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Download or read book Episode Five The Phantom of the Jungle science fiction action adventure comedy serial written by T.L. Charles and published by Annulus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-02 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As adventurers of the grand cosmos, Mr. Jason Space and Captain Helena Galaxy seek to discover new worlds and new adventures and to have fun while doing it. They will never do paid mercenary work, no matter how good the offer, for they are explorers and not mercenaries. They will complete every mission they undertake, no matter how much trouble it gets them into. And they will never give up, regardless of whatever menacing aliens or dangerous obstacles they run into. In order to earn more money to fuel their adventures, Galaxy and Space travel to the jungles of Shizor in search of ancient ruins that might hold valuable artifacts that they can sell to museums. But with Galaxy suffering from sleep deprivation, the two explorers must escape the ruins before the mysterious Phantom of the Jungle claims both of their lives. KEYWORDS: science fiction action adventure series, science fiction action adventure humor, science fiction serial, science fiction humorous, science fiction humor serial, science fiction comedy, science fiction comedy adventure

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Download or read book Episode Four Never Work with Old Bosses science fiction action adventure comedy written by T.L. Charles and published by Annulus Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-02 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As adventurers of the grand cosmos, Mr. Jason Space and Captain Helena Galaxy seek to discover new worlds and new adventures and to have fun while doing it. They will never do paid mercenary work, no matter how good the offer, for they are explorers and not mercenaries. They will complete every mission they undertake, no matter how much trouble it gets them into. And they will never give up, regardless of whatever menacing aliens or dangerous obstacles they run into. In desperate need of spare parts for their ship, Galaxy and Space accept a job from Galaxy's former employer to infiltrate a competitor's business and steal back something that they stole from Galaxy's old boss. When the true nature of the situation is revealed, however, Galaxy and Space must use all of their wits and cunning in order to avoid getting in trouble with the law. KEYWORDS: science fiction action adventure series, science fiction action adventure humor, science fiction serial, science fiction humorous, science fiction humor serial, science fiction comedy, science fiction comedy adventure

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