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    Red Sand and Other Stories
    Red Sand and Other Stories
    Red Sand and Other Stories
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    Red Sand and Other Stories

    By Alexis DeSousa

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    * "Red Sand" - A thriller surrounding an up and coming base on the planet Mars. When a science team goes missing, military man Alexander Castillo is sent to investigate. What he brings back with him changes the lives of everyone on the base, forever.
    * "Trial and Error" - When Doctor George Peters gets the funding pulled on a project he has put his blood, sweat, and tears into, he'll do anything to get it back.
    * "Specimen E3101′′ - In a world where babies are few and far between, Elizabeth learns what she was made for. And in the process, she finds something else she hadn't been looking for along the way.
    * "In Space" - In space, everything is quiet. There is nowhere to run.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlexis DeSousa
    Release dateMar 12, 2011
    Red Sand and Other Stories
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    Alexis DeSousa

    Alexis DeSousa (1987 - ) was born and raised in Pennsylvania. She attended Arcadia University as an undergrad and majored in Computer Science. She is completed her MS degree from Drexel University in Software Engineering. She enjoys writing and has been doing so since she was young. When she is not writing, she is reading and cooking.

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