
Guide to a Lonely Planet
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Narrated by:
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Kevin T. Collins
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By:
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Kerstin Hall
About this listen
You can listen to this romantic story for free on your device with the Audible Stories Skill. Just say “Alexa, read me a romance story,” or “Alexa, read me a story” to hear more free genres.
A lonely terraforming AI is delighted when a spacecraft unexpectedly makes an emergency landing on his planet. Hoping that the mysterious woman aboard might want to stay, he strives to be the best host in the universe.
Kerstin Hall is the author of the novella, The Border Keeper, and the novel, Star Eater. She lives in Cape Town, South Africa.
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