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“On the ghosts in Moorehawke & Into The Grey/Taken Away: The ghosts ...are symbolic of those unresolved moments in history that linger, and affect the next generation. Sometimes this happens without that generation ever really knowing the truth of what has come before. This is so true of war, I think, where we are often only left the stories that the previous generation wanted us to hear... How much harder would the truth be to deny were it lingering about as an actual manifestation of the past?”

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Celine Kiernan is a renowned author known for her works in the genres of fantasy and science fiction. Her exact birth and death dates are unknown. more

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Source: War and Peace

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Source: Night Sky with Exit Wounds

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