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    Liquid Metal
    Liquid Metal
    Liquid Metal
    Ebook22 pages17 minutes

    Liquid Metal

    By Linda Manning

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    In the heat of the Painted Desert, Jack Carter learns a terrible truth that’s been hidden for centuries. Once unleashed, the world will never be the same again.

    First published in Novus Creatura from Aurora Wolf Press, this story is now available for single download.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLinda Manning
    Release dateApr 27, 2012
    ISBN9781476148021
    Liquid Metal
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    Linda Manning

    Linda Manning’s work appears in Words of Wisdom, Calliope, Liquid Imagination, Silver Blade, Foundling Review, joyful! and others. She has served as managing editor for Aurora Wolf Literary Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and has edited several books including "The New Fairy Tales Anthology." Her fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart prize and the Micro Fiction award.

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      Liquid Metal - Linda Manning

      Liquid Metal

      Linda Manning

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      Copyright © 2012 Linda Manning

      Cover art copyright © Sue Babcock

      First published in Novus Creatura, Aurora Wolf Press, 2010

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      Liquid Metal

      In the beginning of Creation, when God made heaven and earth, the earth was without form and void, with darkness over the face of the abyss, and a mighty wind that swept over the surface of the waters. ~Genesis 1:1

      It screamed across the northern hemisphere with a tail of fire seven miles long. All the clouds in the sky melted, and a thunderous roar reverberated through the soft tissues of plants and animals alike. Those who tarried under its path were instantly vaporized by the shockwaves.

      "The strike blew the earth flat for miles around the impact crater, sending plumes of dust far into the sky. Within days, the earth was covered with a fog of dirt

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