Likewise, haven’t come across anything as yet which I felt was anywhere near sub-par. It‘s a heartening thought that I’ve still heaps to discover - that copy of ‘Kiteworld’ on the pile there is still unread too!
I imagine I’ll be getting ahead of myself and ordering another one soon too… 🙂
I imagine I’ll be getting ahead of myself and ordering another one soon too… 🙂
September 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Likewise, haven’t come across anything as yet which I felt was anywhere near sub-par. It‘s a heartening thought that I’ve still heaps to discover - that copy of ‘Kiteworld’ on the pile there is still unread too!
I imagine I’ll be getting ahead of myself and ordering another one soon too… 🙂
I imagine I’ll be getting ahead of myself and ordering another one soon too… 🙂
Celebrated author Keith Roberts was born OTD 1935.
Still best known for his superb alternative history novel ‘Pavane‘ - although I was delighted to discover that there’s a whole body of work that‘s equally captivating.
One of the few authors to have ignited the ‘completist’ gene in me.📚📖📚🙂
#booksky
Still best known for his superb alternative history novel ‘Pavane‘ - although I was delighted to discover that there’s a whole body of work that‘s equally captivating.
One of the few authors to have ignited the ‘completist’ gene in me.📚📖📚🙂
#booksky
September 20, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Celebrated author Keith Roberts was born OTD 1935.
Still best known for his superb alternative history novel ‘Pavane‘ - although I was delighted to discover that there’s a whole body of work that‘s equally captivating.
One of the few authors to have ignited the ‘completist’ gene in me.📚📖📚🙂
#booksky
Still best known for his superb alternative history novel ‘Pavane‘ - although I was delighted to discover that there’s a whole body of work that‘s equally captivating.
One of the few authors to have ignited the ‘completist’ gene in me.📚📖📚🙂
#booksky
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Kiteworld is signed too. Cost me a tenner!
June 13, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Kiteworld is signed too. Cost me a tenner!
Pick a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
351/751 Keith Roberts, Kiteworld (1985) - I did read the belated sequel, Drek Yarman (2000), serialised in the short-lived Spectrum SF, but can remember nothing about it
351/751 Keith Roberts, Kiteworld (1985) - I did read the belated sequel, Drek Yarman (2000), serialised in the short-lived Spectrum SF, but can remember nothing about it
May 21, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Pick a passive-aggressive number of books that shaped you. Even if you are indifferent to or despise them now. No explanations.
351/751 Keith Roberts, Kiteworld (1985) - I did read the belated sequel, Drek Yarman (2000), serialised in the short-lived Spectrum SF, but can remember nothing about it
351/751 Keith Roberts, Kiteworld (1985) - I did read the belated sequel, Drek Yarman (2000), serialised in the short-lived Spectrum SF, but can remember nothing about it
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Kiteworld
The Realm of Kiteworld has survived nuclear catastrophe…
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April 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Have had that edition of Kiteworld for forever.
Absolute classic.
Absolute classic.
April 15, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Have had that edition of Kiteworld for forever.
Absolute classic.
Absolute classic.
March 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I loved both Pavane and Kiteworld. Haven't read anything by hime yet I didn't like a lot.
January 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
I loved both Pavane and Kiteworld. Haven't read anything by hime yet I didn't like a lot.
Mind you, anything by Keith Roberts is worth your while.
Chalk Giants is like Pavane and Kiteworld: a collection of linked stories showing a strange and messed-up world changing. Personally loved all three.
If ever there was a British writer due for a reappraisal or rediscovery, it’s Roberts.
Chalk Giants is like Pavane and Kiteworld: a collection of linked stories showing a strange and messed-up world changing. Personally loved all three.
If ever there was a British writer due for a reappraisal or rediscovery, it’s Roberts.
January 29, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Mind you, anything by Keith Roberts is worth your while.
Chalk Giants is like Pavane and Kiteworld: a collection of linked stories showing a strange and messed-up world changing. Personally loved all three.
If ever there was a British writer due for a reappraisal or rediscovery, it’s Roberts.
Chalk Giants is like Pavane and Kiteworld: a collection of linked stories showing a strange and messed-up world changing. Personally loved all three.
If ever there was a British writer due for a reappraisal or rediscovery, it’s Roberts.
I have Kiteworld, and nearly read it recently, but will very likely tackle it in 2026.
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I have Kiteworld, and nearly read it recently, but will very likely tackle it in 2026.
See also Kiteworld, similar tone, slightly more fantastical.
December 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
See also Kiteworld, similar tone, slightly more fantastical.
And very nice it is too! There’s a striking simplicity to his style - great eye for composition as well. I believe he was very exacting with publishers about the cover art for his later books (Kiteworld in particular as I recall).
September 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
And very nice it is too! There’s a striking simplicity to his style - great eye for composition as well. I believe he was very exacting with publishers about the cover art for his later books (Kiteworld in particular as I recall).
Agreed. From the Kiteworld book, absolute classic.
September 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Agreed. From the Kiteworld book, absolute classic.
A fine haul there. Roberts’ Kiteworld is definitely in my sights this year 👍
July 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A fine haul there. Roberts’ Kiteworld is definitely in my sights this year 👍
Very pleased with today's science fiction acquisitions in Cumbria today: Keith Roberts, Edmund Cooper, Bob Shaw, and Kingsley Amis' classic critical work New Maps of Hell.
July 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Very pleased with today's science fiction acquisitions in Cumbria today: Keith Roberts, Edmund Cooper, Bob Shaw, and Kingsley Amis' classic critical work New Maps of Hell.
I remember reading Kiteworld and thinking it was almost as good.
May 31, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I remember reading Kiteworld and thinking it was almost as good.
Fantastic book, read three or four times, also enjoyed a couple of other of his books, Kiteworld and one about giant wasps or bees, The Swarm?
May 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Fantastic book, read three or four times, also enjoyed a couple of other of his books, Kiteworld and one about giant wasps or bees, The Swarm?
Kiteworld、3章までほぼ人様に読んでもらえるくらいに推敲できました。残りは退職後にもうちょっと力入れる方向で。
May 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Kiteworld、3章までほぼ人様に読んでもらえるくらいに推敲できました。残りは退職後にもうちょっと力入れる方向で。
Kiteworld is also well worth a read.
May 1, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Kiteworld is also well worth a read.
Books I read in March. To that you can add a couple more HG Wells and an Elric, none of which I own in actual book. Damn good month. #scifibooks #sciencefiction
March 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Books I read in March. To that you can add a couple more HG Wells and an Elric, none of which I own in actual book. Damn good month. #scifibooks #sciencefiction