Five science fiction stories to ignite the imagination. Explore an Earth being devoured by entropy, in the ultimate runaway environmental crisis. Dive the depths of the sea to prevent the mother of all oil spills. Rocket into space as a tourist. Mine the asteroids with your enhanced border collie,
Lost Libido and Other Gulp Fiction
β Scribed by Desai, Salil
- Publisher
- Fingerprint
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 282 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 8172344171
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β¦ Synopsis
Lost libido -- Who strangled Sharma? -- Hunch on a highway -- Drowning depth -- The maths conundrum -- Bit on the side -- When the horse befriended the grass -- Our friendly neighbourhood murder -- Dubious distinction -- The snake and the stick! -- The record breaker -- A susceptible conscience -- The amateur murderer -- The perfect day -- One Monday morning -- Cul-de-sac -- Spite is right.
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