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Rob Dircks

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in New York, The United States

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Science Fiction, Humor

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Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, David Wong, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaima ...more

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July 2012

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Rob Dircks is the #1 Audible bestselling author of You're Going to Mars! , the Where the Hell is Tesla? series, The Wrong Unit , and more (including the anti-self-help book Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less ). He's also got a drawerful of screenplays and short stories, some of which appear on his original audio sci-fi short story podcast Listen To The Signal, also narrated by the author.

Rob's a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America), and is a big fan of classic science fiction and conspiracy theories (not to believe in them, just for entertainment.) When not writing, he's helping other authors publish their own work with Goldfinch Publishing, writing and designing for the ...more

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Average rating: 3.94 · 3,269 ratings · 674 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Where the Hell is Tesla? 3.79 avg rating — 1,659 ratings — published 2015 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wrong Unit 4.23 avg rating — 609 ratings — published 2016 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You're Going to Mars! 3.93 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! (Where the Hell is Tesla? #2) 4.15 avg rating — 373 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Hell is Tesla? - Part One 3.71 avg rating — 63 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gigi Make Paradox 4.02 avg rating — 46 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less by Rob Dircks (Goodreads Author), Dave Dircks (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listen To The Signal: Short Stories Volume 1 4.24 avg rating — 37 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where the Hell Is Tesla? - Part Two 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alphabert! An A-B-C Bedtime Adventure by Rob Dircks (Goodreads Author), Dave Dircks (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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August’s FREE audio sci-fi short, “FutureHeist,” posted to Listen To The Signal Podcast

The latest episode of the Listen To The Signal podcast is up!

Listen to the new episode “FutureHeist” now!

Hi guys, Rob here. This story’s been bouncing around in my head for a loooong time. I hate to do this, but once again I can’t tell you much about it up front, other than it’s about a heist with two long-time professional thieves, and that their mission doesn’t go as expected.

P.S. You can a...

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Rob Dircks and 2 other people liked Donna Backshall's review of Oryx and Crake (MaddAddam, #1): "I love a good dark dystopian novel, especially one that throws more "oh wow, what if?" ideas at me than I can handle. Why, oh why, did it take me so long to read this? I loved The Handmaid's Tale, even though at times it was difficult to read, so..." Read more of this review »
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Rob Dircks made a comment on Keith Blodgett ’s review of Gigi Make Paradox " Keith! Thanks for following along with the journey, dude! -- Rob "
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Rob Dircks liked Keith Blodgett 's review of Gigi Make Paradox: "A good if not outstanding ending to the Tesla series by Rob Dircks. The story gives some really deep insights and things to think upon. Some deep stuff reminiscent of late night conversations around the campfire contemplating the meaning of everyt..." Read more of this review »
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Rob Dircks made a comment on Michelle’s review of You're Going to Mars! " Lol I actually love egg salad! :) -- Rob "
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Rob Dircks liked Michelle's review of You're Going to Mars!: "This was such a fun book. And the narration was perfect. It’s a comedic take on a dystopian theme. Also, does the author have a thing against egg salad?"
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Rob Dircks liked Sinan Yuce's review of Tesla'nın Gizli Makinesi: "Bazi plot aciklari olsa da eglenceli bir kitap. Star Wars, Yuzuklerin Efendisi, Otostopcunun Galaksi Rehberi vs. cok sey uyarlanmis. Okumak isteyenler icin askiya koydum: https://askidakitap.azurewebsites.net..." Read more of this review »
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Rob Dircks made a comment in the group Goodreads Librarians Group — Need librarian help! Add new book to series topic " Thanks!!! "
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Rob Dircks made a comment on Donna Backshall’s review of Gigi Make Paradox " Donna you always pull the best quotes! "
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What a perfect novel. An incredible balancing act of the horrors of war, gallows humor, deep insights, and at its heart, a story of friendship and love. Lev, the insecure young Russian Jew, and Kolya, his forced (and way-too-positive-and-perfect) com ...more
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“Remember our new motto, dude: ‘Shit’s crazy. Don’t ask.’” ”
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“Even when you’ve given up on life, annoying sounds are annoying sounds and must be dealt with. ”
― Rob Dircks, Where the Hell is Tesla?

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“(Official Interdimensional Travel Observation #2: you’d think that meeting yourself in another dimension would cause a total freak-out of the infinite order, pants-pissing, screaming, etc. But it’s the total opposite: weirdly calming. Like “Hey bro, I know you! Let’s go get a beer.”) But”
― Rob Dircks, Where the Hell is Tesla?

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