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Excerpt of The Soul Consortium by Simon West-Bulford

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Medallion Press
July 2012
On Sale: July 1, 2012
Featuring: Salem Ben
384 pages
ISBN: 1605423939
EAN: 9781605423937
Kindle: B008EEUGKI
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Also by Simon West-Bulford:

The Soul Continuum, September 2015
Paperback
The Beasts of Upton Puddle, September 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
The Soul Consortium, July 2012
Paperback / e-Book

Excerpt of The Soul Consortium by Simon West-Bulford

My body will go on and on, but who lives within this flesh? Am I losing perspective to such a degree that I’m prepared to become a monster to find my answer? And perhaps it is even worse.

Was it really the answer I was interested in, or was it the  fascination of becom​ing a killer? This is why  Qod  warned  me  about  being  Orson  Roth.  Not  because  of  who  he  was  but  because  my choice might force me to face who I have become.

The  hiss  of  hydraulic  locks  snap  me  from  my  musings,  and  my  hands  and  feet  are  freed.

Cables  lower  me  gently  to  the  floor,  and  I’m  grateful  for  the  warm  breeze  against  my  face,  as though  somehow  I  had  been  aware  of  the  stale  atmosphere  gradually  build​ing  inside  the W.O.O.M. through all the years of my immersion.

“Would you like to go to the Observation Sphere?” Qod asks.  “Not much has changed in forty­ six years, but I know how it helps you think.”

All I do is nod when the cables slide away. The metallic flo or sticks to my feet as I head for the exit  of  the  Aberration  Sphere,  and  at  last  I’m  me  again,  but  I  will  never  be  able  to  forget  the murders I committed inside that man’s life. Even without my  en​hanced  synapses, those bloody memories will leave a permanent stain. Zachary Cox’s glassy  gaze imprinting on my brain, Orson Roth’s syringe in my hand, the stench of formaldehyde burnin g my sinuses.

I  stop,  and  my  heart  skips  a  beat.  I  can’t  leave,  not  yet.  I  came  into  this  new  sphere  for  a reason, and Orson Roth had no answers for me. All around in  every alcove, a tiny light glitters— each one a soul containing some sort of aberration. But what  are these ab​errations? I have my suspicions, and I have a lead, but the thought of where that  investigation may take me brings a shudder of trepidation.

“Qod?”

“Yes?”

“I need you to locate another soul for me. His name is Keitu s Vieta.”

Excerpt from The Soul Consortium by Simon West-Bulford
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