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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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John Scalzi, Isaac Asimov, Kurt Vonnegut, Philip K. Dick, David Wong, ...more

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Rob Dircks is the Audible bestselling author of Where the Hell is Tesla? and The Wrong Unit , and a member of SFWA (Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America). His prior work includes the anti-self-help book Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less , and a drawerful of screenplays and short stories. Some of these sci-fi short stories appear on his original audio short story podcast Listen To The Signal, also narrated by the author.

Rob's 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 award-winning ad agency he own ...more

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	Where the Hell is Tesla? 3.76 avg rating — 1,335 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Wrong Unit 4.24 avg rating — 484 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
	Don't Touch the Blue Stuff! (Where the Hell is Tesla? #2) 4.25 avg rating — 227 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 One 3.67 avg rating — 57 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
	Unleash the Sloth! 75 Ways to Reach Your Maximum Potential By Doing Less by Rob Dircks (Goodreads Author), Dave Dircks (Illustrator) 3.73 avg rating — 60 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
	Where the Hell Is Tesla? - Part Two 4.44 avg rating — 16 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 (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 6 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
	You're Going to Mars! it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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You’re Going to Mars! Now Available!

You're Going to Mars! Now Available!

In You’re Going to Mars! Rob Dircks, Audible best-selling author of Where the Hell Is Tesla?, creates a near-future filled with family (the good kind and the insufferable kind), pop divas, mobsters, and the world’s first trillionaire - and sends them all on a science fiction odyssey/comedy/love story/adventure that will change their world forever.

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Rob Dircks made a comment in the group Audiobooks — 15 FREE Codes for Rob Dircks' new novel You're Going to Mars! topic " Joanne, I sent one to Rebecca, and Trina, you're set too. Enjoy you guys! -- Rob "
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Rob Dircks and 2 other people liked AudioBookReviewer's review of You're Going to Mars!: "Triplets named Paper, Rock and Scissors live in Fill City One with their father and grandmother. Paper’s dream is to go to Mars someday. Good news for Paper! Zach Larson, a private entrepreneur is funding a private trip to Mars. For one lucky..." Read more of this review »
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Rob Dircks liked Richard McAdam's review of Where the Hell is Tesla? (Where the Hell is Tesla? #1): "Fun nonsense A pleasant light read with some nice laughs. It's good to see the comedy sci-fi genre is still going strong."
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Rob Dircks liked Kynan's review of The Wrong Unit: "Come for the sci-fi, stay for the comedy! This is a dystopian action comedy short story. It's in the same voice as Dennis Taylor's Bobiverse books (looks like 2016 was a good year for writing sarcastic AI's) and, if you crossed the game Portal with..." Read more of this review »
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Rob Dircks made a comment on My New Novel You’re Going to Mars! is Available for Pre-Order! " Thanks dude! "
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Rob Dircks made a comment on his review of You're Going to Mars! " Sally wrote: "Love your work, Rob! Have it on pre-order from Audible. Thanks." Thanks Sally! "
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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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“Remember our new motto, dude: ‘Shit’s crazy. Don’t ask.’” ”
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