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    Weight of Worlds
    Weight of Worlds
    Weight of Worlds
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    Weight of Worlds

    By Alma Alexander

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    Alma Alexander released a series of "Triads", themed collections of three short stories apiece, over the course of several years. This book, "Weight of Worlds", is a gathering of some of the best of the Triads, a substantial collection of short stories from an accoplished storyteller.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKos Books
    Release dateNov 23, 2017
    ISBN9781540191298
    Weight of Worlds
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    Alma Alexander

    Alma Alexander was born in Yugoslavia and has lived in Zambia, Swaziland, Wales, South Africa and New Zealand. She now lives in Washington state, USA. She writes full-time and runs a monthly creative writing workshop with her husband.

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