Healthy or Else and other stories
by Allan Regier
Publisher: Bibliotastic.com 2011
Number of pages: 224
Description:
A speculative satire about the health care industry assuming dictatorial powers in a recognizable near future society. It is the story of one family's brush with the health care regime and what happens to these good people. The trends are in play; the future may not be as far away as you think. The other three stories in this collection are Sci-Fi themed flash fiction.
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