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Encores
Wedged deep inside a burning mountain in Australia, the lost soul of a lonely singer wrestles with the need to forgive himself. A flying saucer hovers over a large distant planet, carrying long-estranged bandmates to a rock festival attended by millions. When a fearsome zealot encounters glorious Pink-Floyd-like music on the road to Damascus, his life’s mission and eternal destiny are dramatically altered. To protect his family, young Freddie is forced to kill his machete-wielding, would-be killer. Will there still be enmity when the two meet again, centuries into the future? With eighteen interconnected short stories, Russell Róbe smacks conventional fiction sharply upside the head, providing refreshingly original and thought-provoking entertainment. “Encores” weaves the lives of real classic rock musicians and their fans through the eternities, providing hope for resurrection, self-forgiveness, and even reconciliation with our worst enemies along the way.
156 pages, Paperback
Published June 21, 2018
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August 29, 2018
"Encores is a wildly whimsical mixture of speculative history, futuristic fantasy, and 'what-if" scenarios in an eternity where musicians and listeners alike are gifted with true immortality. Fans of bands like Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Dixie Dregs, and many others, will be delighted and entertained by this quirky, imaginative collection of interconnected short stories. If you own that T-shirt or bumper sticker that says, "I may be old but I got to see all the cool bands," then Encores is the book you've been waiting for."
This is a quirky collection of short stories spanning history and reaching into the afterlife bound together with the golden thread of music. As I read it, I found that I wasn't familiar with the specific musical groups, musicians nor tracks it referenced heavily. I felt compelled to search for those groups, read up on those musicians and listen to the tracks so that I could understand more of the experiences throughout the novel. If I had not done so, I would have completely missed the point of the book.
Perhaps the author intended to compel the reader to become involved in the music itself by building stories around it. At times, I felt like I was listening to an inside joke that I didn't understand, but that I wanted to understand, if for no other reason than to be 'in the know'.
Reading this book will have you believing that music is timeless, universal and that it will never end.
This is a quirky collection of short stories spanning history and reaching into the afterlife bound together with the golden thread of music. As I read it, I found that I wasn't familiar with the specific musical groups, musicians nor tracks it referenced heavily. I felt compelled to search for those groups, read up on those musicians and listen to the tracks so that I could understand more of the experiences throughout the novel. If I had not done so, I would have completely missed the point of the book.
Perhaps the author intended to compel the reader to become involved in the music itself by building stories around it. At times, I felt like I was listening to an inside joke that I didn't understand, but that I wanted to understand, if for no other reason than to be 'in the know'.
Reading this book will have you believing that music is timeless, universal and that it will never end.
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