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    Sidra's Story
    Sidra's Story
    Sidra's Story
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    Sidra's Story

    By Saqib Sadiq

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    In this short story, readers are given another look at the Reapers of the Damned Universe. This time through the eyes of a family facing harrowing circumstances. Tyrannical regimes made them refugees but sheer grit and determination kept them alive. Now as embers of resistance grow and champions of humanity gather, one woman tells her story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSaqib Sadiq
    Release dateNov 16, 2017
    ISBN9781370925544
    Sidra's Story
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      Sidra's Story - Saqib Sadiq

      sidra’s story

      Saqib Sadiq

      Published by SadiSoft at Smashwords

      A SadiSoft production © 2022

      Also, by Saqib Sadiq

      Ar-Raan

      (Short Story 1)

      Reapers of the Damned

      (Book 1)

      Es-Haan Mund

      (Short Story 2)

      ROTD: Dark Seed

      (Book 2, coming soon!)

      Sidra's Story

      (Short Story 3A)

      Letters of the Lamb

      (Short Story 3B)

      ROTD: Covert Dreams

      (Book 3, coming soon!)

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Disclaimer

      All stories are a work of fiction. The characters do not exist, except in the mind of the author. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead is purely coincidental.

      SIDRA’S STORY

      BY SAQIB SADIQ

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