Writer, FRSL. Prof, RHUL. Literature and science fiction. https://profadamroberts.substack.com/ "Frankenstein Rex" coming in October: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Frankenstein-Rex-Adam-Roberts/dp/1399617729/https://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mycu6rlobk2fAnd I'LL weave 13 miles of rope And I'LL weave 14 miles more free Just to BE the man who wove authentic ROPE for Captain Jack Aubrey [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycu6rlobk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mycrwfovsk2fL'Arrivé d'un train en gare de la Ciotat [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Oct 2026 13:54 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycrwfovsk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mycn6yjwe22gAt the Swiss National Museum in Zurich.20 Oct 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycn6yjwe22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3myaanihals2fTHE MUPPET FRANKENSTEIN: all the characters played by Muppets except for the Creature, who is played by Alan Ritchson.19 Oct 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaanihals2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my7khduc6c2lI turned a corner in Switzerland's largest city and came hard up against a busker singing "Never Gonna Give You Up". I'd been Zurichrolled.19 Oct 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7khduc6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my5mm6b3q22uGracious, the shape of Geoffrey Household's head ....18 Oct 2026 12:36 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5mm6b3q22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my5jd3f2rc2fFlew through the dawn.18 Oct 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5jd3f2rc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my3pu4tlic25Great, obviously, but I would still like a photograph of all four members of the Who urinating against the side of it.17 Oct 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3pu4tlic25https://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my3oqqfajs26I'm going to Zurich tomorrow for a thing. Discussing with my wife why no British towns or cities start with a Z, we agreed that Staines should rename itself "Ztaines", which would immensely increase its glamour and mystery.17 Oct 2026 18:09 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3oqqfajs26https://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my3ahgctks22Looking forward to the entire Bolton team falling to the ground, writhing around and popping up again all hairy and snarling.17 Oct 2026 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my3ahgctks22https://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my35epujks2s... as adaptations of musical bands into a different medium go, I'm confident this will outclass the four Beatles movies that are on their way: https://www.brickpile.com/blog/2026/09/06/angine-de-poitrine/17 Oct 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my35epujks2shttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my353laxrk2a"I watched as the star of Ken Russell's THE DEVILS took a tasty antipasto snack and rammed it into the tube of a hollow sedge plant." "Oliver Reed?" "That's what Vanessa Redgrave did, yes."17 Oct 2026 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my353laxrk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my32nujyec2v*singing to the tune of Mary Poppins' Feed The Birds* Tonne Of Cheese Ev-er-y day Tonne of, tonne of Cheese for Army [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Oct 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my32nujyec2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3my2oqhsqpk2nOn the Trekblog: https://latestartrek.substack.com/p/treks-von-danikenism17 Oct 2026 08:36 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3my2oqhsqpk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxzjlkh6jc2yRaptor16 Oct 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzjlkh6jc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxyqq5jkmk2qHere is, arguably, the greatest author 'photo' of all time. What's stopping you putting this on your book's back flap?16 Oct 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyqq5jkmk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxyqennaqs2qI mean: I love Nigella, as all right-thinking people do, but this looks like a special-effect from a horror movie. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 14:00 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyqennaqs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxymcg2s4k2vIn this poem, Hugo compares Pegasus unfolding his wings to "the immense butterfly of the infinite kiss" and how Yes never released an album with that title I'll never know.16 Oct 2026 12:47 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxymcg2s4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxylmtufhs2qELO, "Wild West Hero" 12-year-old me just thought it was beautiful: though a friend at school mocked it, and me: "it sounds like a hymn" he said. The B-side was "Eldorado" which I now think a much better song. [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxylmtufhs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxyihlc3rc2cI'm in today's "Poems Ancient and Modern": https://poemsancientandmodern.substack.com/p/todays-poem-cdmons-hymn16 Oct 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyihlc3rc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxyahptjo22gI think I missed publication day for my own novel! I am far from ept as a self-promoter. Anyway, it's out now: https://profadamroberts.substack.com/p/frankenstein-rex16 Oct 2026 09:15 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxyahptjo22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxw65beyls27This new Monsters Inc movie looks cool:15 Oct 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw65beyls27https://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxw2mt6b7k22Say what you like about Atilla, at least he made the Huns train on time.15 Oct 2026 12:25 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxw2mt6b7k22https://bsky.app/profile/adamroberts.bsky.social/post/3mxvweud3ok26 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Oct 2026 11:09 +0000at://did:plc:ulkx4memujdk522qvscab5ho/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvweud3ok26