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    Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales
    Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales
    Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales
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    Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales

    By Celesta Thiessen

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    Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales is a collection of fourteen, inspirational short stories:

    Too Late For Life?
    Once in a Black Moon
    Light Speed to Nowhere
    Green
    They Came From the Sea
    Lucy, the P.I.
    Research
    Hope
    The Call
    White
    The Carefully Wound Clock
    Count to Ten
    World War Four
    Escaping Darkness

    Escaping Darkness
    They fell. That’s what I had said. No one had objected. We got away. Now I travel alone, one step ahead of the darkness that consumes the world.

    This book is rated 12+

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCelesta Thiessen
    Release dateFeb 1, 2013
    ISBN9781301688609
    Apocalyptic and Dystopian Tales
    Author

    Celesta Thiessen

    I live in Steinbach, Manitoba, Canada with my husband and two young daughters. We're homeschoolers and entrepreneurs. My husband and I make iOS apps and I write stories. Being a writer is magical - spinning nothing into stories - stories that can light the way to a different world.You can connect with me on Faceboook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorCelesta

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