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    Blue Screens of Death: The System Apocalypse short stories, #6
    Blue Screens of Death: The System Apocalypse short stories, #6
    Blue Screens of Death: The System Apocalypse short stories, #6
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    Blue Screens of Death: The System Apocalypse short stories, #6

    By Tao Wong

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    Morning in Whitehorse, and everything is the normal. All too normal. A girlfriend who loves him, an evening at the farmer's market in Shipyard's Park. Idyllic, relaxing, peaceful. What more could a man want?

     

    John Lee isn't sure, but stray thoughts intrude, and memories of a different time, a different place, a different world keep intruding. Angst-ridden, exhausting memories of a world of pain and struggle. Nothing like the paradise he lives in.

     

    Now, if only John wasn't so attracted to them.

     

    This short story is set between Books 9 and 10. Minor spoilers included within.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherStarlit Publishing
    Release dateAug 1, 2021
    ISBN9781989994689
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      Blue Screens of Death - Tao Wong

      Blue Screens of Death

      A System Apocalypse Short Story

      By

      Tao Wong

      License Notes

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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

      Blue Screens of Death: A System Apocalypse short story

      Copyright © 2021 Tao Wong. All rights reserved.

      A Starlit Publishing Book

      Published by Starlit Publishing

      PO Box 30035

      High Park PO

      Toronto, ON

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      ISBN: 9781989994689

      Contents

      Blue Screens of Death

      Author’s Note

      About the Author

      About the Publisher

      Short stories in the System Apocalypse universe

      Blue Screens of Death

      A snort, a twist of his head. Skin, stuck to damp and sticky plastic, pulled at his cheeks before

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