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Ersatz is a short story companion to the urban fantasy series Devil Have Mercy.
The DEVIL HAVE MERCY Series
Iris
Hypocrite
Death Eater
Heretic
Heathen (Spring 2013)
Michael Horton
Michael Horton is an author of speculative fiction (with a proclivity toward urban fantasy) living in Atlanta, Georgia. His hobbies outside of writing include cooking, drawing, designing games he will never have time to complete, and Oxford commas.
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