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Serpent Daughter – Snippet 19

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 19 Formally, Montse’s title was admiral. Following the example of Josep and the crew of the Verge, most of the navy simply called her by the Catalan word Capità. This suited her just fine. She looked through her spyglass; at first, she saw nothing. Then she spotted a woman. She wore […]

Heart Of The World – Snippet 19

Heart Of The World – Snippet 19 *** They all slept on the floor of the hall; the men had blankets and carpets but Daud lay down on the stone floor. He was afraid to sleep, as always, but sleep came over him, and he saw the eyes again, floating in the dark. He sobbed, […]

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 21

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 21 Chapter 12 East of Dominica Shortly after a skiff delivered Tromp to the Amelia, the first preliminary report of the engagement was handed to him. La Flota, as hoped and anticipated, had elected not to split into its two primary parts before making landfall in the […]

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 20

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 20 Chapter 11 East of Dominica Tromp was still watching black smoke rise, unabated, from the merchantman that Omlandia and Wappen van Rotterdam had battered into submission when drums and a coronet announced the approach of a small craft. The steam pinnace that had originally been detailed […]

Heart Of The World – Snippet 18

Heart Of The World – Snippet 18 The Mamelukes, bunched all around, gave a low general laugh. Bohemund braced up. His men were watching him, intent. He sat silent a while, staring into the Mameluke’s eyes; Gilbert grew fearful they would fight. He saw no way the Prince could win, and clearly Bohemund thought so […]

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 18

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 18 “The truly ambitious man raises his fellows.” Chapter Four Kinta Jane Embry had become accustomed to riding mastodons. The first few days had been the worst, until she learned to rise and fall with the beast’s rhythms rather than be battered by them. From Montreal, the St. Lawrence flowed south […]

Into the Ring #1 – Week of August 11, 2020

Welcome to the first of many weekly segments by Ring of Fire Press that we call Into the Ring! Into The Ring will feature weekly announcements on upcoming events, appearances and releases for Ring of Fire Press, The Grantville Gazette and 1632 series volumes by Baen Books. It will also feature snippets from upcoming releases […]

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 17

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 17 # One of Eggbert Bailey’s great keys to what success he had achieved so far in life was that he needed very little sleep. A man who could sleep three hours a night and feel fully rested could drive his men to work hard when they had slept only five. […]

Heart Of The World – Snippet 17

Heart Of The World – Snippet 17 The Prince drank it down. “What is it, then? Gilbert, right?” “Gilbert, my lord. I am traveling west, and I wondered if I could keep company with you and your men, the roads being full of bandits here.”  Bohemund looked him over. The Prince was a young man, […]

Marked Territory – Snippet 17

This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. Marked Territory – Snippet 17 “The dachshund was named Frank,” I said. “I think the Yorkie was Charlie. We didn’t exactly introduce ourselves before getting down to business.” “Haven’t heard of them,” Ringo said. “Chenzo, these mutts ring a bell with you?” “Sure […]