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    The Machine: Agent Kiesler's Secret War, #2
    The Machine: Agent Kiesler's Secret War, #2
    The Machine: Agent Kiesler's Secret War, #2
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    The Machine: Agent Kiesler's Secret War, #2

    By Blaze Ward

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    Special Agent Eva Kiesler gave up Hollywood fame to battle the Nazis with the assistance of Dr. Slate, a living clone of N. Telsa.

    Now, British Intelligence has tracked their enemy to a warehouse down on the docks. Eva must lead her team to face a mad-science menace in the heart of Manhattan, where they confront powers beyond normal understanding, as well as devices stolen from the mind of Dr. Slate himself.

    Can she stop them, or will all of Manhattan burn?

    Continuing Agent Kiesler’s Secret War. Be sure to read #1, The Rescue, and prepare yourself for further adventures in #3, Rocketman.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKnotted Road Press
    Release dateJul 10, 2017
    ISBN9781386864745
    The Machine: Agent Kiesler's Secret War, #2
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    Blaze Ward

    Blaze Ward writes science fiction in the Alexandria Station universe (Jessica Keller, The Science Officer,  The Story Road, etc.) as well as several other science fiction universes, such as Star Dragon, the Dominion, and more. He also writes odd bits of high fantasy with swords and orcs. In addition, he is the Editor and Publisher of Boundary Shock Quarterly Magazine. You can find out more at his website www.blazeward.com, as well as Facebook, Goodreads, and other places. Blaze's works are available as ebooks, paper, and audio, and can be found at a variety of online vendors. His newsletter comes out regularly, and you can also follow his blog on his website. He really enjoys interacting with fans, and looks forward to any and all questions—even ones about his books!

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      Book preview

      The Machine - Blaze Ward

      The Machine

      The Machine

      Agent Kiesler’s Secret

      War

      :

      2

      Blaze Ward

      Knotted Road Press

      Contents

      The Machine

      About the Author

      Also by Blaze Ward

      About Knotted Road Press

      The Machine

      Eva smiled to herself as she put her hand to the cold, brass handle of Dr. Slate’s laboratory and pressed the heavy, steel door inward. She had rescued the brilliant boffin from Nazi agents so the man could help her defeat the Third Reich. It was time he earned

      his

      keep

      .

      The rest of the Brigadier’s team, her team, was uncomfortable even entering the dreary, underground space, filled as it was by such a bizarre collection of exotic devices straight out of a Saturday morning mad-science serial.

      That was why the Brigadier always sent her to retrieve

      the

      man

      .

      The fact that Dr. Slate was technically the clone of one of the most famous scientists of the day, a much-younger copy of N. Tesla who shared all the older man’s memories up until the fateful August 27, 1922, made the rest of the team even more nervous.

      Nothing Slate did

      intimidated

      her

      .

      Nothing any man did would

      intimidate

      her

      .

      Dr. Slate was just another tool in her fight against the Nazis. One she needed today, needed enough to drag him out of his lab and into the messy, outer world.

      Perhaps a touch of moonlight to wash away the laboratory.

      The door surrendered to her touch and opened on silent hinges.

      The basement where Dr. Slate had set up his lab was always chilly and a touch damp, so deep underground, surrounded by thick, reinforced, concrete walls. This morning, it was lit by strange colors as some bizarre device hummed malevolently in one corner.

      Dr. Slate was off to one side, bedecked in the traditional long, white lab coat that was as much a protection against spilled liquids as it was a badge of office. He was looking down, writing notes furiously in some bizarre language that seemed to be all symbols.

      She had looked over his shoulder once, early on after he had joined the team. The characters had reminded her of Egyptian hieroglyphs, or possibly Chinese ideograms. He had assured her that they were neither, but that only two men could

      decipher

      them

      .

      She shivered at the thought. The other man was that famous, elderly scientist now living in New York, of whom Dr. Slate was a clone. Or a form of clone. An exact copy, created eighteen years ago, and supposedly sharing all of the other man’s thoughts and memories until the moment they divided, the original in his eighties now, with this copy apparently approaching forty.

      Good morning, Agent Kiesler, Dr. Slate said warmly without

      looking

      up

      .

      How did you know it was me? she fired back. How did you know anyone was here? The door is silent when it opens.

      He paused in his writing to turn and look directly at her over his shoulder, a wry smile on his normally humorless face. He stared for a second, apparently enjoying the sight, before he

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