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Rob Boffard

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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http://www.robboffard.com

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Genre

Science Fiction, Thriller

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Stephen King, Ed McBain, Jeffrey Deaver, Lauren Beukes, Jonathan Maber ...more

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April 2013

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Rob. Thirty-one. Author. Journalist. Sound Engineer. Snowboarder. Hip-hop artist. Tall. Basketball-player-length arms. Lots of tattoos. Glasses. Bad hair. Proud South African. Born in Johannesburg. Splits time between London and Vancouver. Digs New York. Doesn’t dig Vegas. Loves New Orleans. Not a helicopter pilot.

Debut novel. Tracer. On Orbit Books. Out now. Space stations. Parkour. Explosions. Good times. Two sequels. Huzzah!

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Average rating: 3.46 · 2,373 ratings · 376 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Adrift 3.44 avg rating — 1,010 ratings — published 2018 — 8 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
	Tracer (Outer Earth #1) 3.34 avg rating — 842 ratings — published 2015 — 12 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
	Zero-G (Outer Earth #2) 3.65 avg rating — 236 ratings — published 2016 — 12 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
	Impact (Outer Earth #3) 3.66 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 2016 — 8 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
	Outer Earth 3.67 avg rating — 82 ratings — 6 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
	Echoes (Outer Earth #3.5) 4.25 avg rating — 8 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
	Crunch really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 7 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
	The Best of Fiction on the Web by Feyisayo Anjorin (Goodreads Author), Charlie Fish (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Brooke Fieldhouse (Goodreads Author) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018	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
	Dust 3.83 avg rating — 6 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
	US Presidential Campaigns: Fiction on the Web, Volume 8 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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Rob Boffard answered a question about The Bone Raiders: Hi! Recommended reading age / Content warning? Thanks! Author here. Happy to answer this. It's a pretty violent story, but I think anyone from about age 16 and up will handle it. As for content warnings, not a lot. Graphic violence, obviously. Alcohol use. Slavery. I think that's about it.
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Rob Boffard and 22 other people liked Rae's review of The Bone Raiders (The Rakada, #1): "Thank you to Orbit Books and Netgalley for providing me with a copy for review purposes. All opinions are my own. Rating: 4.75 (rounded up for Goodreads) I will admit to having a bit of trepidation when beginning this, as I was dreading the novel turni" Read more of this review »
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Rob Boffard and 10 other people liked LordTBR's review of The Bone Raiders (The Rakada, #1): "The Bone Raiders is a relentlessly cheeky, ofttimes unserious, and undisputedly rip-roaring bit of fantasy that can only be written by Jackson Ford. Badass female protagonists, found family, and giant lizards - what more do you need? Add this one to " Read more of this review »
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“Blowing up a way-out station is first contact?” Jack’s voice drips with scorn.”
― Rob Boffard, Adrift

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October Science Fiction -- The following poll decides which two books will go to the final round of polls for Oct. 2018's Science Fiction BOTM.

Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson

17 votes, 22.4%

Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer

15 votes, 19.7%

Six Wakes by Mur Lafferty

11 votes, 14.5%

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

11 votes, 14.5%

Adrift by Rob Boffard

8 votes, 10.5%

The Departure by Neal Asher

6 votes, 7.9%

Autonomous by Annalee Newitz

6 votes, 7.9%

The High Ground by Melinda M. Snodgrass

2 votes, 2.6%

76 total votes

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