The Beasts of Electra Drive by Rohan Quine, Part I
“Amber’s creation, Bang Dead Games, and the lone violinist”

(For the rest of this novel’s Video-Book format, see Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V and Part VI.)

 

Click on the players or the mini-chapter titles, to see the Video-Book format of mini-chapters 1–14, which constitute Part I.
 

1. The lone violinist in the woodlands at dusk (Ghost, as Hook)

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
2. The terrace pool at the house on Electra Drive

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
3. Here come the Beasts, up the slopes of the canyons

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
4. Declaration of war by the Dreary Ones (Inciting Event)

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
5. Ain’tTheyFreaky! by Bang Dead Games

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
6. Jaymi conceives his game The Platinum Raven

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
7. Development and basics in the Avenue of the Stars tower

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
8. Infrastructure and stress-balls in the Avenue of the Stars tower

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
9. Jaymi creates Amber’s code

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
10. Visuals and laughter in the Sunset Boulevard building

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
11. Coding and khaki in the Sunset Boulevard building

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
12. Jaymi creates Amber’s appearance

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
13. Jaymi’s games The Imagination Thief and The Host in the Attic

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 
14. Jaymi incarnates Amber (First Doorway of No Return)

(This video is also on YouTube.)

 

From Hollywood Hills mansions and Century City towers, to South Central motels and the oceanside refinery, The Beasts of Electra Drive by Rohan Quine spans a mythic L.A., following seven spectacular characters (or Beasts) from games designer Jaymi’s game-worlds. The intensity of those Beasts’ creation cycles leads to their release into real life in seemingly human forms, and to their combative protection of him from destructive rivals at mainstream company Bang Dead Games. Grand spaces of beauty interlock with narrow rooms of terror, both in the real world and in cyberspace. A prequel to Quine’s other five tales (and Winner in the NYC Big Book Award 2021, and a Finalist in the IAN Book of the Year Awards 2018), The Beasts of Electra Drive is a unique explosion of glamour and beauty, horror and enchantment, exploring the mechanisms and magic of creativity itself.

 

For some short teasers (many of them less than a minute) excerpted from all of the above, see here.

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Part I of The Beasts of Electra Drive‘s Video-Book format, displayed here above, comprises the following mini-chapters 1–14.
 
PART I. AMBER’S CREATION, BANG DEAD GAMES, AND THE LONE VIOLINIST

1. The lone violinist in the woodlands at dusk (Ghost, as Hook)
2. The terrace pool at the house on Electra Drive
3. Here come the Beasts, up the slopes of the canyons
4. Declaration of war by the Dreary Ones (Inciting Event)
5. Ain’tTheyFreaky! by Bang Dead Games
6. Jaymi conceives his game The Platinum Raven
7. Development and basics in the Avenue of the Stars tower
8. Infrastructure and stress-balls in the Avenue of the Stars tower
9. Jaymi creates Amber’s code
10. Visuals and laughter in the Sunset Boulevard building
11. Coding and khaki in the Sunset Boulevard building
12. Jaymi creates Amber’s appearance
13. Jaymi’s games The Imagination Thief and The Host in the Attic
14. Jaymi incarnates Amber (First Doorway of No Return)

 

The above-listed Part I mini-chapters of The Beasts of Electra Drive‘s Video-Book format are here too:

And in the Vimeo showcase “THE BEASTS OF ELECTRA DRIVE (novel) – Video-Book format – Rohan Quine”:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14.

And in the YouTube playlist “THE BEASTS OF ELECTRA DRIVE (novel) – Video-Book format – Rohan Quine”:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. (If playback of any of these videos looks at all fuzzy on YouTube, then you can quickly and easily adjust the YouTube video-player’s playback “Quality” setting, by doing the following: (1) if you’re on a mobile device, first touch the video image, then touch the three-dots symbol that appears in the top-right corner of the player, touch “Quality” and choose “1080p” (or the highest other setting available on your device, e.g. “720p”); or (2) if you’re on a laptop/desktop device, click the cog symbol on the lower edge of the video-player, click “Quality” and choose “1080p” (or the highest other setting available on your device, e.g. “720p”).)
 

The 120 mini-chapter title-cards of The Beasts of Electra Drive‘s video-book format are also in the Google Photos album “Rohan Quine – THE BEASTS OF ELECTRA DRIVE (novel) – mini-chapter titles”.

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