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The Variable Man

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4.5

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3H 8min
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Science fiction

In The Variable Man, Earth (The Terran System) is in a cold war with the older, corrupt Centaurian System, suppresses Terra from exploring space and expandig its borders. When a devastating new weapon called Icarus is developed by Terra, everyone expects the odds to tip in Terra's favor. But the computers calculating these odds find an unknown variable that throws off the odds. A time traveler from 1913, known as Thomas Cole has arrived. Can this variable man from the past rescue mankind from a catastrophic future?

© 2017 Dreamscape Media (Audiobook): 9781666606690
© 2017 Dreamscape Media (Ebook): 9781974998630

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Audiobook: 17 October 2017
Ebook: 17 October 2017

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