The Phoenix City
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Last published Fri, May 27, 2016
Man is a selfish creature. Finding joy in strips of paper and pressed metals rather than the warmth of human touch and the sight of green and brown; we crave instead the cold of steel and the artificial warmth of machines.
To what lengths would man go to satiate the insatiable?
Would they kill their fellow man?
Run a country into the ground?
Live off of debts and the money of others they do not control?
Man is a selfish creature.
To go to such lengths when in the end it means nothing.
Credits to @Iellaaaaa for the amazing cover! Ily girl
Not the first novel I've worked on, but the first one I fully intend to finish and post. Comment your thoughts as constructive criticism is always welcome.
~Kat.
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