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The Gloaming
2017
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4.13
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146
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Michael Hodges' debut novel THE PULLER was optioned for film, and his follow-up novel, THE INVASIVE became a best seller. THE GLOAMING pays tribute to those apocalyptic and First Contact themes with 16 epic tales. Fletcher's Mountains: A man travels cross-country, post-oil and WW III, in search of his old friend's cabin in the Montana mountains. But someone is following him.... Lost Planes, Lost River: Cessna's belonging to the Wildlife Service keep crashing as the Service attempts to aerially snipe a wolf pack for livestock depredation. The FBI is called to investigate. Hydra: A top scientist discovers a way to extend the human life span by decades, but grapples with the reality humans will be the only species left on the planet if implemented. Uncommon Ally: After meteors wipe out most of mankind, the meteors that crashed into the ocean infect the seas with invasive species. A young rebel snipes the invasive's from shore, and finds an uncommon ally in the great white shark.

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Author

Michael Hodges
Michael Hodges
Author · 8 books

Michael Hodges is an American speculative fiction writer. His debut novel, The Puller, was released on April 24, 2015. Film rights for The Puller were purchased by Sonny Mallhi, producer of the film classic "The Strangers". The Puller was acquired by award winning publisher PYR in 2021. Tentative release date is November 2021. Michael's latest release is a short story collection called "The Gloaming". Michael's short stories have been published in over twenty magazines and anthologies, and he's a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He's also taught writing with Game of Thrones editor Anne Groell. His novel, "Black Friday" was called a "Glorious work of literature" by Horror Novel Reviews. Along with writing fiction, Hodges is a professional nature photographer, with work appearing in Outside Magazine (Best Adventure Photography of the Year) and newspapers, amongst other places. Animals often play a big role in his fiction, and the two art forms feed each other. He loves hearing from readers at: facebook.com/MichaelHodgesAuthor/ or his website: https://michaelhodgesfiction.com/

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