The Learning Curve

By Marcus McClure

An industrial accident threatens to leave the Earth uninhabitable. Relief arrives in the form of a long-lost civilization - but at what cost? What do the newcomers really want? They promise a new era of peace and prosperity, but the terms of their aid may place mankind in greater jeopardy than the original disaster ever could.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Marcus McClure
• Release date: Nov 23, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465950307

Marcus McClure

Marcus McClure is a California native who loves to snowboard, SCUBA dive and generally goof-around. He loves to spend time with family. A physician by training, he has published scientific papers in research journals internationally, but has always loved fiction and story-telling. Writing short stories since Middle School, he incorporated creative writing classes into his academic career since his first year of college, and recently decided to take try to break into the world of publishing authors.

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THE LEARNING CURVE

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M.A. McClure

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The Learning Curve

Grandfather, tell me again how it all happened? Liza was only ten, but she had heard the story hundreds of times, listening to each telling