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The First

By: Scott Nicholson
Narrated by: Amy Gramour
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A collection of 11 dark fantasy, dystopian, post-apocalyptic, and science fiction stories from award-winning author Scott Nicholson. These stories visit undiscovered countries and shadowy avenues of the heart, lands and times where night never ends and matter doesn't matter. Features the six-story Aeropagan cycle where time is literally money.

Nicholson, a 1999 Writers of the Future award winner and Stoker Award finalist, has published 12 novels, including the best-selling thrillers Liquid Fear, Disintegration, and The Red Church and the comic books Grave Conditions, Dirt, and Little Shivers. He's sold more than 350,000 books worldwide.

©2010 Scott Nicholson (P)2012 Scott Nicholson Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Fiction Science Fiction Short Stories Heartfelt

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Critic reviews

"A literary shadow land between Ray Bradbury and Neil Gaiman." (Sharyn McCrumb, the Ballad books)
"Always surprises and always entertains." (Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero)
"A fresh and true voice that will affect you, disturb you, enrage you, or make you laugh." (Kevin J. Anderson, Dune series)
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