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ZIKES

Mackenzie Reide

First published June 2022
Type Short Fiction
Length Novelette
Series ZOWS

A mysterious freighter appears out of nowhere near ZOWS. Hannah is shocked to learn that it is the missing freighter from the Jump Drive experiments two years ago. Zenith Corp is on its way to take the ship and leave no witnesses behind. Can Hannah solve the key to the Drive and outwit Zenith Corp before it's too late? —from the author's website.


• Approximately 9,500 words.
• An email from the author on 2025-10-25 confirmed that she thinks of the titles the ZOWS series as being in all caps.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
June 2022 Cover Chronicles of Misses and Machines Anthology 176