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Her Rule Would Always Last

Name: Her Rule Would Always Last
Rating: 4.35 (26 reviews)
Author: Seth Chambers

Seth Chambers August 6, 2017

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From the moment she hatched, First was curious, determined, and fierce. A baby allosaurus is nothing but a tasty morsel for numerous predators, and yet something deep within her knew that she had come into this world world to rule. This is the life story of a singularly dynamic predator of the late Jurassic period. Using her mix of cunning and patience, First makes her way in a harsh and unforgiving land, even finding the occasional moment of joy along the way. This stand-alone novelette is an excerpt from The Different Kinds Of Monsters, by Seth Chambers. About the Seth Chambers has cultivated a lifelong passion for writing, as well as an obsession with dinosaurs.

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