When I was in fifth grade I started writing these books called "The Adventures of Rover Robot". Rover Robot was this character I created who was from Uranus. He came to Earth on his spaceship which crash landed. It was inspired by "E.T.", "Batteries Not Included" and "Short Circuit". I was really into science fiction as a kid.
Throughout the series other characters were introduced such as "Redrina Robot", Rover's sister as well as a robot pet dog. I think that Austin and my brother and my cousins all made appearances in the books as did "Johnny 5" from the Short Circuit movie.
Rover Robot was what really got me into writing. The stories would usually be half a page of writing and an illustration at the bottom. This format continued on through "The End of the World" book series.
Rover also appeared in "The End of the World" series as our companion and guide through space. He was my best friend in the books and would always get "The Crew" out of trouble. Rover also appeared in the RPG that I was working on.
I am still very fond of Rover Robot and regard him as one of the greatest accomplishments of my imagination.
