Gathered together for the first time from a major publisher are the short stories of Adam Roberts. Unique twisted visions from the edges and the centre of the SF genres. Stories that carry Adam Roberts' trademark elegance of style and restless enquiry of the genre he loves so much. Acclaimed stories, some that have appeared in magazines, some in anthologies, some appearing for the first time. Stories to make you think, to make you laugh, to make you wonder, to make you uneasy. Stories that ask questions, stories that sow mysteries. But always stories that entertain. Contents: 1 • Preface (Adam Robots: Short Stories) • (2013) • essay by Adam Roberts 3 • Adam Robots • (2009) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 14 • Shall I Tell You the Problem with Time Travel? • (2011) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 32 • A Prison Term of a Thousand Years • (2008) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 38 • Godbombing • shortstory by Adam Roberts 44 • Thrownness • (2011) • novelette by Adam Roberts 75 • The Mary Anna • (2010) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 83 • The Chrome Chromosome • (2009) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 89 • The Time Telephone • (2002) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 98 • Review: Thomas Hodgkin, Denis Bayle: a Life • shortstory by Adam Roberts 107 • S-Bomb • (2008) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 125 • Dantean • (2004) • shortstory by Adam Roberts (variant of Dantesque) 134 • Remorse® • (2007) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 139 • The World of the Wars • shortstory by Adam Roberts 144 • Woodpunk • (2009) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 156 • The Cow • (2010) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 157 • The Imperial Army • (2002) • novelette by Adam Roberts 206 • And Tomorrow and • (2006) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 222 • The Man of the Strong Arm • (2008) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 246 • Wonder: A Story in Two • (2007) • shortstory by Adam Roberts 263 • Pied • shortstory by Adam Roberts 273 • Constellations • novelette by Adam Roberts (variant of The Order of Things 2005) 294 • The Woman Who Bore Death • shortstory by Adam Roberts 309 • Anticopernicus • (2010) • novelette by Adam Roberts 346 • Me:topia • novelette by Adam Roberts (variant of Me•Topia 2006)

Publication Year: 2013