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    The Last of His Kind
    The Last of His Kind
    The Last of His Kind
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    The Last of His Kind

    By Richard Buttars

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    The planet Venda has been destroyed, the surface seared and the atmosphere blasted away as a result of the final assault by the alien Morro. Of all the inhabitants of Venda there was only one survivor of the devastated planet, Mev Van Zehe, away serving in the Interstellar Republic Space Navy.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRichard Buttars
    Release dateApr 4, 2010
    ISBN9781621090007
    The Last of His Kind
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    Richard Buttars

    Richard Buttars was born in Ventura, California. His father worked as a carpenter during Richard's younger years so he moved between California, Nevada, and Utah as his family moved to follow construction jobs. Richard enlisted in the Navy at 17 and in which he sserved for 6 years. He spent the next 29 years working in electronics and computer software development.

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