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    Behind the Mask
    Behind the Mask
    Behind the Mask
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    Behind the Mask

    By Marie Brown

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    The Mazuri were nothing but a myth, a horror story used to frighten children into good behavior. Or so Kevran thought, until he stumbled across one of their dead on a lonely asteroid, and his life changed forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMarie Brown
    Release dateOct 28, 2013
    ISBN9781311618078
    Behind the Mask
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    Marie Brown

    "Marie Brown has lived in many locations across the United States, but spends most of her time exploring the realms of imagination. Currently located in Colorado, her brief moments of free time are spent in front of her computer, frequently covered in cats."Blah.Yeah, okay, that's all true. But I'm tired of hiding behind a bland, third-person pseudo-bio, utterly lacking in personality.Hi! I'm Marie Brown, and I write a lot. I self-publish through Smashwords and Amazon because I got tired of getting "well-written, but not our thing" rejection letters. Because, you see, most of my fiction tends to include characters that are either bi or just plain homosexual, and despite increasing acceptance of human sexuality and its many variations across the world, heroes and heroines are still supposed to be straight.Well, mine aren't. So if you're brave, and you don't mind that the main character of a story either isn't interested in sex at all, or is quite likely to hop in bed with someone of the same gender, then give my writings a chance. Come explore my fantasy worlds, or my science fiction worlds, or even spend some time with an occasional random love story set on Earth.And by the way, just this once, I wrote this entire blurb without a cat on my keyboard.

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      Behind the Mask - Marie Brown

      Behind the Mask

      Marie Brown

      Smashwords Edition

      ©2013

      Smashwords Edition License Notes

      Thank you for downloading this free ebook. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted property of the author, and may not be reproduced, copied, or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own copy at Smashwords.com, where they can also discover other works by this author. Thank you for your support.

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      Part Two

      Part Three

      Part Four

      Part Five

      Part Six

      Part Seven

      Part Eight

      Part One

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      The call came over the suit-to-suit radio on a public wavelength, so Kevran decided to investigate. He bounced smoothly across the gritty surface of the asteroid to land beside Rock. The big man was leaning over the edge of a crease in the surface, beside Jackyl. The two were staring avidly into the crack, eyes wide. Kev flipped his helmet beam up to high and looked in to see the wonder for himself.

      Oh. . . gods. . . he breathed.

      Laying there in the embrace of the asteroid was the body of a man.

      All right, you, back to work! Old Hardass, the supervisor, arrived on the scene with an aggressive bounce. Standing around ain't gettin' 'er done. What the fuck?

      Dunno, Hardass. Rock shook his head in bewilderment. Jackyl found 'im. Can't say's I make what he's doin' out here, no suit an' all.

      Is he one of ours?

      Not with that thing on his face, Kev muttered. There were two bars of black metal extending from

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