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Robert Boyczuk

Publisher: ChiZine

Summary

In the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake, the editor of a major publishing house launches an expedition into a newly opened crevasse to recover the pages of a manuscript submitted by an aspiring writer. From Robert Boyczuk’s Horror Story and Other Horror Stories, this tale belongs to Robert Boyczuk’s debut collection of short fiction, offering an “edgy variety of sci-fi, horror, and speclit” (Publishers Weekly). 
ChiZine Publications (CZP) curates the best of the bizarre, bringing you the most excitingly weird, subtle, dark, and disturbing literary fiction. Look for more titles in the ChiZine short stories collection to build your digital library.

Available since: 04/30/2013.

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