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Chris Howard
Goodreads Author
Born
The United Kingdom
Website
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Influences
From Cormac McCarthy to Cowboy Bebop
Member Since
December 2010
URL
https://www.goodreads.com/chrishoward
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Rootless (Rootless, #1)
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2012
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15 editions
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Night Speed
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2016
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6 editions
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The Rift (Rootless, #2)
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2014
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2 editions
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The Reckoning (Rootless, #3)
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2016
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5 editions
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“Because even when there is no hope, somehow you can still find a place to pin inside the things that you need.”
― Rootless
― Rootless
“I felt naked beneath the wildness of her eyes. I felt alive. Unknown. And I knew then that the world contained so many things I would never understand.”
― Rootless
― Rootless
“And I howled at that swarm and the crops and the sky, and the stars should have quit because there weren't no reason to be shining.”
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April 2017 - Sci-Fi
All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai 384p
The Power by Naomi Alderman 288p
Night Speed by Chris Howard 410p
Bloodline by Claudia Gray 332p
Topics Mentioning This Author
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| Apocalypse Whenever: ARC Giveaway - Rootless by Chris Howard | 1 | 9 | Oct 22, 2012 10:39PM | |
| The Sword and Laser: ARC Giveaway - Rootless by Chris Howard | 1 | 22 | Oct 22, 2012 10:43PM | |
| YAholics Anonymous!: Nominate July's Group Read! - Closed! | 41 | 69 | Jun 22, 2013 12:18PM |
“Man should not be in the service of society, society should be in the service of man. When man is in the service of society, you have a monster state, and that's what is threatening the world at this minute. ...Certainly Star Wars has a valid mythological perspective. It shows the state as a machine and asks, "Is the machine going to crush humanity or serve humanity?" Humanity comes not from the machine but from the heart. What I see in Star Wars is the same problem that Faust gives us: Mephistopheles, the machine man, can provide us with all the means, and is thus likely to determine the aims of life as well. But of course the characteristic of Faust, which makes him eligible to be saved, is that he seeks aims that are not those of the machine. Now, when Luke Skywalker unmasks his father, he is taking off the machine role that the father has played. The father was the uniform. That is power, the state role.”
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“The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are.”
― A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
― A Joseph Campbell Companion: Reflections on the Art of Living
“Life is like arriving late for a movie, having to figure out what was going on without bothering everybody with a lot of questions, and then being unexpectedly called away before you find out how it ends.”
― Creative Mythology
― Creative Mythology
“We're not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.”
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Thanks for the request :) Hope you enjoy ROOTLESS when you read it. Happy Sunday!Angela wrote: "Thank you for adding me! I got your book on my to-read list!"
Thank you for adding me! I got your book on my to-read list!
Right on! Thanks for letting me know... hope you enjoy the book, mate!Cameron wrote: "Thanks for accepting my friend request! I'm planning on Pre-ordering Rootless from Amazon. Can't wait to read it."
Thanks for accepting my friend request! I'm planning on Pre-ordering Rootless from Amazon. Can't wait to read it.
Hey! That's awesome... so glad you read it, and enjoyed it! I saw we had a bunch of books in common, some that don't pop up on a lot of people's. Good luck with college. You gotta devour it back to stay even.Anila wrote: "Oh wow, thank you for the friend request! I read a galley of Rootless about two months ago and really enjoyed it; haven't reviewed it yet because college is devouring my life, but yeah. Great wor..."
Oh wow, thank you for the friend request! I read a galley of Rootless about two months ago and really enjoyed it; haven't reviewed it yet because college is devouring my life, but yeah. Great work, fantastically evocative setting and awesome plot twists.
check out the cover reveal for ROOTLESS... exclusively here:http://www.yabookscentral.com/blogs/1...
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Great! Thanks for letting me know. Can't wait to hear what you think!carole wrote: "Can't wait to read Rootless!! It sounds great! Just saw it on Netgalley and requested it!
Best Wishes!"
Can't wait to read Rootless!! It sounds great! Just saw it on Netgalley and requested it!Best Wishes!
nice to see you, too! :) how you been?? hope all's well, mate. Elana wrote: "Hey darlin!!! Awesome to see you on here! I wish more of my friends did things like this :)"
Hey darlin!!! Awesome to see you on here! I wish more of my friends did things like this :)
hey Kristen! nice to connect with you and hope you're having a great holiday season! CHEERS!chris
Kristen wrote: "Thanks for the add Chris! Can't wait to hear more about your upcoming novel. :)"
Thanks for the add Chris! Can't wait to hear more about your upcoming novel. :)
