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    The Ancient eBook Reader
    The Ancient eBook Reader
    The Ancient eBook Reader
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    The Ancient eBook Reader

    By Gary Weston

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    Written an ebook? Join the club. Will it be read in hundreds of years time? Maybe this flash fiction will be the future.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGary Weston
    Release dateJun 1, 2012
    ISBN9781476190211
    The Ancient eBook Reader
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    Gary Weston

    Hello again.I've added Drifta's Quest 2 on this site. Unlikely to be a Drifta's Quest 3 but never say never. I am already working on a new book to fit in between other creative projects. As a mere lad of 68 I have a good few years to tell my stories so I hope people will keep enjoying them.

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