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    January 2016: Volume 1 - Eleven Short Stories
    January 2016: Volume 1 - Eleven Short Stories
    January 2016: Volume 1 - Eleven Short Stories
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    January 2016: Volume 1 - Eleven Short Stories

    By Neil Shooter

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    Terror, humanity, fallibility, love, sex, despair, regret, sacrifice, grief, deceit, and hope. Eleven short stories of distant planets, desperate futures, ancient magic, lost souls, shattered dreams, vain hopes, and bad decisions.
    ** Warning: "Pampas Grass" contains mature subject matter. Reader discretion is advised. **
    1. The Rose
    This will be a New Year's Day to remember.
    27. The Alarm
    A medical emergency leads to an online purchase.
    13. The Miscalculation at Kagliks
    When a colony ship arrives in their destination system, something is not how they expected.
    30. The Adze
    The first lesson an Adze learns about dealing with humans is to not let them see you. It's elementary. So why has she forgotten it?
    16. Pampas Grass
    Bored suburbanites spice up their life, but get more than they bargain for.
    19. Ejected
    After Earth is ejected from the Solar System by a rogue Black Hole, humans struggle to survive in the encroaching night.
    20. The Message
    An out of the blue email, months after a messy break-up, brings a swirl of emotions.
    28. The Two Riders
    When the Riders cross the brow of the Hill of the Moon, the Peace between two peoples is broken.
    21. Up The Mountain
    Ginny has tried to hold her family together, but there is something beyond her experience that she is not prepared for.
    15. The Chosen One
    When Sabtawash the Mellifluous tells her about the prophecy, Mira is not much moved by it. She has work to do. And Sabtawash is creepy. So what if she is the Chosen One?
    31. Be My Guest
    John's commune welcomes his sister Sandra in a time of crisis.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNeil Shooter
    Release dateDec 15, 2016
    ISBN9781370733125
    January 2016: Volume 1 - Eleven Short Stories
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    Neil Shooter

    I grew up in Robin Hood Country, spent some time in the sprawling metropolises (?) of London, England, and Toronto, Canada, and now I've found a quiet corner of rural Ontario to put myself out to pasture in.I'm always in search of my serenity and my muse.I try to read, and to write, a little bit every day, so that my gears keep turning...Some of the results can be found on Medium at medium.com/@nshooter11.Thanks for reading!

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