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The Reckoning - cover

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The Reckoning

Russ Crossley, Rita Schulz

Publisher: 53rd Street Publishing

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Summary

The end of the world is real. 
These five exciting tales explore the aspects and challenges humanity will face when the world explodes and survival seems doubtful.  
Tales of high stakes, deadly encounters, the Earth devastated by aliens, natural disasters far beyond our control, and self inflicted wounds humanity may never recover from. 
Two exceptional science fiction authors detail what the future might hold for us as a race of intelligent beings and how we might escape certain extermination. 
Will we live or will we die? Dive into these cautionary speculative stories and discover what might be.  
Available since: 11/23/2015.

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