Robert Farrell Smith | |
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Born | 1970 United States |
Pen name | Obert Skye |
Occupation | Novelist |
Genre | Comedy, fantasy |
Years active | 1996-present |
Notable works | Leven Thumps |
Spouse | Krista |
Children | 3 |
Robert Farrell Smith (born 1970) is an American humor writer. Starting in 2005, he publishes children's books under the pseudonym Obert Skye.[1] He is known for the Leven Thumps series, the Pillage trilogy,[1] and The Creature from My Closet series. He is also the author of Witherwood Reform School and Beyond Foo series.
Personal life
[edit]Robert Farrell Smith was born in 1970. For a short time, he lived on the Isle of Skye as a candy-taster, giving him inspiration for his pseudonym Obert Skye along with his first name.[2] He now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with his wife Krista and his three children.[3] In 2010, he went to over 900 schools in the United States as part of his "Imagination Tour". During this tour he emphasized the importance and power of imagination.[4]
Publications
[edit]Smith began publishing books in 1996. Starting in 2005, he has published his books under the pseudonym Obert Skye.
- Baptists at Our Barbecue (1996)[5]
- The Miracle of Forgetness (1997)[6]
- All is Swell: Trust in Thelma's Way (1999)[7]
- Falling for Grace: Trust at the End of the World (1999)[8]
- Love's Labors Tossed: Trust and the Final Fling (2000)[9]
- Captain Matrimony (2001)[10]
- For Time and All Absurdity (2002)[11]
- Never Can Say Good-Bye (2003)[12]
Leven Thumps series
[edit]- Leven Thumps and the Gateway to Foo (2005)[13]
- Leven Thumps and the Whispered Secret (2006)[14]
- Leven Thumps and the Eyes of the Want (2007)[15]
- Leven Thumps and the Wrath of Ezra (2008)[16]
- Leven Thumps and the Ruins of Alder (2009)[17]
- Professor Winsnicker's Book of Proper Etiquette for Well-Mannered Sycophants (2007)[18]
The Creature From My Closet series
[edit]- Wonkenstein (2011)[19]
- Potterwookie (2012)[20]
- Pinocula (2013)[21]
- Katfish (2014)[22]
- Lord of the Hat (2015)[23]
- Batneezer (2016)[24]
Pillage trilogy
[edit]Beyond Foo series
[edit]Witherwood Reform School series
[edit]Geeked Out series
[edit]Mutant Bunny Island series
[edit]- Mutant Bunny Island (2017)[35]
- Mutant Bunny Island #2: Bad Hare Day (2018)[36]
- Mutant Bunny Island #3: Buns of Steel (2019)[37]
Wizard For Hire series
[edit]Movies
[edit]- Baptists at Our Barbecue (2004),[41] co-producer with Ferrell Matthew Smith (Robert Farrel's brother) and Christian Vuissa
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cracroft, Richard (2011). "Literature, Mormon Writers of". In Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
- ^ "Obert Skye". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ "Author - Robert Farrell Smith - Deseret Book". deseretbook.com. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Wadley, Carma (2010-05-12). "Imagination makes everything better, 'Leven Thumps' author Obert Skye says". Deseret News. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (2002). Baptists at our barbecue. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft. ISBN 1-57008-822-5. OCLC 48892688.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (1997). The miracle of forgetness : a novel. Salt Lake City: Aspen Books. ISBN 1-56236-235-6. OCLC 37675884.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (1999). All is swell : Trust in Thelma's Way. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Co. ISBN 1-57345-466-4. OCLC 40632543.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (1999). Falling for Grace : Trust at the end of the world. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Co. ISBN 1-57345-585-7. OCLC 41944744.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (2000). Love's labors tossed : Trust and the final fling. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book Co. ISBN 1-57345-648-9. OCLC 43403513.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (2001). Captain Matrimony. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft. ISBN 1-57345-969-0. OCLC 46462636.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (2002). For time & all absurdity. Salt Lake City, UT: Bookcraft. ISBN 1-57008-823-3. OCLC 49928973.
- ^ Smith, Robert F. (2003). Never can say good-bye : a novel. Salt Lake City, UT: Deseret Book. ISBN 1-57008-991-4. OCLC 51817280.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2005). Leven Thumps and the gateway to Foo. Ben Sowards. [Salt Lake City, UT]: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 1-59038-369-9. OCLC 57007698.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2006). Leven Thumps and the whispered secret. Ben Sowards. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 1-59038-490-3. OCLC 63705611.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2007). Leven Thumps and the eyes of the Want. Ben Sowards. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-59038-800-6. OCLC 137244607.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2008). Leven Thumps and the wrath of Ezra. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-59038-963-8. OCLC 223914810.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2009). Leven Thumps and the ruins of Alder. [Salt Lake City, Utah]: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-60641-146-9. OCLC 401167693.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2007). Professor Winsnicker's book of proper etiquette for well-mannered sycophants. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-59038-716-0. OCLC 74987438.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2011). Wonkenstein. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-9268-4. OCLC 692291007.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2012). Potterwookiee. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-9451-0. OCLC 774491359.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2013). Pinocula. New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-9689-7. OCLC 844372957.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2014). Katfish. New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-9690-3. OCLC 869263598.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2015). The Lord of the Hat. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-162-5. OCLC 907948345.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2016). Batneezer. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-163-2. OCLC 928488393.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2008). Pillage. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-59038-922-5. OCLC 191809223.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2010). Choke. Owen Richardson. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-60641-653-2. OCLC 502045794.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2012). Ambush. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-60908-891-0. OCLC 747819329.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2013). Pillagy : the complete trilogy. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-60907-706-8. OCLC 855017611.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2011). Geth and the return of the Lithens. Salt Lake City, Utah: Shadow Mountain. ISBN 978-1-60908-050-1. OCLC 696089648.
- ^ Skye, Obert (2012). Geth and the deception of dreams. Salt Lake City, UT. ISBN 978-1-60908-896-5. OCLC 794706752.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2015). Witherwood Reform School. Keith Thompson. New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-9879-2. OCLC 895256417.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2016). Lost and found : Witherwood Reform School. Keith Thompson. New York. ISBN 978-0-8050-9880-8. OCLC 904813637.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2018). Geeked up. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-939-3. OCLC 975024867.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2019). Bigger, badder, nerdier. New York. ISBN 978-1-62779-941-6. OCLC 1097555414.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2017). Mutant Bunny Island. Eduardo Vieira. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-239912-0. OCLC 968552062.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2018). Mutant bunny island. #2, Bad hare day. Eduardo Vieira. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-239916-8. OCLC 1065539591.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2019). Buns of steel. Eduardo Vieira. New York, NY. ISBN 978-0-06-239918-2. OCLC 1127384781.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2018). Wizard for hire. Salt Lake City, Utah. ISBN 978-1-62972-412-6. OCLC 1001366393.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2019). Apprentice needed. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-62972-529-1. OCLC 1046190507.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Skye, Obert (2020). Magic required. [Salt Lake City, Utah]. ISBN 978-1-62972-733-2. OCLC 1111381888.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Baptists at Our Barbecue | The Santa Fe Film Festival". santafefilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
External links
[edit]- Robert Farrell Smith at the MLCA Database
- Deseret Book bio
- collection of articles on the movie Baptists at Our Barbecue
- Obert Skye at the MLCA Database
- Obert Skye at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Obert Skye at Library of Congress, with 22 library catalog records