Race to the Sun
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Last published Sun, Jun 25, 2023
The world is dead, but humanity is too stubborn to let a little ice keep them down. They host an annual sled race, crossing the icy surface of what was once the Atlantic Ocean. Raphael Herrera is finally old enough to compete and hopes to traverse the frozen bones of the planet with the machines built by his own two hands. But what waits for the boy out in the icy blue?
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