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A HUMAN ELEMENT is an elegant and haunting first novel. Unrelenting, devious but full of heart. Highly recommended.

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Jonathan Maberry
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: May 18
Author
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Kensington
Philadelphia
Shane MacDougall
Firsts
Recommended
Human
Haunting
Humans
Elegant
First
Highly
Heart
Element
Elements
Novel
Devious
Full
Unrelenting

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Yo! Deadheads, he yelled, waving his sword to taunt them. Nice try, but you're messing with Benny-freaking-Imura, zombie killer. Booyah!
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The whole world turned into an all-you-can-eat buffet.
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The truth is the truth. What changes is what we know about it and what we're willing to believe.
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