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    The Man in the Mask

    By Marcelle Dube

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    A short story in the A’lle Chronicles.

    Violet Stanhope defies her despised uncle to go on the long, arduous journey to the Klondike, but she spends the entire trip looking over her shoulder. Though she suspects her uncle of sending a tracker after her, she will stop at nothing to fulfill her sister’s final request, even if it means risking her life.

    Once she reaches the Yukon, however, her troubles truly begin and she finds herself at the mercy of a mysterious masked man and his strange, mechanical dogs.

    But will he help her with her mission—or will he kill her?

    A short story steeped in classic pulp style with a hint of steampunk influence, The Man in the Mask is set a few years before the events of Backli’s Ford.

    Originally published under the pen name Emma Faraday in the anthology Masked Mosaic: Canadian Super Stories, by Tyche Books.

    About Marcelle Dubé:
    In the A’lle Chronicles, Marcelle Dubé creates a fascinating alternate past that includes the alien A’lle living among humans. Backli’s Ford introduces the first A’lle investigator in Lower Canada. Dubé’s fiction titles also include the Mendenhall Mysteries series and standalone fantasy novels Jilimar, Kirwan’s Son and Obeah. Learn more about her and her published work at www.marcellemdube.com.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFalcon Ridge Publishing
    Release dateApr 7, 2014
    ISBN9781311800473
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    The Man in the Mask
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    Marcelle Dube

    Marcelle Dubé writes mystery, science fiction, fantasy, contemporary and—occasionally—romance fiction. She grew up near Montreal and after trying out a number of different provinces (not to mention Belgium) she settled in the Yukon, where people outnumber carnivores, but not by much. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and award-winning anthologies. Her novels include the Mendenhall Mystery series (a number of her short stories are also set in the world of Mendenhall Chief of Police Kate Williams) and The A'lle Chronicles, as well as standalone fantasy and mystery titles. Her work is available in print and in electronic format. To find out more about Marcelle, visit her at www.marcellemdube.com.  

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