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“They say a happy childhood is a lousy preparation for life. Kids who spend their playground days fat, ginger or gay know the truth. The world has always been full of vicious predators. For plenty of people this carnage and savagery is business as usual.”

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Outpost

This book explores themes of survival, isolation, and the human condition in a distant, uncharted environment. more

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