The Impossible Engine - Short Stories
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Last published Tue, Mar 28, 2017
Whispers of the impossible that speak to the imagination lie within...You are about to take a journey into the unknown where many men fear to tread. Welcome to the vastness of space... where no one can hear you scream.
A collection of short science fiction stories and flash fiction.
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