Immortality is a gift, but one with a sting in the tail 🎙️ "Marrak's Chest" 🎙️ Sci-Fi Short Story

Опубликовано: 24 Февраль 2023
на канале: Tall Tale TV

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"Marrak's Chest" is a sci-fi short story written by Bob Johnston.

When a locked star drive gifts the crew with virtual immortality Marrak and Guin discover that they have a long time to consider whether or not some gifts might be better not given.

Bob Johnston has been a science fiction and horror fan since childhood. He started scribbling after a too early introduction to the likes of Michael Moorcock, H P Lovecraft, and Algis Budrys and hasn't stopped since. A list of his published works, as well as a quartet of his stories, can be found at bobjohnstonfiction.com

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