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    Hermes' Kringle
    Hermes' Kringle
    Hermes' Kringle
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    Hermes' Kringle

    By Michael Kingswood

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    When the Santa Simulacrum for the generation ship Hermes fails mid-flight, Brian has to fix it, or face the end of Christmas for all the children in his world.

     

    Hermes' Kringle is a short, fun science fiction story with Christmas themes.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSSN Storytelling
    Release dateApr 6, 2022
    ISBN9798201850906
    Hermes' Kringle
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    Michael Kingswood

    Michael Kingswood has written numerous science fiction and fantasy stories, including The Pericles Conspiracy, The Glimmer Vale Chronicles, and the Dawn of Enlightenment series. His interest in scifi/fantasy came at an early age: he first saw Star Wars in the theater when he was three and grew up on Star Trek in syndication. The Hobbit was among the first books he recalls reading. Recognizing with sadness that the odds of his making it into outer space were relatively slim, after completing his bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University, he did the next best thing - he entered the US Navy as a submarine officer. Almost seventeen years later, he continues to serve on active duty and has earned graduation degrees in Engineering Management and Business Administration. Fitting with his service onboard Fast Attack submarines (SSNs), he does his writing on Saturdays, Sundays, and at Night. He is married to a lovely lady from Maine. They have four children, and live wherever the Navy deems to send them. Sign up to receive email announcements of Michael's new releases and other exclusive deals for newsletter subscribers here: http://eepurl.com/eND22 .

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      Hermes' Kringle - Michael Kingswood

      Hermes’ Kringle

      Hermes’ Kringle

      A Short Science Fiction Story

      Michael Kingswood

      SSN Storytelling

      Contents

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      Hermes’ Kringle

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      Mailing List

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      About This Book

      When the Santa Simulacrum for the generation ship Hermes fails mid-flight, Brian has to fix it, or face the end of Christmas for all the children in his world.

      Hermes’ Kringle is a short, fun science fiction story with Christmas themes.

      Enjoy the book! After you’re done, please come to Michael’s website and sign up for his mailing list. Guaranteed to be spam free, he uses it to announce new releases and special promotions for his fans.

      Hermes’ Kringle

      If someone had told Brian's 8-year old self that he would one day be outside the world fixing Santa Claus, he would have laughed and called him crazy.

      But then, when he was 8 years old Brian hadn't really had a notion that there really was an outside of the world. It wasn't until he was a

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