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    Highwayman
    Highwayman
    Highwayman
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    Highwayman

    By John Walters

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    On a primitive frontier planet, a woman's companions are killed by a monstrous creature while traversing an isolated canyon on horseback. Teamed only with a near-feral orphan child, she determines to kill the monster so it won't endanger future travelers.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJohn Walters
    Release dateJul 4, 2021
    ISBN9798201623098
    Highwayman
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    John Walters

    John Walters recently returned to the United States after thirty-five years abroad. He lives in Seattle, Washington. He attended the 1973 Clarion West science fiction writing workshop and is a member of Science Fiction Writers of America. He writes mainstream fiction, science fiction and fantasy, and memoirs of his wanderings around the world.

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