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The Blood Cell places readers in a distant asteroid, the galaxy’s most secure detention facility. The Governor, tasked with keeping the universe’s worst fraudsters and murderers behind iron gates, is unsettled by the arrival of The Doctor, the most dangerous criminal in the quadrant. As The Doctor immediately initiates an escape plan, the Governor must investigate the motives behind this audacious attempt.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Science Fiction/Space Opera
Authors: James Goss
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