Of Bone and Steel and Other Soft Materials: A Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Short Story

Name: Of Bone and Steel and Other Soft Materials: A Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Short Story
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Rating: 4.2 (286 reviews)
Author: Annie Bellet

by Annie Bellet

Literary Fiction Science Fiction

4.2 (286)

4.2 stars from 286 reviews

258 pages~4.3 hr readPublished by Doomed Muse Press

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About this book

Ryska survives as a scavenger in post-apocalyptic Russia, having long accepted her role as a blind, discarded military experiment. When a kidnapping goes awry, she finds herself forced to use all her skills to escape and protect a young boy whose presence stirs painful memories from her past. This science fiction short story originally appeared in Mirror Shards: Volume One.

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