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The Extra

By: Michael Shea
Narrated by: William Hughes
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The Extra is set in a future California where members of a desperate populace sign contracts to participate in reality death films, knowing that less than 20% of them will survive. It’s a view of the future—and Hollywood—as delightfully cynical as Kurt Vonnegut with sympathetic characters, Hollywood executive sleazeballs and much more.

©2010 Michael Shea (P)2010 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Science Fiction Thriller & Suspense Fiction

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