Roberts, Adam – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk Henley-on-Thames Fri, 28 Nov 2025 19:42:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-Bell-Background-Blue-32x32.png Roberts, Adam – The Bell Bookshop https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk 32 32 Lake of darkness https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/lake-of-darkness-2/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=47080 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.]]> 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…

]]> Tales from beyond the stars https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/tales-from-beyond-the-stars/ Thu, 07 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=44270 Long before humans ventured into outer space, writers spun stories of what might lie in the unknown worlds beyond our planet and speculated about the future. This striking collection features retellings of seven classic science ficition stories. From tales of space exploration, to time travellers and alien invaders, this striking anthology is the perfect introduction to the world of science fiction.Includes:The Star by H G WellsMicromegas by VoltaireThe Last Man by Mary ShelleyFrom the Earth to the Moon by Jules VerneHerland by Charlotte Perkins GilmanThe War of the Worlds by H.G. WellsBuck Rogers: Armageddon 2419 AD by Philip Francis NowlanWritten by Adam Roberts and with vivid illustrations by artist Evangeline Gallagher.

]]> Lake of darkness https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/lake-of-darkness/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=41892 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.]]> 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…

]]> Classic Science Fiction Stories https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/product/classic-science-fiction-stories/ Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 +0000 https://www.bellbookshop.co.uk/?post_type=product&p=22549 An entertaining and wide-ranging collection of science-fiction short stories featuring space aliens, spectacular inventions, futuristic technologies and vividly imagined worlds.

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, cloth-bound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Classic Science Fiction Stories is selected and introduced by academic and science-fiction writer Adam Roberts.

Classic Science Fiction Stories highlights not only famous writers such as Edgar Allan Poe, H. G. Wells and H. P. Lovecraft, but also gives voice to lesser known but equally inventive writers such as Florence McLandburgh and Ambrose Bierce. Spanning the 1750s to the early twentieth century, these mesmerizing and expertly crafted stories are by turns intriguing, terrifying and, at times, downright comic. Together they show how science fiction took root to develop into the global phenomenon it is today.

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