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Wilding Nights | by Lee Killough Sep. 08, 2010 | $4.99 | 100278 words | Sample 20% |
| Homicide detective Allison Goodnight has a big problem. A rogue werewolf killed the victim in her latest case. She knows the signs; she is a werewolf, too. Her whole family is. It is urgent that she close this case without revealing the killer’s nature before humans’ racial memory of her kind awakens. But her new partner Zane Kerr is watching her with unnerving intensity. | |||||
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Life with the Tumblers | by Mary E. Lowd Sep. 07, 2010 | Free! | 6109 words | Read a sample |
| Total immersion in an alien culture is the only way to proceed. (Original venue: Jim Baen's Universe.) | |||||
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Waterman Omnibus 2010 | by Dusk Peterson Sep. 07, 2010 | $4.99 | 99509 words | Sample 33% |
| How can a youth from a bay island boarding school survive when he is sent to a futuristic prison? This 100,000-word omnibus contains all the current stories in Waterman, a historical fantasy series and retrofuture series inspired by the Chesapeake Bay oyster wars, boarding school rivalries in the 1910s, and 1960s visions of things to come. | |||||
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The Dark Prince (Dragon Lords III) | by Michelle M. Pillow Sep. 06, 2010 | $5.99 | 72547 words | Sample 5% |
| Olena is one of the best space pirates in history. When her crew is scattered in a run from the law and her ship crashes, she is forced to find sanctuary. Posing as a blushing 'mail-order' bride to elude captivity, Olena finds herself on a primitive planet claimed by a man who believes they're destined. Now it's up to her to teach Prince Yusef that playing with fire will always leave a man burned. | |||||
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Humorous Yarns and Stuff | by Hank Quense Sep. 05, 2010 | Free! | 35504 words | Read a sample |
| I'm an author who writes humorous and satiric fiction in the fantasy and science fiction genres. I also write occasionally about fiction writing. This small volume contains a number of my stories and parts of novels. It was put together as a sampler for those not familiar with my writing and my weird sense of humor. I challenge you to read these stories and selections without laughing. | |||||
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Red's Wolf | by PJ Schnyder Sep. 05, 2010 | $2.99 | 21938 words | Sample 15% |
| Book 2 of the Terra's Guardians series... Visiting the Glacier Valley pack to get a little breathing room from life in the city, Carri uses her skills to help install a high tech airspace sensor array for her adoptive grandmother’s pack. Jason is a lone wolf, good at doing his job and good at being alone. Until now... | |||||
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The Blackness Within | by Gill Ainsworth Sep. 05, 2010 | $4.99 | 73251 words | Sample 25% |
| From Africa to Australasia, from Europe to the US, take a terrifying journey led by world-renowned and up-and-coming authors of horror. See how Moccus, the Celtic God of fecundity, brings His barbaric brutality to the twenty-first century. | |||||
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Apex Magazine - September 2010 (Issue 16) | by Apex Publications Sep. 04, 2010 | $2.99 | 17885 words | Sample 25% |
| Dark SF, horror, and dark fantasy from popular writers of the genre. “L'esprit de L'escalier” By Peter M. Ball “Portage” By An Owomoyela “each thing i show you is a piece of my death” By Gemma Files and Stephen J. Barringer POETRY —§— “The Chorus of Dead Girls” By JoSelle Vanderhooft “Ghosha” By Shweta Narayan | |||||
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The Applications of Sorcery | by Paul Edwards Sep. 03, 2010 | Free! | 25658 words | Read a sample |
| A sequel to my first novel The Principles of Sorcery. The hero battles dragons a crazy star ship captain and an evil genius as he explores a nexus to many different worlds. | |||||
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Blood Games | by Lee Killough Sep. 01, 2010 | $4.99 | 91939 words | Sample 25% |
| Vampire Garreth Mikaelian thought he had his existence all arranged. He is comfortably settled in a town where, his nature unknown to those around him, he works the night shift as a police officer. His blood comes in bottles. He has a routine and friends. But that peace is shattered when his fellow officer and sometime lover Maggie Lebekov is killed by a lethal trio playing escalating blood games | |||||
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Forever Never Ends | by Scott Nicholson Sep. 01, 2010 | $2.99 | 98935 words | Sample 30% |
| When an alien entity lands in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, a clairvoyant psychology professor, a drunken dirt farmer, and a disillusioned tycoon must team up to stop it before the infection spreads. A science fiction pulp thriller. Revised edition of 2003 paperback The Harvest. | |||||
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Jaefa Smiota | by K. J. Hargan Aug. 31, 2010 | Free! | 4527 words | Read a sample |
| In glorious Lanis Rhyl Landemiriam, the capital of the dwindling elf kingdom, a young elf girl sets in motion a series of events that will have repercussions two thousand years later, as chronicled in the full length novel,The Last Elf of Lanis. This short story leads us through the wonders and magic of the last elvish city, millenia before its destruction. | |||||
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The Enemy in the Mirror | by Sandra Miller Aug. 31, 2010 | $2.99 | 11472 words | Sample 50% |
| Ellane Williams bitterly hates the aliens who are invading the Earth, but when she takes a stand against them she gets more than she bargained for. Join Ellane as she struggles with an unwelcome metamorphosis, an unwanted new identity, and the end of life as she knows it. To survive, we must all fight not to become the evil we oppose... | |||||
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Sci-Fi Series 2 (Simulator, Little Angels, Esperanza) | by Stan I.S. Law Aug. 31, 2010 | Free! | 17668 words | Read a sample |
| Esperanza is a story about love. Earth will remain unlivable for many decades to come. Pollution, global warming, reached a point of no return. Jean chooses to spend the rest of her life imprisoned in a glass dome, looking after George—without possibility of reprieve. Others choose Esperanza. | |||||
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Beneath The Surface of Things | by Kevin Wallis Aug. 30, 2010 | $4.99 | 79268 words | Sample 30% |
| A homeless man trapped in a hell of his own making finds a reason to hope in "Redemption Song." A camping trip turns into a race for survival after the discovery of a bizarre artifact in "The Taking of Michael McConnolly." A man begins to question his sanity as patrons at a cafe begin to vanish one by one in "Charlie's Lunch." Over two dozen exceptional tales of terror. | |||||
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Love Factory | by Ashlynn Monroe Aug. 28, 2010 | $1.99 | 5409 words | Sample 10% |
| What if you could buy the perfect lover. At the Love Factory, you can. Karma has had it. She doesn’t want anything more to do with The Love Factory. But will one night with her business partner, Stefan change that? | |||||
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The Sword and the Dragon (Book One of The Wardstone Trilogy) | by M. R. Mathias Aug. 27, 2010 | $11.88 | 235358 words | Sample 43% |
| If you took every major epic fantasy that has ever been written and twisted them all into one fantastic tale of magic, sword play, and just plain old fantasy fun, you might get the first half of this monster of a read. The last half is a climax so thrilling that words can't even describe it. A new Master of Fantasy has arrived and he is delivering what fantasy fans have long been waiting for. | |||||
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The Copyleft Heart | by Ryan M. Williams Aug. 26, 2010 | $0.99 | 4609 words | Sample 50% |
| As a DM-1000 series android Clifford knows he lacks the smooth lines and grace of current androids. But when he sees a newer DF-3000 series gynoid wearing designer clothes he can't help but fall in love. Sharing his feelings, that's another problem. | |||||
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The Laroarian Conflict | by A. Jarrell Hayes Aug. 26, 2010 | $3.99 | 61525 words | Sample 40% |
| The magical kingdom of Laroar is without a ruler on the throne. Magicians, thieves, holy men, and others all fight for possession of the vacant throne. To achieve this end they will stop at nothing to obtain the Enigma Crystal, a powerful artifact said to contain the ability to change the entire world. | |||||
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Half Past | by C.S. Winchester Aug. 26, 2010 | $9.99 | 62181 words | Sample 50% |
| Employed by MI5 to police the supernatural community, Frankie Wright's life is far from normal but when the vampire, Joshua, asks for her help in tracking a vampire down, her life quickly begins to spiral out of control. Forced to stay away from her boyfriend, Frankie begins to realise just how important he is to her but deceived and betrayed by, she soon finds herself fighting for her life. | |||||
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The Crystal Cave | by Sandra Miller Aug. 26, 2010 | $2.99 | 16028 words | Sample 50% |
| Meet Taran. In a world where sorcery doesn't exist, young Taran is a sorcerer. He has a frightening, unique talent, powerful enemies and murderous vengeance to seek. Why was his hometown ruthlessly destroyed? Why does this bad luck continue to plague him wherever he goes? The answers await in the Crystal Cave. | |||||
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Try Not To Panic | by Tom Dillon Aug. 25, 2010 | $0.99 | 6456 words | Sample 50% |
| A darkly comic story about peering into the abyss--as it has been described on a 3"x5" notepad. | |||||
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Game Show | by Gregory Holden Aug. 25, 2010 | $0.99 | 12073 words | Sample 35% |
| Six friends traveling to the moon Titan become unknowing stars in a bizarre alien reality show and one must make an unusual choice for the other five before time runs out. A humorous and horrifying tale of friendship gone amiss. | |||||
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Sci-Fi Series 1 (Thirsty Work, The Acorn, Dare) | by Stan I.S. Law Aug. 25, 2010 | Free! | 12011 words | Read a sample |
| If you suddenly feel an enormous weight pressing down on you, it’s probably too late. Your Umph is already inside an alien’s body. This should not scare you… “Absolutely brilliant! …a real classic, which leaves the reader wondering if we do really live on Planet Earth!” Louisa Middleton-Blake, author, Wales, UK. The other stories are about the love of life and the planet Earth. | |||||
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Frankenstein Remade | by Marly Shelley Aug. 25, 2010 | Free! | 78844 words | Read a sample |
| Victoria Frankenstein is a driven researcher. So much so that she creates a breakthrough: a living woman. Thus begins her descent into horror, as she begins to understand just what she has done and the tragedy and terror it will bring all involved. A Gender Switch Adventure. | |||||
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Amnar: The Execution | by I J Black Aug. 25, 2010 | Free! | 56896 words | Read a sample |
| At the heart of an ancient civilisation, a nightmare is brewing. Chosen to become the next leader of Amnar's greatest warriors, Arist is hated by almost everybody. Manipulative and hungry for power, she has started a campaign that will bring the entire civilisation to its knees. Her trick? She will use its own laws to do it. | |||||
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The Parable of Two Queens | by Mary E. Lowd Aug. 23, 2010 | Free! | 3580 words | Read a sample |
| Can Commander Dyall and his team of translators -- a pair of gengineered parrots -- fathom the minds of myrmecoid warriors from another galaxy well enough to broker peace? | |||||
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The Glyph Saga Book Two: Mad at Truth | by D. K. N. Yuko Aug. 23, 2010 | $7.96 | 87207 words | Sample 30% |
| Book 2 of 7. After the absconders make their Great Escape from the PUA, they are lost and clueless about life outside the silvery Gates. With the cruel onslaught of a natural winter imminent, they shed their royal guises and hide in a salvage yard on the Maurasian coast, making many allies. The PUA recruits outside the NQLC for replacements and launches a new LFW scheme. | |||||
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The Glyph Saga Book One: A Great Escape | by D. K. N. Yuko Aug. 23, 2010 | $7.96 | 91943 words | Sample 30% |
| The year was 2098, SF. The planet was Ecliptic Earth. The population was approximately two and a half billion, a combination of Humanoids, Androids, and Soligrams. The problem was an egocentric and overriding Oligarchy, a dimwitted Dictatorship, and a damaged Democracy, locked in a fierce and blatantly personal fight to stay afloat in a tumultuous, combative, broken civilization. Book 1 of 7. | |||||
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Kilaal's Sword | by Richard S. Wiggins, Jr. Aug. 23, 2010 | $3.99 | 86172 words | Sample 25% |
| For three hundred years man has held the sword used by elves to wage a devastating war against them. Now Lythael’s high priest, Cosis, must return it to the elves so its true destiny can be determined. His only aid will come from a scout, a man, Evals, who has secrets and destinies of his own. Even the gods don’t know what the truth is. | |||||
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Perpetual Casino | by Darryl Hicks Aug. 22, 2010 | Free! | 6468 words | Read a sample |
| Todd, Flo, Jade, Lucy, Randy, and others return in this new eBook short. Flo is swimming in the hotel pool when her room explodes. The bomber soon has River City in an uproar. The returning characters are joined by Fred, Dooley, and a pair of Manolo high heel pumps. | |||||
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Seraphim Dust | by Ash Stirling Aug. 22, 2010 | $0.99 | 8569 words | Sample 50% |
| When a suburban warlock juices his gang up on a cocktail of drugs and magic, hell is unleashed on the streets. Ignored by the city elite and the cops, it is only crazies the like of Braeden Wolf, a man with wires in his veins and fire in his blood, who dare to take action. He is not alone though, joined by a man who may be even crazier than him, a man who has brought a sword to a gun fight. | |||||
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Complot à Khéo | by Jean-Patrick Mallinger Aug. 22, 2010 | $10.65 | 80815 words | Sample 20% |
| 1997... Zone militaire interdite, l’île de Khéo dans l’Océan Indien est le « lieu de vacances » choisi par Jérôme, un jeune ouvrier français, pour y passer quelques jours de congés. S’attendant à rencontrer quelques indigènes vivant de cueillettes et de pêche, il va découvrir une tout autre réalité : une étrange communauté noire coupée du monde (...) | |||||
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The Barbarian Prince (Dragon Lords I) | by Michelle M. Pillow Aug. 21, 2010 | $5.99 | 75149 words | Sample 5% |
| Going undercover at Galaxy Brides as one of the prospective mates to these Viking-like barbarians, Morrigan has no intention of getting chosen to stay. But when Ualan of the Draig picks her to be his wife with the aid of his mystically glowing crystal, it is all she can do to say no. | |||||
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Il pittore del cielo | by Gabriele T Aug. 21, 2010 | Free! | 908 words | Read a sample |
| "Il pittore del cielo" è un brevissimo racconto che narra senza pretese di realismo la storia di un ex meteorologo, impegnato in un'occupazione molto suggestiva. Sullo sfondo aleggia il tema dell'inquinamento atmosferico ed è prospettato uno scenario piuttosto inquietante per le generazioni future. | |||||
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Sacrifice | by Michael Brown Aug. 21, 2010 | $2.99 | 17393 words | Sample 25% |
| The ship came down hard. Simon could see the wreckage strewn out across a wide swath of the alien landscape. Both of them made it, but Samantha is still trapped inside. Their only hope lies in the chance he can make the aid station before the coming night. He is exposed and hurt. He has nothing to protect him from the sub-zero temperatures Samantha says are coming. He is their only chance. | |||||
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War of the Worlds Refought | by Hermione Georgina Wells Aug. 20, 2010 | Free! | 63814 words | Read a sample |
| When Martians with their battle machines and Heat-Rays invade the Earth, will any women survive? Particularly when the aliens like to eat them! A Gender Switch Adventure. | |||||
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Shades of Gray #4 Sisters | by Kristie Lynn Higgins Aug. 20, 2010 | $8.99 | 70544 words | |
| A truth? Or a lie? Had something from Kat's (the Pandora Project's) past been revealed, only to be taken back? What would she do to hang on to a sliver of hope? How far would Kat go to have what she truly wanted? Two stand in the balance. . . But only one can be . . . Kimberly Griffin (the Phoenix) was torn between what she wished to be true and what she feared she'd discover. What would she... | |||||
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Shades of Gray #3 Cerberus Versus Pandora | by Kristie Lynn Higgins Aug. 20, 2010 | $8.99 | 74402 words | Sample 10% |
| An unstoppable killer . . . An inevitable battle . . . In the third book of the Shades of Gray Series, Kat finds herself hunted by Cerberus, a Council experiment sent to kill her. Cerberus is faster and stronger than her. Can Kat survive the inescapable fight? An appalling truth . . . A grim decision . . . Kim discovers her father may have had something to do with her mother's murder. She... | |||||
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Of Spells and Demons | by Kenneth McDonald Aug. 20, 2010 | $2.00 | 102143 words | Sample 50% |
| A demon attacks an outlying settlement in the mage-kingdom of Sacreth. The wizard Keric Olwyhn is sent to track the source of the attack, along with a hand-picked team of elite Border Wardens. Armed with the most potent magic that Sacreth can provide, Keric and the Wardens must confront and overcome not only demons, but dark magic and treachery as they try to unmask the cabal behind the incursion. | |||||
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The Age of Psiber Knights Volume II: Silence Through the Thunder | by Thomas John Moscato Aug. 20, 2010 | $2.99 | 67567 words | Sample 33% |
| Sir Arthur Riddle is dispatched to the Caribbean to bring the notorious pirate Cage Lambert to justice. Far removed from the law found in the heart of the Empire, he must be prepared to make sacrifices he had never considered. Princess Crystal is sent to the other side of the world to investigate a conspiracy that threatens their very way of life. | |||||
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Apexology: Horror | by Apex Publications Aug. 19, 2010 | $2.99 | 102066 words | Sample 50% |
| Contained within are twenty-one stories to showcase the unique talents that Apex has published and employed in the past five years. Apexology: Horror contains work from two Campbell Award winners, a Hollywood screenwriter, a NYT Bestselling Author, Nebula and Hugo nominees, Stoker Award winners, and Mari Adkins! | |||||
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The Age of Psiber Knights: A Place to Rule | by Thomas John Moscato Aug. 19, 2010 | $0.99 | 66515 words | Sample 33% |
| In this alternate future the English defeated the American colonist uprising in 1776. By the year 2276 the British Empire spans over half the planet. Their only opposition is the Chinese Communist Collective but for now there is a tentative peace. Sir Arthur Riddle, a distant relative to the queen, struggles against forces trying to bring his life, loved ones, and country to ruin. | |||||
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The First Dragoneer | by M. R. Mathias Aug. 18, 2010 | $1.00 | 20795 words | Sample 33% |
| When two young men go on a hunt that they know will be the last hunt of their youth, they decide they want it to be an unforgettable outing. When they cross a ridge leaving the protection of their kingdom behind, they find a cavern that looks like it needs to be explored. In the cavern they find exactly what they were looking for. In this stoney hole lives something they will never forget! | |||||
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The Adventurion | by M. R. Mathias Aug. 18, 2010 | $3.88 | 31733 words | Sample 50% |
| Fizz and Rodger, two adolescent boys, get caught up in a cutting edge, virtual reality experiment. They are thrust into the surreal Ethernet where websites and internet game worlds actually exist. A dangerous on-line dragon hunt, and a gripping space battle are but a few of the thrills they find there. Rodger pushes his luck and gets caught by ethereal aliens and Fizz tries to save the day. | |||||
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The Wrong God | by Paul Guthrie Aug. 18, 2010 | $7.99 | 109788 words | Sample 50% |
| Since the beginnings of history people have believed in magic, but California science writer Andy Taggart is not one of them. Until the day that John Chalk, his old friend from grad school, makes a ballpoint pen rise to stand on end – untouched. From that moment Andy is caught up in John’s mystery. Why can John do things that other people can’t? And why does he think someone is watching him? | |||||
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Julhi Refed | by Cathan L. Moore Aug. 17, 2010 | Free! | 12591 words | Read a sample |
| A Norawest Smith story. Norawest Smith is taken by the haunters of Vongg, strange alien vampires than cross the boundaries between worlds and dimensions in this strange city. They have other victims, too, as they hunt for the hot blood of human women. A Gender Switch Adventure. | |||||
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Collection of Short Stories | by Edward J Longo Aug. 16, 2010 | $15.95 | 27407 words | Sample 10% |
| Wonderfully orchestrated in both dramatic and humorous styles over a period of many years, this book was pieced together during the author’s research phase as a mental health practitioner. It was strongly suggested that this personal collection of stories might serve as a diversion for those seeking relief from the throes of daily life. | |||||
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Last Day In Leda | by Tara Loughead Aug. 15, 2010 | Free! | 4821 words | Read a sample |
| The partnership is split. Bulays and Emar undertake a revealing interrogation on the Slave Ship on Space to try and get a lead on the Death Queen of Neptune’s cousin. Ghaavn takes a junior agent with him to ensure Hypatia’s safety—but they disappear. Lady Gerald finds help for Bulays—in the form of hired gun Norawest Smith. A series planetary romance. Bulays and Ghaavn #21 | |||||
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MARS (Part Two) | by Anonymous 31062 Aug. 15, 2010 | $0.99 | 6770 words | Sample 35% |
| CLEAR SKIES. FIFTY-TWO DEGREES. PERFECT DAY FOR A LAUNCH: Mars. Earth. Reality. (Get ready to collide this year.) | |||||