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    Firebird
    Firebird
    Firebird
    Ebook33 pages27 minutes

    Firebird

    By Drew Beatty

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    Interplanetary transport ship Firebird is on a routine mission, delivering much needed supplies to a mining colony when a freak collusion of accidents plunges the crew in a desperate race against time against the most unlikely of foes to meet in space. Zombies.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDrew Beatty
    Release dateMar 17, 2012
    ISBN9780980939866
    Firebird
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    Drew Beatty

    Drew Beatty has been writing fiction seriously since the birth of his first son four years ago. His works have appeared in Aphelion-Online, Alien Skin Magazine, and Sinister Tales. Additionally, his first two novels are available as audiobooks on Podiobooks.com. He also writes a monthly podcasting column for Popsyndicate.com, and is working on a series of artices for Dad-O-Matic.com as well. When not writing, Andrew works as a teacher, reads too much, and juggles babies. Not literally, but sometimes it feels that way.

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