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    Making Gods
    Making Gods
    Making Gods
    Ebook52 pages45 minutes

    Making Gods

    By Tony Cooper

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    A collection of three short stories that will get under your skin plus the first three chapters of the superhero novel 'Powerless'.

    'Powerless' Chapters 1-3: a retired hero is dragged from his self-imposed isolation when an old teammate is murdered by another power and he is tasked to find his killer.

    In 'Lord of Shadow', a small boy becoming emotionally detached from his parents finds solace in the darkness.

    In 'Making Gods' two linguistics experts find an awkward romance over ancient carvings.

    In 'The Colours of Jupiter' a group of scientists undertaking a radical experiment to prove the nature of time end up discovering more about their own nature.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTony Cooper
    Release dateMay 26, 2011
    ISBN9781458002648
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