Comments on: Swiftly http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/ The latest news from author Adam Roberts Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:11:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: AdamR http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-143 AdamR Sat, 09 Feb 2008 11:45:54 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-143 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: Joey B http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Joey B Sat, 09 Feb 2008 02:22:04 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-142 Well if the novel is anything like the short story it's bound to be an excellent read. I for one can't wait to add it to my shelf. Well if the novel is anything like the short story it's bound to be an excellent read. I for one can't wait to add it to my shelf.

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-107 Adam Whitehead Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:00:07 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-107 Absolutely, but it's odd how often I hear people complaining about books that do this (such as with Gene Wolfe). Absolutely, but it's odd how often I hear people complaining about books that do this (such as with Gene Wolfe).

]]> By: AdamR http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-106 AdamR Sun, 25 Nov 2007 18:24:36 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-106 Having a good long think about a novel after finishing it seems, to me, on balance, a <i>good</i> thing ... Having a good long think about a novel after finishing it seems, to me, on balance, a good thing ...

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Adam Whitehead Sun, 25 Nov 2007 11:16:53 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-105 Finished it. Very enjoyable, although I had to have a long think about the ending of the book and what it meant. I put up my review here: http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2007/11/swiftly-by-adam-roberts.html Finished it. Very enjoyable, although I had to have a long think about the ending of the book and what it meant.

I put up my review here:

http://thewertzone.blogspot.co.....berts.html

]]> By: AdamR http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-103 AdamR Sat, 24 Nov 2007 11:42:12 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-103 I repeat myself. Ah well. I do remember meeting you, actually; and 'disreputable' is exactly the right word for describe Joe Abercrombie. <i>More</i> Adams! More I say! I repeat myself. Ah well. I do remember meeting you, actually; and 'disreputable' is exactly the right word for describe Joe Abercrombie.

More Adams! More I say!

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Adam Whitehead Fri, 23 Nov 2007 23:13:41 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-102 Ha. We met at the Gollancz party (I think I was hanging around with the disreputable Mr. Abercrombie) and you said exactly the same thing. The SF&F world definitely needs more Adams, I feel. Ha. We met at the Gollancz party (I think I was hanging around with the disreputable Mr. Abercrombie) and you said exactly the same thing. The SF&F world definitely needs more Adams, I feel.

]]> By: AdamR http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-101 AdamR Fri, 23 Nov 2007 17:18:30 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-101 All comments by people with the excellent name 'Adam' gratefully received at <i>this</i> blog. All comments by people with the excellent name 'Adam' gratefully received at this blog.

]]> By: Adam Whitehead http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Adam Whitehead Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:07:28 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-100 My review copy of this dropped through the letterbox a couple of days ago (courtesy of Mr. Spanton) and I've been impressed by it so far. I think Swift would indeed have approved of the quantity and quality of poo involved! My review copy of this dropped through the letterbox a couple of days ago (courtesy of Mr. Spanton) and I've been impressed by it so far. I think Swift would indeed have approved of the quantity and quality of poo involved!

]]> By: Octavo http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Octavo Mon, 15 Oct 2007 11:47:51 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-76 I've always felt that the very best SF and Fantasy is the kind that makes you really think about what it means to be human, so "Gulliver's Travels" is actually one of my all-time favourites alongside "Frankenstein", "The Island of Dr Moreau" and a few others. One of my most treasured books is a tiny little leather-bound, 18th-Century pocket edition of "Gulliver's Travels" that fits in the palm of my hand and which I was lucky enough to find on Abebooks.com. I really look forward to reading your take on it. Oh, and apologies for cluttering the place with quotation marks, but I can't figure out how to italicise anything in my comments... I've always felt that the very best SF and Fantasy is the kind that makes you really think about what it means to be human, so "Gulliver's Travels" is actually one of my all-time favourites alongside "Frankenstein", "The Island of Dr Moreau" and a few others. One of my most treasured books is a tiny little leather-bound, 18th-Century pocket edition of "Gulliver's Travels" that fits in the palm of my hand and which I was lucky enough to find on Abebooks.com.

I really look forward to reading your take on it.

Oh, and apologies for cluttering the place with quotation marks, but I can't figure out how to italicise anything in my comments...

]]> By: AdamR http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-70 AdamR Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:53:11 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-70 Victoria: sometime early next year, I believe. I'll check with my publishers. Octavo, it's set in an alternate nineteenth-century in which Swift's <i>Gulliver's Travels</i> is true, and Lilliputians and Brobdingnagians have been integrated into the logic of expanding empire. It's as Swiftian as I could make it; which is to say, not just that it uses the trappings of Swift's tale, or that it's broadly satirical (my understanding of satire is a little different to Swift's, I think), but above all that it deals in lots of poo. I figured it was about time somebody wrote the great novel about poo. If it's good enough, as a subject, for Swift (and Rabelais) then it's good enough for me. Victoria: sometime early next year, I believe. I'll check with my publishers.

Octavo, it's set in an alternate nineteenth-century in which Swift's Gulliver's Travels is true, and Lilliputians and Brobdingnagians have been integrated into the logic of expanding empire. It's as Swiftian as I could make it; which is to say, not just that it uses the trappings of Swift's tale, or that it's broadly satirical (my understanding of satire is a little different to Swift's, I think), but above all that it deals in lots of poo. I figured it was about time somebody wrote the great novel about poo. If it's good enough, as a subject, for Swift (and Rabelais) then it's good enough for me.

]]> By: Victoria http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-69 Victoria Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:38:30 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-69 It *is* very lovely. Tell me, when can we expect review copies to come available? It *is* very lovely. Tell me, when can we expect review copies to come available?

]]> By: Octavo http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-67 Octavo Tue, 25 Sep 2007 08:15:38 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-67 Great cover - what's it about? Great cover - what's it about?

]]> By: AdamR http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-66 AdamR Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:47:56 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-66 Hi Lou: thanks ... it <i>is</i> nice, isn't it? Roman Idiot: you flatter me, I'm afraid. Though that's not to say I don't like it (being flattered I mean). Ariel: yep, my Nightshade collection of short fiction was called <i>Swiftly</i>, after the title story; which is also incorporated here, in slightly modified form, as first chapter. But this, see, is a novel; and a novel isn't the same thing as a collection of short stories. Bibliographers will hopefully note the difference between <i>Swiftly: Stories That Never Were And Might Not Be</i>, and <i>Swiftly: a Novel</i> Hi Lou: thanks ... it is nice, isn't it?

Roman Idiot: you flatter me, I'm afraid. Though that's not to say I don't like it (being flattered I mean).

Ariel: yep, my Nightshade collection of short fiction was called Swiftly, after the title story; which is also incorporated here, in slightly modified form, as first chapter. But this, see, is a novel; and a novel isn't the same thing as a collection of short stories. Bibliographers will hopefully note the difference between Swiftly: Stories That Never Were And Might Not Be, and Swiftly: a Novel

]]> By: Ariel http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Ariel Sun, 23 Sep 2007 20:09:49 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-65 Now that is a damn fine cover... but isn't <i>Swiftly</i> the title of a short story collection of yours already..? Confused, Manchester Now that is a damn fine cover... but isn't Swiftly the title of a short story collection of yours already..?

Confused, Manchester

]]> By: Roman|Idiot http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Roman|Idiot Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:47:42 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-64 Is there nothing this man can't write? Is there nothing this man can't write?

]]> By: Lou Anders http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Lou Anders Sun, 23 Sep 2007 02:18:26 +0000 http://www.adamroberts.com/2007/09/22/swiftly/#comment-63 Gorgeous. And not unlike your recent <i>Splinter</i>, which is also gorgeous. Gorgeous.

And not unlike your recent Splinter, which is also gorgeous.

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