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    Blue Foot: A sci-fi story
    Blue Foot: A sci-fi story
    Blue Foot: A sci-fi story
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    Blue Foot: A sci-fi story

    By Kris Maze

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    Wrongly accused and exiled, Ernestina Après faces the destruction of her family and her bucolic life beneath the Dome. The Silver-Waters blessings are not in her favor, despite her warnings to the Counsel that the stream and its resources are running out. Caring for a stowaway, she must find a silver-lining in her dire circumstances.


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    Science fiction, dystopian, stories about exile, Cli-fi or stories about futuristic societies that live in response to climate change

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPublishdrive
    Release dateJan 8, 2024
    ISBN9781957944043
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