Where the Hell is Tesla?

by Rob Dircks

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Pub Date Mar 15 2015 | Archive Date Oct 01 2017

Goldfinch Publishing

Humor & Satire | Sci Fi & Fantasy

Description

The sequel to Where the Hell is Tesla?, titled Don't Touch the Blue Stuff!, has just been released! If you haven't read the original, this is your chance!!!

SCI-FI ODYSSEY. COMEDY. LOVE STORY. AND OF COURSE… NIKOLA TESLA.

I’ll let Chip, the main character tell you more: “I found the journal at work. Well, I don’t know if you’d call it work, but that’s where I found it. It’s the lost journal of Nikola Tesla, one of the greatest inventors and visionaries ever. Before he died in 1943, he kept a notebook filled with spectacular claims and outrageous plans. One of these plans was for an “Interdimensional Transfer Apparatus” – that allowed someone (in this case me and my friend Pete) to travel to other versions of the infinite possibilities around us. Crazy, right? But that’s just where the crazy starts.”

CHIP’S OFFICIAL DISCLAIMER: This is a work of fiction: the events depicted in the collection of emails did not happen. I have never been in contact with a covert government group attempting to suppress knowledge of the lost journal of Nikola Tesla. I have not been threatened with death if I divulge the secrets contained inside. They did not buy me this handsome jacket (oh crap, you’re reading this – trust me, it looks great on me). They did not come to my place, and liquor me up, and offer to publish this book as a sci-fi comedy novel to throw the public off the trail of the real truth.

Or did they?

I’m kidding. Of course they didn’t.

Or did they?

God, I can’t keep my big mouth shut.

••• NOTE: While Where the Hell is Tesla? is a light-hearted, interdimensional comedy with no violence, no sex, no drugs, etc., the main character does have a very colorful vocabulary (liberal F-bombs and S-bombs). Be advised. •••

The sequel to Where the Hell is Tesla?, titled Don't Touch the Blue Stuff!, has just been released! If you haven't read the original, this is your chance!!!

SCI-FI ODYSSEY. COMEDY. LOVE STORY. AND OF...

A Note From the Publisher

••• If, in addition to the text story, you would like like a complimentary Audible code for the audiobook for review, please make your request via the contact page on Goldfinch Publishing (goldfinchpublishing.com/contact). Quantities limited. •••

Rob Dircks is the 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. He's a big fan of classic science fiction, and conspiracy theories (not to believe in them, just for entertainment. Well, mostly. He's still on the fence about the Illuminati.) 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 owns with his brother (appropriately called Dircks Associates), and generally doing what he calls "sampling": video production, audio production, app development, photography, guitar, reading, cooking. (Note the absence of the phrases "going to the gym" and "running iron-man triathalons.") He lives in New York with his wife and two kids. You can get in touch at www.robdircks.com.

••• If, in addition to the text story, you would like like a complimentary Audible code for the audiobook for review, please make your request via the contact page on Goldfinch Publishing...

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A Note From the Publisher

••• If, in addition to the text story, you would like like a complimentary Audible code for the audiobook for review, please make your request via the contact page on Goldfinch Publishing (goldfinchpublishing.com/contact). Quantities limited. •••

Rob Dircks is the 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. He's a big fan of classic science fiction, and conspiracy theories (not to believe in them, just for entertainment. Well, mostly. He's still on the fence about the Illuminati.) 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 owns with his brother (appropriately called Dircks Associates), and generally doing what he calls "sampling": video production, audio production, app development, photography, guitar, reading, cooking. (Note the absence of the phrases "going to the gym" and "running iron-man triathalons.") He lives in New York with his wife and two kids. You can get in touch at www.robdircks.com.

Advance Praise

"Smart, funny, and just like its titular scientist, impressively inventive, this is a must-read for anyone who aced science and, even more so, for those of us who didn't. Which means, quite simply, it's a book for everyone." - Michael Zam, Screenwriting Professor, NYU

"Reminds me of Vonnegut. Yeah, I said that." - Ruth Sinanian, Literature Reviewer

Amazon Reader Reviews:

"★★★★★ Without a doubt the funniest and craziest syfy adventure I've ever read... I made the mistake of reading this book in public and was laughing like a crazied mad man with tears in my eyes. NO BS. I had people glaring at me and hiding their children like I was some kind of lunatic. Great book. I can't wait to read more from Rob Dircks."

"★★★★★ LOVED IT! I loved this book! Hysterical, interesting, cool, just awesome. I flew through it in a few days and laughed the whole way through. I love sci-fi, I love humor and this is the perfect mix of both. Loved!!"

"★★★★★ We need more Bobo! Where The Hell Is Tesla? is one of the funniest books I've read in quite some time."

"★★★★★ Best comedy sci fi in a decade... a fun and hilarious romp through the multiverse with a group of very likable characters, witty and addictive writing."

"★★★★★ Rob Dircks' narrative style and his characters' surprising wit are a breath of fresh air for a genre that I have a great deal of love for but is all too often hit or miss."

"★★★★★ By far the most amusing, funniest and laugh-out-loud audiobook I have ever listened to!"

"Smart, funny, and just like its titular scientist, impressively inventive, this is a must-read for anyone who aced science and, even more so, for those of us who didn't. Which means, quite simply...

Marketing Plan

The sequel to Where the Hell is Tesla?, titled Don't Touch the Blue Stuff!, has just been released! If you haven't read the original, this is your chance!!!

Where the Hell is Tesla? launched in March 2015 in paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats, with quarterly Kindle Countdown Deals and giveaways.

Stats:
• #1 Best Selling Sci-Fi Time Travel Book on Amazon, April 2015
• Reached #8 on Audible's Bestseller List (out of over 300,000 audiobooks), November 2015
• Reached #777 on Amazon's Kindle Bestseller List (out of over one million books), October 2015
• 317 Amazon reviews with a 4.2-star average
• 2,681 Audible ratings/reviews with a 4.2-star average

The sequel to Where the Hell is Tesla?, titled Don't Touch the Blue Stuff!, has just been released! If you haven't read the original, this is your chance!!!

Where the Hell is Tesla? launched in March...