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    A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs
    A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs
    A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs
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    A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs

    By Cora Buhlert

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    Humanity thought they were alone in the universe. They were wrong.

    When aliens attack Hyams II, a small mining colony on the galactic rim, all that stands between the attackers and the terrified civilian population are a handful of underpaid and underequipped security guards.

    However, two of those guards, Cally and Matt, use all their skills and their knowledge of the colony's layout to fight back and hold the invaders at bay. And in the process, they also manage to uncover the biggest secret of all: Why are the aliens attacking human outposts at all?

    This is a short science fiction story of 6500 words or approximately 25 print pages.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPegasus Pulp Publishing
    Release dateNov 23, 2017
    ISBN9781386387992
    A Mess of Arms and Legs and Limbs
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    Cora Buhlert

    Cora Buhlert was born and bred in North Germany, where she still lives today – after time spent in London, Singapore, Rotterdam and Mississippi. Cora holds an MA degree in English from the University of Bremen and is currently working towards her PhD. Cora has been writing, since she was a teenager, and has published stories, articles and poetry in various international magazines. When she is not writing, she works as a translator and teacher.

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