It's the End of the World
But What Are We Really Afraid Of?
- Hardcover
288 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2020
Summary
Are we doomed? Is an Almighty Power or an earth-shattering meteor waiting for us just around the corner? Probably not. So why are we so obsessed with imagining our own demise? And what does that say about us as a species?
In this thought-provoking book, acclaimed critic Adam Roberts explores our many different visions of the apocalypse – both likely and unlikely, mundane and bizarre – and what they say about how we see the world, how we respond to the changes and upheavals in our societi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783964741 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178396474X |
| Author: | Adam Roberts |
| Publisher: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Imprint: | Elliott & Thompson Limited |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 334g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
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Critics Review
“Roberts gives us many sharp insights into religion, history, philosophy, and popular culture - in particular, of course, our own patch of popular culture: science fiction… . These are large topics for a book of 193 pages, plus index. Within its confines Roberts has done far more than take the four horsemen out for a canter: he spurs them to a gallop and makes them break sweat. The show is well worth the price of admission, and sends us away deep in thought.” –Shoreline of Infinity
“Honed by writing his novels, which are quirky, full of ideas and intertexuality, Roberts’s style in this short non-fiction book is equally fun, he indulges his sense of humour deliberately which makes him an engaging commentator.” –Shiny New Books
About The Author
Adam Roberts
Professor Adam Roberts is a writer, critic and Professor of Nineteenth-Century Literature at Royal Holloway University. Among his many academic works are studies of Browning and Coleridge.
He is also the author of more than twenty science fiction novels, including Jack Glass, which won the BSFA Award for Best Novel. He is the author of the Palgrave History of Science Fiction and reviews regularly for the Guardian. He lives to the West of London with his wife and two children.
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