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Defect: Part One (Defect, #1)

Penned By Autumn Kalquist
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Defect: Part One (Defect, #1)

Penned By Autumn Kalquist
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Editor's Note:
This edition is out-of-print. These short episodes have been merged into upcoming novel release Defective.Selene Hayes is a genetic experiment gone wrong. Damaged.Broken.Defective. World hunger has been vanquished, but drug-resistant diseases kill millions. The corporation that gave Selene superimmunity called her Protected...until they discovered the truth. Now they hunt her and those like her, and Selene's been hiding off-grid for eight years to avoid capture.But she can't hide forever. Rumors of a new threat--and a mysterious quarantine--have reached her sanctuary. And if Selene has to fight, she'll fight until she dies. The Corporate Coalition will never take her alive.

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Length 100 Pages
Language Eng
Imprint Diapason Publishing
Released July 19, 2014
Identifier (ISBN) 22824826
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Autumn Kalquist
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Autumn Kalquist

Autumn Kalquist is the author of several novels. Originally from the East Coast, they now live in the Midwest with family. In addition to writing, Autumn Kalquist enjoys gardening, cooking, and reading way past bedtime. Their work often explores the complexities of everyday life and human relationships.

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