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Short Stories A.I. Vol 3

February 9, 2025
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Short Stories A.I. Vol 3

Are they trying to lull us into a false sense of security?

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Beyond Science Fiction!

February 9, 2025
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Beyond Science Fiction!

You just read that in your head with echo sound effects, didn’t you?

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Journey Through the Sol: A Rite of Passage to Spiritual Awakening

February 9, 2025
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Journey Through the Sol: A Rite of Passage to Spiritual Awakening

If you look close, you can see that it’s a mountain, within a mountain… within a mountain.

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Kitan Club Vol28: A criminal released from prison sometimes meets a rich middle-aged couple. He feels they are felons and breaks into the mansion to find out their secret.

February 8, 2025
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Kitan Club Vol28: A criminal released from prison sometimes meets a rich middle-aged couple. He feels they are felons and breaks into the mansion to find out their secret.

If you haven’t figured out how to make an interesting cover by volume 28…

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The Evil That Walks Among Us (A Turner/Brogan Crime Thriller Book 2)

February 8, 2025
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The Evil That Walks Among Us (A Turner/Brogan Crime Thriller Book 2)

The cover is a lot more sedate than the description.

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