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    A Moment's Pain
    A Moment's Pain
    A Moment's Pain
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    A Moment's Pain

    By Matthew Chard

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    A single moment can change everything...

    The island of Caray has been ravaged, torn apart by the cruel will of the group known as Kalotan. From amid the ruins, though, three survivors emerge.

    Kara, Mai and Namu find themselves spared where so many others have died, none of them knowing why they are alive or what fate now awaits them. In a world of constant danger, they must each find a way to deal with the horror that has gripped their homeland, and ensure that their second chance at life does not also end in bloodshed.

    A unique new voice in the world of speculative fiction, A Moment’s Pain presents a powerful story of sacrifice, survival, and the hopes that we all so desperately cling to.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMatthew Chard
    Release dateJan 16, 2016
    ISBN9781310499319
    A Moment's Pain
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    Matthew Chard

    Matthew Chard is a 32 year-old author. Originally from Australia, he has lived across South Africa, the UK, Tanzania and a couple of other places in between. He's been a writer for non-profit organisations, a rugby league referee, an analyst, a pop-culture columnist, an archiver, a rock-climbing instructor and someone who was put in charge of looking after baby monkeys.When not chained to his laptop writing novels or articles, he can be found travelling, in the surf, watching more movies or waiting somewhere with his eyes stuck to his kindle.More books await in his future and he looks forward to writing them for you.

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