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    Absolute Tenacity
    Absolute Tenacity
    Absolute Tenacity
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    Absolute Tenacity

    By K. J. Russell

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    For the past seven days, Aksel has witness the destruction of the world and pulled it back from oblivion. But she cannot stop what is coming. She has seen it before on countless worlds. With a cheerful university student and a fatalistic mother-to-be as her companions, Aksel counts the days until her celestial enemy overcomes her will and leaves the Earth in ruins. A work of romance and tragedy, K.J. Russell's three-chapter novella illuminates parts of the human heart we would rather pretend do not exist.

    "Absolute Tenacity, held my interest and attention to become my all-time, best non-stop read. His scenes filled my mind with images and colors I’ve not experienced in print since Al Feldstein’s graphic artwork in Tales from the Crypt."
    - E. L. Russell, author of the Evolutis Rising series

    "A shattering view of the potential of love and hate, of fear and joy, and of every emotion betwixt and between not only to drive actions but to fuel them, in this tale of an epic family battle across worlds, across solar systems, and across time."
    -Pamela Fagan Hutchins, author of the Katie and Annalise series

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherK. J. Russell
    Release dateJan 19, 2015
    ISBN9781310060328
    Absolute Tenacity
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    K. J. Russell

    K.J. Russell is an author of speculative fiction based in Houston, Denver and Colorado. His novella, Absolute Tenacity, has been described as “the kind of story that force feeds you bits and pieces, slowly filling your psyche with reveals and snippets of underlying horror, until the needle is brandished and you (along with the story) pop violently with a raw, unexpected ambivalence.” As the Director of Publications for the Houston Writers Guild, he has edited two anthologies of local talent. The "Tides of Possibility" science fiction anthology is on sale now, and it's sibling book, the "Tides of Impossibility" fantasy anthology, will be available in Spring of 2015. K.J. Russelll regularly appears at readings, conventions and community events throughout Houston. He also leads workshops at the Writespace studio and studies at the University of Houston.

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