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    The Mercenary
    The Mercenary
    The Mercenary
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    The Mercenary

    By Shane Griffin

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    Follow Jona, a hardened veteran and mercenary as he fights for something more important than money - life itself in this short story.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherShane Griffin
    Release dateMay 22, 2012
    ISBN9781476058115
    The Mercenary
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    Shane Griffin

    Poupichou Press now also live on twitter - follow if you dare !!Shane Griffin is an ageing scientist, cricket fanatic and long term indie writer. He lives at the foot of the Blue Mountains.. He has completed over 30 titles including short stories, novella's and two full length novels.Shane is now focusing on e-publishing under his own label - Poupichou Press.Newest novel - Vendunari - Gene War is out now as an ebook and a hard print book. Newest shorter works Venudnari -Exile and Vendunari - Grenig's War.If you are interested in regular updates about my work please follow Poupichou Press on TwitterCurrently working on : new short story set in Visions of Magic realm, plus tinkering with ideas for Necrofaires 3. Its a slow process as a part time indie author so please be patient :)

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