Cherokee novelist sells Robopocalypse

Cherokee citizen sells best-seller to DreamWorks

By Tesina JacksonAfter writing novels for six years, Cherokee citizen Daniel Wilson will be able to see his New York Times best-seller “Robopocalypse” on the big screen as a Steven Spielberg-directed DreamWorks movie.

“Robopocalypse” is a science fiction novel that takes place in the near future after a robot uprising where several characters from across the world tell their stories and eventually meet and come together in an attempt to fight back.And:The book title, “Robopocalypse,” really says it all, Wilson said.

“It’s a pretty descriptive title. It’s a story of a really desperate group of survivors who are living through, basically, a revolt. All of our technology turns against us,” Wilson said. “At the beginning, all of it is stuff that exists like cars that drive themselves, just various artificial intelligence. I know a lot about these robots so I was able to choose the kind of stuff that I’d think is really likely to be around in about 10 or 15 years.Comment:  For more on Native science fiction, see Preview of Domers and So Long Been Dreaming.