title: Sekret Machines Book 1: Chasing Shadows
author:  Tom DeLonge 
description: "Blurring the line of science fiction and fact, Sekret Machines is an explosive thriller that will make you question everything you've been told about what's really out there." <i> -Larry King</i>
zlib_text: The Ascension Machine
  
  ISBN: 978 -1-95 1122-08 -9 (paperback)
  ISBN: 978 -1-95 1122-13-3 (ebook)
  LCCN: 2020933061
  Copyright ©
   2020 by Rob Edwards
  Cover Art: ©
   Ian Bristow
  Cover Design: Ian Bristow
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  The Ascension
  Machine
  by
  Rob Edwards
  
  Chap
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