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Robert L. Slater

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in Aberdeen, WA, The United States

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http://www.DesertedLands.com

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Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy

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Robert L. Slater is a teacher/writer living in Bellingham, Washington. His stories and poetry have appeared in many small press publications. His first novel, All Is Silence: A Deserted Lands novel, was released in early 2014. He has a should’ve-been-a doctorate B.A. in Theatre/Education, Spanish and History minors and a M.A. in Educational Technology. He sings, plays guitar, acts/directs in regional theatres, cooks, reads, practices Taekwon Do, writes plays, songs, and stories. He has six children, and two grandchildren. His motto is Robert Heinlein’s “Specialization is for Insects.”

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Average rating: 3.83 · 373 ratings · 118 reviews · 12 distinct works • Similar authors

	All is Silence 3.79 avg rating — 247 ratings — published 2014 — 13 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
	Toils and Snares really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Straight Into Darkness 3.65 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Outward Bound: Science Fiction & Poetry 3.83 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Just Desert 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	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
	One Tin Soldier 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	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
	Drift Away: A Deserted Lands apocalyptic young adult story 4.50 avg rating — 2 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
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	Les Terres désolées : Un monde de silence 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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This last weekend, after reading the news, I acted on an idea I’d had earlier and wrote a poem homaging [Is that really a word, Rob? It is now.) So here it is, version 3.20.

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Robert Slater liked Jim Eddy's review of All is Silence: "After starting 4 unfinishable in a row from other authors, it was refreshing to read Robert L. Slater's All is Silence. He has created some really good characters (a great one in Lizzie). The author does good dialogue. I can't wait to start his next " Read more of this review »
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Robert Slater and 1 other person liked Jonathan Knippenberg's review of All is Silence: "Well written! I love that it’s set where I live. The characters feel very real. I am a big fan of post apocalyptic books :) Well done Rob!"
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