Lake of Darkness
The mindbending new science fiction novel from Adam Roberts
Published on 27. March 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-3996-1769-7 (ISBN)
Description
Good is a construct. Evil is a virus.
The Starship Sa Niro and the Starship Sss 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 inexplicable has been happening to Raine, and whatever it is seems to be spreading. An historian studying serial killers from the 21st century interviews him... and then nearly kills someone herself. It becomes increasingly undeniable that there's something inside that black hole... and it's found a way out...
The Starship Sa Niro and the Starship Sss 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 inexplicable has been happening to Raine, and whatever it is seems to be spreading. An historian studying serial killers from the 21st century interviews him... and then nearly kills someone herself. It becomes increasingly undeniable that there's something inside that black hole... and it's found a way out...
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
234 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3996-1769-7 (9781399617697)
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E-Book
07/2024
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€6.49
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Persons
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.