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    The Forever Drug
    The Forever Drug
    The Forever Drug
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    The Forever Drug

    By Steve Perry

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    Venture Silk and Zia Rélanj have fled Earth for her homeworld of E2 -- it was run or be arrested. They love each other, but he's a spindoc and she's a spy; she's going to get a treatment that will let her to live forever -- and he isn't. More than a few operatives want something from them, and if they are to survive, they will have to be sharp -- and quick on the draw ...

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSteve Perry
    Release dateSep 21, 2010
    ISBN9781452383736
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