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    Necessary Evil: A Collection of Horror Stories
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    Necessary Evil: A Collection of Horror Stories

    By Tina Starr

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    Necessary Evil contains the terrifying "Oded the Merciless" and more horror stories.

    -- "The stories are filled with the macabre, mystery and mayhem, lingering in the mind long after I reached the very end... Spine-tingling stories and spooky characters await anyone about to read Necessary Evil." -- Night Owl Reviews TOP PICK --

    Oded the Merciless
    A relentless computer AI on a spaceship torments a woman to discover the nature of the human condition. Previously published in audio format at Pseudopod.

    To Feed the Hungry
    A lesson in be careful what you wish for.

    Nature Boy
    A solitary and cynical young man must decide if he should end his unique relationship with bamboo.

    Cold Comfort
    An elderly woman is hiding something far worse than her menagerie of cats.

    Red Tide
    Bad things happen when a vampire bites a dolphin.

    Necessary Evil
    A real estate agent on Mars struggles with an ethical quandary when she tries to sell a house.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTina Starr
    Release dateAug 24, 2012
    ISBN9781476441382
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