Priest's Ballard biography is being completed by Nina Allan, his wife. Chris wrote at least 50,000 plus words of the book, quite a bit of this while he was ill in hospital. I'm glad that more people seem to be getting into Adam's work at last. Nice work, Jon.
Great interview - and timely as I've recently gotten into Adam Roberts myself with Splinter, Land of the Headless, New Model Army, By Light Alone and The Thing Itself
When reading The Thing and The Thing Itself, I would recommend also reading the short story by Peter Watts called The Things. It's on the Clarkesworld magazine website (free). It adds a great new perspective to both.
WOW! What an amazing interview and I will for sure look into Adam Roberts work now. The SF stuff as well as the historical novels and his non-fiction work. And thank you, Jon, for the editing - it would´ve allowed me to watch it piece by piece. However I was so hooked that I watched it all through.
That was a pleasant surprise. I have read 'Snow' which started off really great. I have a Thing' about ice and snow (see what I did there). I found the second half of Snow not as enjoyable as the first half. The interrogation sequence didn't do it for me and as a result I have never bothered to pick up anymore of his work. Add to that, the length of the video and I didn't think I would get very far through this.... well... Today I have been building bookcases so I thought I would stick it on in the background but found myself getting more into this than I expected and sat and watched most of it, abandoning the important bookcase building task. I did wonder in parts who was actually interviewing who! Summary- will need to locate a couple more and invest some more time to him, after giving us few, some of his precious time it only seems right. I hope his new book sells really well and he can afford a bulb for his study (I also have a thing about lighting as you know Jon). Andy
Hi Andy! Yes, i did feel a little smug about my lighting being much better than his. 💡💡💡 I'm really pleased you found it interesting enough to distract you from the important business of shelf building! As i was editing it I did feel it felt more like a chat than an interview, which is much preferable I think. More by luck than judgment. I've read a few of his books now (not The Snow, yet) and each has its merits. They are all interesting, for sure. Thanks for watching 👀!
I first met Adam in 1975. We were both 10 years old and in the same class at school. The one thing that seldom comes across about him is how incredibly quick witted and funny he is, even back then. However, he needs to shave off the moustache. He looks a bit like Miss Grove, the teacher from Class 10.
Thanks Jon really interesting interview adam roberts high on my tbr now probably going to try land of the headless first . Keep reading those Chris priest books as well they are all great ,that I’ve read so far . 👍🏻
I ordered a few today. The Gradual, The Separation and The Dream Archipelago, (in theory) all nice 1st ed hardbacks. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 👀!
Great interview. I first came across AR when I found his Burgess blog. A lifelong Burgess fan , me! I have "The Man Who Would be King" and his History of SF on my TBR. I will also get "The Thing Itself" eventually.
Outstanding interview and discussion! Just about the only positive thing that came as a result of the COVID shut down was my discovery of book tubers like you and a few others. I have read very little Science Fiction over the past 25 years and this program shows me what I have been missing. Again, very fine interview with Adam Roberts!
The madness of collecting: I would love and appreciate find quality top-notch books in my collection, but I'm even more interested in assembling the library I want out of good deals found in the wild. This can lead to frustration. Some books I will just not find, some books I'll only find at a price that reminds me I could have ordered it at any time. And then I see RUclips videos of people just hunting for those high-end scores so they can flip them- which means they are systematically surgically removing them from the churn so that people like me will not find them & and that is actively aggravating. I'm glad you two touched on this. I'm glad you two touched on so many topics! An interview with Adam Roberts about Christopher Priest!😂
I find it depressing to see a "book haul" which is in fact a "books i bought cheap so you suckers can buy em off me for more $$", a thinly disguised ad, really. Good luck with your collecting. It is much more satisfying to find books in the wild, and the purist way to do it too, but I'm just too impatient to rely solely on that. Thanks for watching 👀!
What a wonderful surprise to see get churned ip by the algorithm! I missed that you had interviewed Adam Roberts! I really want to support, but as a newer interviewer I think you need to listen a little bit more, and worry less about your reactions: he was giving you an amazing anecdote about his Revelation inside the Burgess archives And you cut him off to tell him that you haven't read that book yet, but you will. Don't you wonder what amazing bit of knowledge was lost in that exchange? I don't say it to be mean. I certainly don't want you to feel bad, as you so wonderfully arranged and executed an interview with an author most sci-fi readers don't even know about! And delivered it to me for free!!! I've worked with a lot of performers, and a lot of public speakers and it's just something that jumps out at me from the exchange & thought it would be valuable for you to hear. Still, there's so much good here, it will take me awhile to get through the whole thing. All the best.
Thanks Walt, I think. I'm certainly no expert at this and don't claim to be. Just a bloke with an ordinary job, excited to chat to a real-life author. Thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger No man, I mean it in the best way possible. You've gotten a number of really good interviews under your belt. You just get excited. That's normal. I don't want you to beat yourself up, just be cool & don't worry. You may be "a normal guy," (as you said) but you are also more than just a guy with access to amazing charity shops. You put in the time, and read a lot of SF in the past year (and longer) in fact more than I have! That's real accomplishment and experience that you can stand on! I apologize if my tone is blunt, I've been listening to a lot of Ellison lately. . .
Thanks for this, Jon. Really interesting interview with an author I didn't get on with, but he really isn't how I imagined. I think I'll have to give him another chance.
@@SciFiScavenger Thanks to Interzone I was in at the beginning, so it was Salt and On. I quite liked Salt, but On didn't convince. It's too long ago to remember why.
ON did suffer from an overlong middle section then ended really abruptly. I'd recommend Land of the Headless, and I gather By Light Alone and Jack Glass are v good. 👌
Adam Roberts Lake of Darkness is amazing science fiction, obviously a bit of Dennis Wheatlian horror, and some great utopian criticism, space flight and a Black hole too. Some have said it's the best Sci-fi novel of 2024. Thanks for the interview. Maybe you could have asked more supplementary questions.
Hi Paul, it was less an interview, although tbf that is what I've called it, more a chat. Adam is an interesting chap, I enjoyed speaking to him. I've recently read LoD, enjoyed it very much. I liked the unspoken snipes at Iain M Banks version of utopia. Stay tuned, I'll be speaking to Chris Beckett next week, video to follow. Thanks for watching 👀!
Without YT creators like you, Jon, and many others in this genre who have YT channels (and we know and love them all) a talented writer such as Adam would have only the exposure provided by his publishers(s). I feel these interviews, although a bit long and hard for most enthusiasts to find time for the whole thing, are important insofar as they offer an added layer of exposure for the authors, compliments of you and your peer's efforts and time spent doing so. It's not the most "views-rewarding" thing to do, but it is a selfless and conscientious thing to do.
Cheers Rick, thanks for watching 👀! I confess it's partly selfish, it's just fun for me to speak to the author. I doubt very much they get much additional publicity out of it via my channel.
Priest's Ballard biography is being completed by Nina Allan, his wife. Chris wrote at least 50,000 plus words of the book, quite a bit of this while he was ill in hospital. I'm glad that more people seem to be getting into Adam's work at last. Nice work, Jon.
Ah ok that's good. Cheers Steve thanks for watching 👀!
Thank you for this great interview. I'm a fan of Adam Roberts work ever since reading The Thing Itself. I'm currently reading Salt.
Hi Daniel, awesome glad you enjoyed it! I enjoyed chatting to Adam. I'm looking forward to reading his new book. Thanks for watching 👀!
Adam is my favorite working writer, amazing guy, great interview.
Looking forward to the new one? Thanks for watching 👀 !
Great interview - and timely as I've recently gotten into Adam Roberts myself with Splinter, Land of the Headless, New Model Army, By Light Alone and The Thing Itself
Fab, glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 👀!
Cool! He seems to be such a nice guy. I need to read The Thing Itself very soon.
Yes, fun chap to go for a pint with, seems like. Thanks for watching 👀!
When reading The Thing and The Thing Itself, I would recommend also reading the short story by Peter Watts called The Things. It's on the Clarkesworld magazine website (free). It adds a great new perspective to both.
This was a great interview. It was more like a conversation. Well done! Must read more Adam Roberts and Christopher Priest.
Thanks Richard, I enjoyed chatting to Adam. Thanks for watching 👀!
WOW! What an amazing interview and I will for sure look into Adam Roberts work now. The SF stuff as well as the historical novels and his non-fiction work.
And thank you, Jon, for the editing - it would´ve allowed me to watch it piece by piece. However I was so hooked that I watched it all through.
Hi Thorsten, fantastic, really pleased you enjoyed it. He has also written several parody books which don't appeal to me much. Thanks for watching 👀!
That was a pleasant surprise. I have read 'Snow' which started off really great. I have a Thing' about ice and snow (see what I did there). I found the second half of Snow not as enjoyable as the first half. The interrogation sequence didn't do it for me and as a result I have never bothered to pick up anymore of his work.
Add to that, the length of the video and I didn't think I would get very far through this.... well... Today I have been building bookcases so I thought I would stick it on in the background but found myself getting more into this than I expected and sat and watched most of it, abandoning the important bookcase building task. I did wonder in parts who was actually interviewing who!
Summary- will need to locate a couple more and invest some more time to him, after giving us few, some of his precious time it only seems right.
I hope his new book sells really well and he can afford a bulb for his study (I also have a thing about lighting as you know Jon).
Andy
Hi Andy! Yes, i did feel a little smug about my lighting being much better than his. 💡💡💡 I'm really pleased you found it interesting enough to distract you from the important business of shelf building! As i was editing it I did feel it felt more like a chat than an interview, which is much preferable I think. More by luck than judgment. I've read a few of his books now (not The Snow, yet) and each has its merits. They are all interesting, for sure. Thanks for watching 👀!
Seems like a really nice chap, with interesting things to say. Good job, Jon.
Cheers Luiz, thanks for watching 👀!
I first met Adam in 1975. We were both 10 years old and in the same class at school. The one thing that seldom comes across about him is how incredibly quick witted and funny he is, even back then. However, he needs to shave off the moustache. He looks a bit like Miss Grove, the teacher from Class 10.
Brilliant! It's 2024, he can have a moustache like Miss Grove if he wants! Seems like a lovely chap. Thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger He really is a nice guy.
Thanks Jon really interesting interview adam roberts high on my tbr now probably going to try land of the headless first . Keep reading those Chris priest books as well they are all great ,that I’ve read so far . 👍🏻
I ordered a few today. The Gradual, The Separation and The Dream Archipelago, (in theory) all nice 1st ed hardbacks. Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 👀!
Great interview. Adam is awesome writer and sf historian. 71 minutes flew by like a dream.
Oh good, glad you enjoyed it, i hoped it wasnt too long. Thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger
If anything it was to short. Just kidding, of course.
Fascinating interview, thanks for sharing!
Cheers Robin, thanks for watching 👀!
Great interview. I first came across AR when I found his Burgess blog. A lifelong Burgess fan , me! I have "The Man Who Would be King" and his History of SF on my TBR. I will also get "The Thing Itself" eventually.
Yes i have that novella as well, bought as part of a set of 4 from newcon press. Glad you enjoyed the interview, thanks for watching 👀!
Outstanding interview and discussion! Just about the only positive thing that came as a result of the COVID shut down was my discovery of book tubers like you and a few others. I have read very little Science Fiction over the past 25 years and this program shows me what I have been missing. Again, very fine interview with Adam Roberts!
Hi Mike, fab, really pleased you enjoyed it, i had fun chatting to him. Thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger War of the Worlds, a musical?!? How did I miss that one?!?
Seriously!! It's been around since the 80s. Well worth a listen.
The madness of collecting:
I would love and appreciate find quality top-notch books in my collection, but I'm even more interested in assembling the library I want out of good deals found in the wild. This can lead to frustration.
Some books I will just not find, some books I'll only find at a price that reminds me I could have ordered it at any time.
And then I see RUclips videos of people just hunting for those high-end scores so they can flip them- which means they are systematically surgically removing them from the churn so that people like me will not find them & and that is actively aggravating.
I'm glad you two touched on this.
I'm glad you two touched on so many topics!
An interview with Adam Roberts about Christopher Priest!😂
I find it depressing to see a "book haul" which is in fact a "books i bought cheap so you suckers can buy em off me for more $$", a thinly disguised ad, really. Good luck with your collecting. It is much more satisfying to find books in the wild, and the purist way to do it too, but I'm just too impatient to rely solely on that. Thanks for watching 👀!
Very nice interview, thanks 🤗
Cheers Andrei, thanks for watching 👀!
Great interview - thanks Jon!
Cheers John, thanks for watching 👀!
What a wonderful surprise to see get churned ip by the algorithm! I missed that you had interviewed Adam Roberts!
I really want to support, but as a newer interviewer I think you need to listen a little bit more, and worry less about your reactions: he was giving you an amazing anecdote about his Revelation inside the Burgess archives And you cut him off to tell him that you haven't read that book yet, but you will. Don't you wonder what amazing bit of knowledge was lost in that exchange?
I don't say it to be mean. I certainly don't want you to feel bad, as you so wonderfully arranged and executed an interview with an author most sci-fi readers don't even know about! And delivered it to me for free!!! I've worked with a lot of performers, and a lot of public speakers and it's just something that jumps out at me from the exchange & thought it would be valuable for you to hear.
Still, there's so much good here, it will take me awhile to get through the whole thing.
All the best.
Thanks Walt, I think. I'm certainly no expert at this and don't claim to be. Just a bloke with an ordinary job, excited to chat to a real-life author. Thanks for watching 👀!
@@SciFiScavenger No man, I mean it in the best way possible. You've gotten a number of really good interviews under your belt. You just get excited. That's normal. I don't want you to beat yourself up, just be cool & don't worry. You may be "a normal guy," (as you said) but you are also more than just a guy with access to amazing charity shops. You put in the time, and read a lot of SF in the past year (and longer) in fact more than I have! That's real accomplishment and experience that you can stand on!
I apologize if my tone is blunt, I've been listening to a lot of Ellison lately. . .
No worries Walt, understood!
Thanks for this, Jon. Really interesting interview with an author I didn't get on with, but he really isn't how I imagined. I think I'll have to give him another chance.
What have you read by him so far?
@@SciFiScavenger Thanks to Interzone I was in at the beginning, so it was Salt and On. I quite liked Salt, but On didn't convince. It's too long ago to remember why.
ON did suffer from an overlong middle section then ended really abruptly. I'd recommend Land of the Headless, and I gather By Light Alone and Jack Glass are v good. 👌
Adam Roberts Lake of Darkness is amazing science fiction, obviously a bit of Dennis Wheatlian horror, and some great utopian criticism, space flight and a Black hole too. Some have said it's the best Sci-fi novel of 2024. Thanks for the interview. Maybe you could have asked more supplementary questions.
Hi Paul, it was less an interview, although tbf that is what I've called it, more a chat. Adam is an interesting chap, I enjoyed speaking to him. I've recently read LoD, enjoyed it very much. I liked the unspoken snipes at Iain M Banks version of utopia. Stay tuned, I'll be speaking to Chris Beckett next week, video to follow. Thanks for watching 👀!
Snow is my favorite AR book.
Hi Ian, yes I'd like to read that one soon. Thanks for watching 👀!
Without YT creators like you, Jon, and many others in this genre who have YT channels (and we know and love them all) a talented writer such as Adam would have only the exposure provided by his publishers(s). I feel these interviews, although a bit long and hard for most enthusiasts to find time for the whole thing, are important insofar as they offer an added layer of exposure for the authors, compliments of you and your peer's efforts and time spent doing so. It's not the most "views-rewarding" thing to do, but it is a selfless and conscientious thing to do.
Cheers Rick, thanks for watching 👀! I confess it's partly selfish, it's just fun for me to speak to the author. I doubt very much they get much additional publicity out of it via my channel.
@@SciFiScavenger Huh?
Pocket typing!! I edited my reply.