{"id":33,"date":"2011-08-16T22:54:36","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T22:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/one_survivor\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T19:43:09","slug":"one_survivor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/one_survivor\/","title":{"rendered":"One Survivor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.nortoncreekpress.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/one_survivor_cover_sm.jpg?resize=166%2C250\" alt=\"\" width=\"166\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>by Robert Plamondon<\/strong><br \/>\n<em> Norton Creek Press, 258 pages, ISBN 0981928447.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is Robert&#8217;s first novel, a fast-paced space adventure. 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