:37:51 Collab with Dave Hutchinson
00:45:17 NEW BOOK - Lake of Darkness
00:48:11 Christopher Priest again
00:53:53 Book collecting
00:56:46 HG Wells
01:01:41 SF reflections
01:04:43 How does he fit it all in?
01:07:44 What's next?
01:11:17 Farewells