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A Pillar Of Fire By Night – Snippet 11

A Pillar Of Fire By Night – Snippet 11 HAMS Typhoon, South of Cristobal, Shimmering Sea Alone in his suite–spacious by shipboard standards, and prettified a bit, but still gray paint over cold steel–where he could expect not to be … Continue reading →

Demons Of The Past 02: Revolution – Chapter 04

Demons Of The Past 02: Revolution – Chapter 04 Chapter 4. Varan: “Sasham, are you sure this is entirely wise?” Guvthor inquired. I shrugged. “The Eönwyl and I discussed it for quite a while, and neither of us sees any … Continue reading →

All The Plagues Of Hell – Snippet 14

All The Plagues Of Hell – Snippet 14 “Who would that be, Your Majesty?” “The Castellan of Braclaw and the Voivode of Zwinogrodek. Count Kazimierz Mindaug.” “A Lithuanian!” “He is of that origin, yes. Somewhat out of favor with the … Continue reading →

Earthquake Weather – Snippet 22

Earthquake Weather – Snippet 22 CHAPTER 5 No fight could have been half so terrible as this dance. –Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities “HIS LITTLE BOY may have watched me kill him,” said Janis Plumtree in a quiet, … Continue reading →

Valley Of Shadows – Snippet 01

Valley Of Shadows – Snippet 01 The Valley of Shadows John Ringo and Mike Massa Foreword The decline of our shared cultural literacy means that we live with many sayings whose origins aren’t widely remembered, even where documentation is easy … Continue reading →

A Pillar Of Fire By Night – Snippet 10

A Pillar Of Fire By Night – Snippet 10 CHAPTER FOUR “War is a natural condition of the State, which was organized in order to be an effective instrument of violence on behalf of society. Wars are like deaths, which, … Continue reading →

All The Plagues Of Hell – Snippet 13

All The Plagues Of Hell – Snippet 13 In the darkness she put down the two oil-cloth bags. “I have hair from Eleni Faranese, and a cloth marked with the sweat of Violetta de’ Medici. How soon will they die?” … Continue reading →

Earthquake Weather – Snippet 21

Earthquake Weather – Snippet 21 Again, Armentrout had got nothing but a lungful of astringent clove smoke. And he wasn’t facing Cody anymore. Plumtree had twitched away the card-concussed, vulnerable personality before he could draw it into the barrel of … Continue reading →

Demons Of The Past 02: Revolution – Chapter 03

Demons Of The Past 02: Revolution – Chapter 03 Chapter 3. Shagrath: You have still not located him. The thought was a statement, not a question; Shagrath knew that his allies would have told him instantly had they even a … Continue reading →

Earthquake Weather – Snippet 20

Earthquake Weather – Snippet 20 “In that game on the houseboat on Lake Mead in 1990. Assumption–it’s a kind of poker. He was dressed as a woman for that, and the other players called him the Flying Nun. Our mental … Continue reading →