Rob Sanders's Blog, page 6
May 16, 2014
You got... KONRAD CURZE, THE NIGHT HAUNTER!
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The short story THE IRON WITHIN
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The short story THE IRON WITHIN
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You are... PERTURABO!
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The short story HANDS OF THE EMPEROR in 'The Imperial Truth'
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The short story HANDS OF THE EMPEROR in 'The Imperial Truth'
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You are... MORTARION THE DEATH LORD!
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The short story A DEEPER DARKNESS in 'MARK OF CALTH'
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The short story A DEEPER DARKNESS in 'MARK OF CALTH'
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You are... ALPHARIUS or OMEGON!
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The short story DISTANT ECHOES OF OLD NIGHT.
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The short story DISTANT ECHOES OF OLD NIGHT.
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You are... FULGRIM THE PHOENICIAN!
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The short story ARMY OF ONE.
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The short story ARMY OF ONE.
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You are... MAGNUS THE RED!
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The novel ATLAS INFERNAL
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The novel ATLAS INFERNAL
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You are... LORGAR AURELIAN!
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The short story SPIRIT WAR.
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The short story SPIRIT WAR.
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May 14, 2014
QUIZPOCALYPSE AND 'AFTER THE FALL' LAUNCH
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The short story HYPERION in AFTER THE FALL.
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Just a reminder that I will be attending the 'After the Fall' Book Launch at the Derby Film Festival on Thursday 15th May at 7pm. I will be doing a reading, there should be some discussion and I’ll be very happy to sign copies of ‘After the Fall’. My short story 'Hyperion' features in the anthology, set in a future after the failure of technology. ‘After the Fall’ will be available to buy at the event and pre-orders are available from Boo Books now. Check it out HERE.
After the Fall
Technology has changed the world around us over the last century, and promises even more great things for the future. But what does that future look like without the marvels of the machine age? After the fall of technology, what lies ahead for humanity?
Featuring a new story from Adam Roberts, plus tales from Allen Ashley, Mike Chinn, Caren Gussoff, Amelia Mangan, Stephen Palmer, Rob Sanders and many more.
You can find out more about Book Books HERE.
The Derby Film Festival is in full swing, featuring film screenings, previews and discussions with fantastic actors like John Hurt and Phil Daniels. Following the ‘After the Fall’ launch event is a screening of George Miller’s ‘The Road Warrior’. For the full schedule of events click HERE.
I look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime, why don’t you have a go at my Quizpocalypse below and see if popular culture has fully equipped you for the end of the world.
Section 1: Literature
What post-apocalyptic novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
A) The Passage
B) The Bridge
C) The Crossing
D) The Road
In the comic book series The Walking Dead, where is Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes from?
A) Nebraska
B) Georgia
C) Alabama
D) Kentucky
What is the name of the apocalyptic 1954 horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson in which Dr. Robert Neville battles a pandemic of vampirism in Los Angeles?
A) I am Legend
B) The Last Man on Earth
C) I am Omega
D) The Omega Man
In the apocalyptic horror novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War what nationality is the pandemic’s ‘Patient Zero’?
A) South African
B) Chinese
C) Palestinian
D) North Korean
The novel The Last Man is considered to be the first work of modern apocalyptic fiction, published in 1826. Which author wrote The Last Man?
A) HG Wells
B) Mary Shelley
C) Jules Verne
D) Edgar Allan Poe
Section 2: Gaming
In the survival horror video game The Last of Us, what is responsible for the cannibalistic symptoms that ravage the population of the U.S. ?
A) A virus
B) A fungus
C) A parasite
D) A neurotoxin
In the video game Fallout 3, what is the name of the armoured, quasi-religious organization operating across the ruins of post-war North America?
A) The Sentinels
B) The Iron Guard
C) The Catapharacts
D) The Brotherhood of Steel
Which of the following is not a playable character in the apocalyptic zombie game Left 4 Dead?
A) Francis - a biker
B) Vicky – a paramedic
C) Louis - an IT analyst
D) Bill – a Vietnam veteran
In the post-apocalyptic video game Rage, what is responsible for decimating the Earth?
A) An asteroid
B) An extra-terrestrial virus
C) A comet
D) A mutant strain of flu
What iconic video game simulates nuclear war between the United States and Russia and addresses the player “Greetings Professor Falken… Shall we play a game?”
A) WarGames
B) Missile Command
C) End of Earth
D) Ground Zero
Section 3: Cinema
What post-apocalyptic film was originally inspired by the 1962 French film La Jetee?
A) The Matrix
B) Zardoz
C) Night of the Comet
D) 12 Monkeys
At what age are denizens of the domed city executed in the film Logan’s Run?
A) 31
B) 35
C) 30
D) 29
Who or what is hunting the survivors in the 2011 film The Day?
A) Cannibals
B) Vampires
C) Zombies
D) Mutants
Which of the following is a catchphrase spoken by the T800 - Model 101 Terminator?
A) “You’re terminated, fucker”
B) “There's 215 bones in the human body. That's one.”
C) “Have you seen this boy?”
D) “Come with me if you want to live”
What is the tanker driven by Max Rockatansky carrying in The Road Warrior?
A) Petrol
B) Water
C) Sand
D) Nitro-glycerine
Click HERE for the answers and your rating.
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' "?" I put to the chanter. Seem not poss. '
Hyperion in After the Fall.
The short story HYPERION in AFTER THE FALL.
_______________________________________________________
Just a reminder that I will be attending the 'After the Fall' Book Launch at the Derby Film Festival on Thursday 15th May at 7pm. I will be doing a reading, there should be some discussion and I’ll be very happy to sign copies of ‘After the Fall’. My short story 'Hyperion' features in the anthology, set in a future after the failure of technology. ‘After the Fall’ will be available to buy at the event and pre-orders are available from Boo Books now. Check it out HERE.
After the Fall
Technology has changed the world around us over the last century, and promises even more great things for the future. But what does that future look like without the marvels of the machine age? After the fall of technology, what lies ahead for humanity?
Featuring a new story from Adam Roberts, plus tales from Allen Ashley, Mike Chinn, Caren Gussoff, Amelia Mangan, Stephen Palmer, Rob Sanders and many more.
You can find out more about Book Books HERE.
The Derby Film Festival is in full swing, featuring film screenings, previews and discussions with fantastic actors like John Hurt and Phil Daniels. Following the ‘After the Fall’ launch event is a screening of George Miller’s ‘The Road Warrior’. For the full schedule of events click HERE.
I look forward to seeing you there. In the meantime, why don’t you have a go at my Quizpocalypse below and see if popular culture has fully equipped you for the end of the world.
Section 1: Literature
What post-apocalyptic novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
A) The Passage
B) The Bridge
C) The Crossing
D) The Road
In the comic book series The Walking Dead, where is Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes from?
A) Nebraska
B) Georgia
C) Alabama
D) Kentucky
What is the name of the apocalyptic 1954 horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson in which Dr. Robert Neville battles a pandemic of vampirism in Los Angeles?
A) I am Legend
B) The Last Man on Earth
C) I am Omega
D) The Omega Man
In the apocalyptic horror novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War what nationality is the pandemic’s ‘Patient Zero’?
A) South African
B) Chinese
C) Palestinian
D) North Korean
The novel The Last Man is considered to be the first work of modern apocalyptic fiction, published in 1826. Which author wrote The Last Man?
A) HG Wells
B) Mary Shelley
C) Jules Verne
D) Edgar Allan Poe
Section 2: Gaming
In the survival horror video game The Last of Us, what is responsible for the cannibalistic symptoms that ravage the population of the U.S. ?
A) A virus
B) A fungus
C) A parasite
D) A neurotoxin
In the video game Fallout 3, what is the name of the armoured, quasi-religious organization operating across the ruins of post-war North America?
A) The Sentinels
B) The Iron Guard
C) The Catapharacts
D) The Brotherhood of Steel
Which of the following is not a playable character in the apocalyptic zombie game Left 4 Dead?
A) Francis - a biker
B) Vicky – a paramedic
C) Louis - an IT analyst
D) Bill – a Vietnam veteran
In the post-apocalyptic video game Rage, what is responsible for decimating the Earth?
A) An asteroid
B) An extra-terrestrial virus
C) A comet
D) A mutant strain of flu
What iconic video game simulates nuclear war between the United States and Russia and addresses the player “Greetings Professor Falken… Shall we play a game?”
A) WarGames
B) Missile Command
C) End of Earth
D) Ground Zero
Section 3: Cinema
What post-apocalyptic film was originally inspired by the 1962 French film La Jetee?
A) The Matrix
B) Zardoz
C) Night of the Comet
D) 12 Monkeys
At what age are denizens of the domed city executed in the film Logan’s Run?
A) 31
B) 35
C) 30
D) 29
Who or what is hunting the survivors in the 2011 film The Day?
A) Cannibals
B) Vampires
C) Zombies
D) Mutants
Which of the following is a catchphrase spoken by the T800 - Model 101 Terminator?
A) “You’re terminated, fucker”
B) “There's 215 bones in the human body. That's one.”
C) “Have you seen this boy?”
D) “Come with me if you want to live”
What is the tanker driven by Max Rockatansky carrying in The Road Warrior?
A) Petrol
B) Water
C) Sand
D) Nitro-glycerine
Click HERE for the answers and your rating.
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' "?" I put to the chanter. Seem not poss. '
Hyperion in After the Fall.
QUIZPOCALYPSE - The Answers
OUT NOW
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ANSWERS
Literature
What post-apocalyptic novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
D) The Road
In the comic book series The Walking Dead, where is Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes from?
D) Kentucky
What is the name of the apocalyptic 1954 horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson in which Dr. Robert Neville battles a pandemic of vampirism in Los Angeles?
A) I am Legend
In the apocalyptic horror novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War what nationality is the pandemic’s ‘Patient Zero’?
B) Chinese
The novel The Last Man is considered to be the first work of modern apocalyptic fiction, published in 1826. Which author wrote The Last Man?
B) Mary Shelley
Gaming
In the survival horror video game The Last of Us, what is responsible for the cannibalistic symptoms that ravage the population of the U.S. ?
B) A fungus
In the video game Fallout 3, what is the name of the armoured, quasi-religious organization operating across the ruins of post-war North America?
D) The Brotherhood of Steel
Which of the following is not a playable character in the apocalyptic zombie game Left 4 Dead?
B) Vicky – a paramedic
In the post-apocalyptic video game Rage, what is responsible for decimating the Earth?
A) An asteroid
What iconic video game simulates nuclear war between the United States and Russia and addresses the player “Greetings Professor Falken… Shall we play a game?”
A) WarGames
Cinema
What post-apocalyptic film was originally inspired by the 1962 French film La Jetee?
D) 12 Monkeys
At what age are denizens of the domed city executed in the film Logan’s Run?
C) 30
Who or what is hunting the survivors in the 2011 film The Day?
A) Cannibals
Which of the following is a catchphrase spoken by the T800 - Model 101 Terminator?
D) “Come with me if you want to live”
What is the tanker driven by Max Rockatansky carrying in The Road Warrior?
C) Sand
How many did you get?
0-5 DEAD MEAT
You've learned little about the coming apocalypse from popular culture and are therefore equipped with few of the strategies for survival such books, films and games simulate. If you are lucky you'll go out in the first cataclysmic wave because you are not built for life at the end of the world!
6-10 SURVIVOR
You've seen enough of the apocalypse on pages and screens to give you a fighting chance at the end of the world. Finding shelter, food, water and weapons in the early days of Armageddon shouldn't be too much of a stretch for you - especially if you gather in like-minded groups. Long term, however, do you really have what it takes to endure in a life after this one?
11-15 ROAD WARRIOR
The apocalypse? What apocalypse? This is what you've been waiting for your whole life. No scrabbling around in the dust and starving for you. No gathering in groups for sustenance and safety. Grab your leathers, saw off your shotgun and appropriate an abandoned sports car. You own the end of the world!
For more fun, check out the GAMES tab above.
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' “What do you want?” Lutzenschlager said.
“What all men want,” the templar told him. “Answers.” ‘
Archaon: Everchosen
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ANSWERS
Literature
What post-apocalyptic novel won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction?
D) The Road
In the comic book series The Walking Dead, where is Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes from?
D) Kentucky
What is the name of the apocalyptic 1954 horror fiction novel by Richard Matheson in which Dr. Robert Neville battles a pandemic of vampirism in Los Angeles?
A) I am Legend
In the apocalyptic horror novel World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War what nationality is the pandemic’s ‘Patient Zero’?
B) Chinese
The novel The Last Man is considered to be the first work of modern apocalyptic fiction, published in 1826. Which author wrote The Last Man?
B) Mary Shelley
Gaming
In the survival horror video game The Last of Us, what is responsible for the cannibalistic symptoms that ravage the population of the U.S. ?
B) A fungus
In the video game Fallout 3, what is the name of the armoured, quasi-religious organization operating across the ruins of post-war North America?
D) The Brotherhood of Steel
Which of the following is not a playable character in the apocalyptic zombie game Left 4 Dead?
B) Vicky – a paramedic
In the post-apocalyptic video game Rage, what is responsible for decimating the Earth?
A) An asteroid
What iconic video game simulates nuclear war between the United States and Russia and addresses the player “Greetings Professor Falken… Shall we play a game?”
A) WarGames
Cinema
What post-apocalyptic film was originally inspired by the 1962 French film La Jetee?
D) 12 Monkeys
At what age are denizens of the domed city executed in the film Logan’s Run?
C) 30
Who or what is hunting the survivors in the 2011 film The Day?
A) Cannibals
Which of the following is a catchphrase spoken by the T800 - Model 101 Terminator?
D) “Come with me if you want to live”
What is the tanker driven by Max Rockatansky carrying in The Road Warrior?
C) Sand
How many did you get?
0-5 DEAD MEAT
You've learned little about the coming apocalypse from popular culture and are therefore equipped with few of the strategies for survival such books, films and games simulate. If you are lucky you'll go out in the first cataclysmic wave because you are not built for life at the end of the world!
6-10 SURVIVOR
You've seen enough of the apocalypse on pages and screens to give you a fighting chance at the end of the world. Finding shelter, food, water and weapons in the early days of Armageddon shouldn't be too much of a stretch for you - especially if you gather in like-minded groups. Long term, however, do you really have what it takes to endure in a life after this one?
11-15 ROAD WARRIOR
The apocalypse? What apocalypse? This is what you've been waiting for your whole life. No scrabbling around in the dust and starving for you. No gathering in groups for sustenance and safety. Grab your leathers, saw off your shotgun and appropriate an abandoned sports car. You own the end of the world!
For more fun, check out the GAMES tab above.
_______________________________________________________
' “What do you want?” Lutzenschlager said.
“What all men want,” the templar told him. “Answers.” ‘
Archaon: Everchosen
May 13, 2014
THERE IS ONLY WAR - COMIC STRIP SHORT
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The audio drama The Path Forsaken
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More delicious blog content for you here. Short #1 of THERE IS ONLY WAR - called 'MAKING FRIENDS'.
If you are enjoying Rob Sanders Speculative Fiction you can show your appreciation in a number of ways. The first is obvious. Sample some of my literary wares. They can be found advertised on the sidebar on the left - novels, novellas, short stories and audio dramas. Beyond that you can always LIKE Rob Sanders Speculative Fiction on Facebook and/or FOLLOW the blog on Twitter (both buttons are top right hand corner). Hell, SHARE and RETWEET when you get the opportunity. Cheers.
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' "You will learn, child, that it is futile to fight your future." '
-The Path Forsaken
The audio drama The Path Forsaken
_______________________________________________________More delicious blog content for you here. Short #1 of THERE IS ONLY WAR - called 'MAKING FRIENDS'.
If you are enjoying Rob Sanders Speculative Fiction you can show your appreciation in a number of ways. The first is obvious. Sample some of my literary wares. They can be found advertised on the sidebar on the left - novels, novellas, short stories and audio dramas. Beyond that you can always LIKE Rob Sanders Speculative Fiction on Facebook and/or FOLLOW the blog on Twitter (both buttons are top right hand corner). Hell, SHARE and RETWEET when you get the opportunity. Cheers.
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' "You will learn, child, that it is futile to fight your future." '
-The Path Forsaken
