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Podcast: A Box of Thunder
By: Lewis Shiner
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
Issue: 16 January 2017

In this episode of the Strange Horizons podcast, editor Anaea Lay presents Lewis Shiner's "A Box of Thunder."


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© Copyright 2017 By: Lewis Shiner
Podcast read by: Anaea Lay
About Lewis Shiner
Lewis Shiner is the author of Black & White, Frontera, and the World Fantasy Award-winning Glimpses, among others. He's also published four short story collections, journalism, and comics. Virtually all of his work is available for free download at fictionliberationfront.net. For more information, browse to lewisshiner.com.
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