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    The Valentich Disappearance
    The Valentich Disappearance
    The Valentich Disappearance
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    The Valentich Disappearance

    By Geoff Lichy

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    A plane crash. A death cult worshiping the Elder Gods. A nameless eldritch abomination rising from the black ocean depths.

    Frederick Valentich doesn't know what horrors he's about to face. A routine exercise will soon become a hideous nightmare - as he stumbles upon an abandoned city with dark secrets.

    This Lovecraftian short story is based on real life events. In 1978, a young Australian pilot disappeared while on a training flight. To this day, no one knows how or why he vanished. This modern retelling shows us what might have happened in the universe of HP Lovecraft.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGeoff Lichy
    Release dateSep 2, 2014
    ISBN9781311646576
    The Valentich Disappearance
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    Geoff Lichy

    Geoff Lichy lives in New York's Hudson Valley. He's a graphic designer and photographer who has a lot of stories to share. Sometimes he makes music out of them, and sometimes he puts them into words.

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      The Valentich Disappearance - Geoff Lichy

      The Valentich Disappearance

      Copyright © 2014 by Geoff Lichy

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      This is a work of fiction. Everything in the story is a product of the author’s imagination or is used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons (alive or dead), names, characters, places, events, stray cats, buildings, business locales, incidents, dialogue, et cetera – it is purely coincidental.

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      Edited by terrific volunteers

      Cover design by Geoff Lichy

      Cover illustration by Gustave Doré - Babylon Fallen (1860)

      Cover textures by Marcela Bolivar

      Version 2.1

      This ebook was originally published on 2 September 2014

      The latest revision was on 29 March 2016

      eISBN: 9781311646576

      THE VALENTICH DISAPPEARANCE

      GEOFF LICHY

      PART ONE: THE FLIGHT

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