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    By Russ Crossley

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    It's the end of the world, at least for now.

    When a planet killer asteroid strikes the Earth a small group of humans and animals will survive on space habitats, but who?

    Some will be saved, who would you save?

    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher53rd Street Publishing
    Release dateSep 5, 2017
    ISBN9781386429968
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    Russ Crossley

    International selling author, Russ Crossley writes science fiction and fantasy, and mystery/suspense under the name R.G. Crossley. His latest science fiction satire set in the far future, Revenge of the Lushites, is a sequel to Attack of the Lushites released in 2011. The latest title in the series was released in the fall of 2013. Both titles are available in e-book and trade paperback. He has sold several short stories that have appeared in anthologies from various publishers including; WMG Publishing, Pocket Books, and St. Martins Press. He is a member of SF Canada and is past president of the Greater Vancouver Chapter of Romance Writers of America. He is also an alumni of the Oregon Coast Professional Fiction Writers Master Class taught by award winning author/editors, Kristine Katherine Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith. Feel free to contact him on Facebook, Twitter, or his website http:www.russcrossley.com.  He loves to hear from readers  

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      Russ Crossley

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      Russ Crossley

      Published by 53rd Street Publishing

      Copyright 2011 Russ Crossley

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      Cover art copyright © Philcold | Dreamstime.com

      Cover designed by R. Edgewood

      Cover design and layout copyright 2017 by 53rd Street Publishing

      53rd Street Publishing

      Head office: Gibsons B.C. Canada

      www.53rdstreetpublishing.com

      This is a work of fiction. Any similarities to persons living or dead are purely coincidental.

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      Elvis Pepper sat on his bunk staring at the image on the monitor on his desk. His eyes brimmed with tears and his mind was having trouble processing what he was seeing .

      When the asteroid the size of Texas struck the Earth in the Atlantic Ocean it vaporized that ocean and hurled a huge cloud of dust and debris high into the atmosphere. The clouds of superheated air quickly formed a shroud around the Earth and winds spread a wave of destruction at speeds of over two hundred and fifty miles an hour outward in waves from the epicenter where the asteroid struck.

      The surveillance satellite watching the catastrophe was stationed within range of the electromagnetic pulse so as expected within a few minutes of impact the satellite’s transmission feed

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      As the

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