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Manifest Destiny

By Michal Wallace (blog)

This is a short novel I wrote in the summer of 1996, right before I turned 19. The writing is very uneven, and in parts downright bad, and some parts are too cute for their own good (like the star trek parody) but I think the story itself is actually pretty decent.

Maybe some day I'll get around to rewriting this thing. But in the meantime...

Welcome to Manifest Destiny! It's got anarchy! Bureaucracy! Trolls! Airships! Self-help gurus! Giant computers with ESP! It's got a variety of beautiful women, a fleet of accountants, and a cameo appearance by the author himself! Now, for the first time ever, I'm making Manifest Destiny available on the web!

Prologue the prologue sucks.. just skim it...
Hostile Takeover In which a mystery is discovered..
Manifest Destiny In which some papers are signed..
Electric Dreams In which a nap is taken..
Nighttime in Little Keltarr In which a boar is beheaded..
Visitors From Outer Space In which an accountant is threatened..
Zenheads and the Art of Airship Maintenance In which a popular sci-fi TV show is parodied, much to the author's embarrasment..
Interlude #1 In which a garden club is disturbed...
Show Business In which a special two minute episode is filmed...
Risky Business In which a princess is kidnapped...
Business as Usual In which an executive is confronted...
Interlude #2 In which some wine is drunk...
The World According to Ud In which some aliens are drenched...
The Final Frontier In which a plan is formed...
Lost in Cyberspace In which a party is held...
Ragnarok In which the world is ended...
Epilogue In which the tale is concluded...

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