The Anomaly
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Two parts space opera, one part pirate yarn. Add fragments of ghost story to taste and sprinkle with humor. Garnish with a hint of romance and allow plot to foment ...
Ernest - once a starship navigator, now a recluse - is dragged back into the thick of things by the arrival of an old colleague with tales of something new in the sky.
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