Author Daniel H. Wilson to Speak at Maryville University

As part of the Maryville Talks Books series, Daniel H. Wilson, author of the science fiction thriller, Robopocalypse, will speak at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 13, in the Maryville University Auditorium, 650 Maryville University Drive, St. Louis.

The lecture will be followed by a Q & A session and a book signing. Admission is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Chris Hollenbeck at chollenbeck@maryville.edu; 314.529.6854. Maryville Talks Books is co-sponsored by Left Bank Books, HEC-TV and St. Louis Public Radio.

Robopocalypse is a brilliantly conceived action-filled epic, a terrifying story with heart-stopping implications for the real technology all around us. Director Steven Spielberg has started making the movie version, which is slated for release in 2013. Wilson received his PhD in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University. He has also written a nonfiction book, How to Survive a Robot Uprising.

*Description by Maryville University.