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Paul’s Book Reviews: Science Fiction, Fiction, Nonfiction, Mystery, YA

Posted on by Paul Woodford

The body turns in the stream. Where the new bridge crosses the Ganga in five concrete strides, garlands of sticks and plastic snag around the footings; rafts of river flotsam. For a moment the body might join them, a dark hunch in the black stream. The smooth flow of water hauls it, spins it around, […]

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Paul’s Book Reviews: Fiction, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction

Posted on by Paul Woodford

“A low sound, barely audible at first, made him turn his head. For a moment he seemed almost puzzled. The sound was faint but growing and unmistakable, like distant thunder. It was engines, wide open. They were as if headed towards him. He could hear them, full and unwavering, suddenly very close, almost overhead, roaring […]

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