OVERDUB is a lyrical exploration of the meaning of music, how it transforms our relationships, culture and technology. Isaac Rubinger is wounded in the Korean War, losing the ability to perceive or imagine music. Much as a person’s hearing can improve following blindness, when music plays Isaac hears physics: Space, time and even memory fold in on themselves. His brother’s young wife writes a letter that brings a visit from composer Hoagy Carmichael, and then from someone Hoagy believes to have the insight to understand this affliction. Only he’s not a doctor, but the most unlikely technologist, seeking to create new musical forms.
The novel came out May 26. Rob's previous novel, Dreaming of a Song, is also available on Amazon.
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