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Wild Thing

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Reads 441
Votes 15
Parts 14
Time 1h 6m

new steampunk western

Jonah and his father are crossing an empty desert on a rickety cart and an old horse. On their travels they discover a body left in the heat. What starts as a simple trade rockets into an action packed steampunk adventure with more twists than a solenoid.

This book will be updated weekly on Fridays, or you can catch it a day earlier on my site, http://joshnstanton.wordpress.com/ 

Would love to hear your comments and thoughts as the adventure progresses.
 
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new steampunk western

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