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Rob reid s year zero is a fun little irreverent story about the longterm and farreaching implications of infringement. Thats the setup for reids new book, year zero a kind of farcical, douglas adamsstyle reimagining of the day the earth stood still, with humanitys fastexpanding arsenal of labyrinthine. Like a very sugary candy, this book was good until it wasnt. Live video chat with rob reid, author of year zero about. He has written two fiction novels and two nonfiction books, year one and architects of the web. Aug 01, 2017 penguin random house audio recommended for you. Jul 10, 2012 the new book by firsttime novelist rob reid combines humor, scifi and believe it or not music piracy into a desperate battle to save the earth from freakin vaporization. In scifi novel year zero, aliens fall in love with earth music editors note. He grew up as robert holliday reid in southwestern connecticut, where he attended public schools.
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