Splinter (novel)

Splinter, published in 2007, is a science fiction novel by the British writer Adam Roberts. It is based on an earlier story by the author, "Hector Servadac, fils", which was part of The Mammoth Book of Jules Verne Adventures. It is a reworking of Off on a Comet, an 1877 novel by Jules Verne. The hardcover edition of the novel is included in a slipcase with a hardcover edition of Off on a Comet.

Splinter
AuthorAdam Roberts
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherSolaris Books
Publication date
September 2007
Media typePrint (Hardcover & Paperback)
Pages252
ISBN1-84416-490-X
OCLC153558628

Plot summary

As in Verne's novel, the main character is Hector Servadac, however, instead of being stranded on the comet while serving in the French Algerian army, his father is a supporter of a doomsday cult and Servadac is stranded on a splinter of the shattered Earth when the planet is destroyed by a comet. Roberts described the central metaphor as "the trope that the world might end and that we might not even be sure it has happened. We surely wouldn't be wholly oblivious (this is the end of the world we're talking about, after all!) But we might not be wholly certain, either. There would be a lengthy transition period during which we would become increasingly convinced that something substantial had changed in our lives."[1]

Reception

In the SF Encyclopedia, John Clute described Splinter as an "enjoyable homage to and gloss upon the Verne novel."[2]

gollark: Anyway, I got quite high grades, like baidicoot, although they were assigned by teachers and the magic algorithm and not real exams.
gollark: They are exams taken at 16 for... I don't know how it maps onto other countries' systems, but before sixth form.
gollark: General something something exams.
gollark: And I was vaguely considering doing a gap year in 2 years after A levels.
gollark: I finished my *GCSEs* this year, although without actually doing exams.

References
  1. Roberts, Adam (2007). "Splinter". AdamRoberts.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  2. "Roberts, Adam". SF Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Retrieved 2012-12-11.
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