Front cover of Fervor by Meg Smitherman, paperback

Fervor - Meg Smitherman

Meg Smitherman

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  • Pages · 160 pages
  • Publication Date · 30/07/2026
  • Genre · Science fiction
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HE HAS CALLED TO HER ALL HER LIFE, BUT SHE COULD NEVER REPLY. . . PRE-ORDER the brand new haunting, gothic, sci-fi novella from Meg Smitherman . . . --Midonia, a freelance interplanetary transporter, is on thin ice after a fatal accident on the job. So she doesn't argue when she's given the tedious task of flying devout Sister Irena to a remote fringe planet, where a tiny religious colony worships a strange deity called Anguish. Until now. When a solar flare grounds her ship, Midonia finds herself stuck with the cult-like sisters. Even worse, he comes to her in the night, his familiar voice louder than ever. He invades her mind with his hunger, sparking a ravenous obsession that will be near-impossible to escape. --🖤 Readers love Meg Smitherman:'Smitherman has such a way with getting the reader into the character's head that there were times I was genuinely afraid while I was reading' five ? reader review'Thrum is my first exploration into sci-fi, and I'm certainly fascinated by the genre now' five ? reader review 'Coming from someone who is rarely impressed with novellas... Wow!' five ? reader review 'Smitherman knows what she's doing' five ? reader review

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