Four Thought Provoking SciFi Short Stories
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Mike Vendetti
About this listen
Some short stories are amusing and soon forgotten, and others set one thinking. "Oh yeah, or what if". This collection narrated by award-winning audiobook narrator, Mike Vendetti is in the latter category.
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