Dec
20
12 Days of Christmas – Day 8: Anne Lyle
ByAnne Lyle is going to take the world by storm with her debut novel The Alchemist of Souls in April 2012. For her 12 Days piece, Anne created a piece of festive robo-fun.
A prize to the writer of the best caption (as determined by whoever happens to be in the office at the time). Post your captions in the comments section. The competition ends tomorrow, and a winner will be chosen on Thursday (just in time to miss the Christmas post, but it’ll be something to look forward to).
The winner will receive an Advance Reading Copy of Anne’s book – 3 months before the book goes on sale!
32 Comments
December 20th, 2011 at 11:03 am
[...] "The Alchemist of Souls" by entering the caption competition on the Angry Robot website: http://angryrobotbooks.com/2011/12/1…y-8-anne-lyle/ That's a whole three months before the book is published! Closing date is tomorrow, Wednesday [...]
December 20th, 2011 at 11:17 am
[...] Enter the competition [...]
December 20th, 2011 at 11:30 am
Angry Robot was confused by Traffic Light Tree’s mixed signals.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:36 am
Robot: “Selecting the Tree Search option on the dating site has saved me a lot of needless heartache.”
December 20th, 2011 at 11:40 am
Glad you like the flashing necklace darling…can I open my present now?
December 20th, 2011 at 11:42 am
Baubles or not, he was still her perfect match.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:43 am
I just knew those ribbons would make me look like a pros-tree-tute.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:26 pm
I fell in love with her branch circuits.
December 20th, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Tree was sure of it; Angry Robot was only after her baubles.
December 20th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
I just love primitive women…
December 20th, 2011 at 3:43 pm
I am not only an avid reader and literature enthusiast but also an amateur writer (on my first novel) and so have a huge amount of respect and admiration for author Anne Lyle. It would make my Christmas to be able to win a novel, especially by an author whom i greatly esteem. xxx
Answer/ caption: ” This must be upgraded!”
(If you are a fan of Doctor Who and Cybermen, then you will understand). xxxx
December 20th, 2011 at 4:16 pm
To the tree’s horror, her sequence of flashing lights had activated the robot’s “Amour” subroutines.
December 20th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
The tree knew he should not have let his wife choose his decorations for him.
December 20th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Robot: Why do those humans laugh when I confirm I have wood?
December 20th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
Tree: Do my branches look too big in this outfit?
December 21st, 2011 at 12:39 am
“Ribbons register red,
the ornaments render as blue
Yet what I compile
Is that I <3 you."
December 21st, 2011 at 8:48 am
Robot: 01001000 01101111 01110111 00100000 01111001 01101111 01110101 00100000 01100100 01101111 01101001 01101110 00100111
Tree: I’m sorry, I’m a tree, could you repeat that in analog?
December 21st, 2011 at 9:08 am
Despite their differences there was an undeniable spark between them, unfortunately that was where the problems began…
December 21st, 2011 at 9:48 am
There was nothing she could do – he felt her presents…
December 21st, 2011 at 10:58 am
Put ‘em away, love – I already told you Christmas only comes once a year.
December 21st, 2011 at 1:17 pm
She was caught with her skirt down again…
December 21st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
She gave in when he said he was going to get his chopper out.
December 21st, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Excuse me maam, but your boobs are lighting up!
December 21st, 2011 at 4:00 pm
Does my bum look fat in this?
December 21st, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Sorry, not tonight luv. I’m shedding.
December 21st, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Too late, Christmas Tree realised her fairy lights were blinking “I want you inside me” in binary…
December 21st, 2011 at 4:31 pm
She’d have told him to keep his hands to himself, but she was too tongue tied.
December 21st, 2011 at 5:16 pm
“Red, yellow, green. You’re giving me mixed signals, baby.”
December 21st, 2011 at 5:20 pm
I like holiday romances. I like needle matches. But which is best? There’s only one way to find out…. FIGHT!
December 21st, 2011 at 7:01 pm
klaatu barada nikto xxx
December 21st, 2011 at 7:23 pm
“You’re much fancier looking than the usual dead-tree editions.”
December 21st, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Everyone had their cameras ready, waiting for the moment he’d realize the tree… was just a tree.