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Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 11

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 11 CHAPTER 7 I spent my next duty on the hull with Captain Leary as he indicated our course to me from the Dorsal A masthead platform. The captain was using a … Continue reading →

Revelation (Demons Of The Past 01) – Prologue and Chapter 01

Revelation (Demons Of The Past 01) – Prologue and Chapter 01 Revelation (Demons Of The Past 01) By Ryk E. Spoor Prologue: The Atlantaean Empire was falling. It was a colossal empire, stretching across uncounted millions of worlds from one … Continue reading →

A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 08

A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 08 Locatelli frowned. Probably considering the implications of where Vanguard was headed, Eigen guessed, and the negligible contribution a corvette was likely to make in any confrontation. At least on paper. Because Eigen also … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 38

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 38 “I don’t like putting the family back in debt,” Stefan put in. “It’s too much like being a serf again.” That clearly was what the argument had been about and Izabella understood. She … Continue reading →

A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 07

A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 07 CHAPTER FOUR “– about the size of it, Your Majesty,” Cazenestro said, looking up from the display recessed into the tabletop before him. “We’ve got better data on them, but I still wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 10

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 10 CHAPTER 6 Barnes started taking off his helmet as soon as the outer hatch had locked closed. I knew that was usual for riggers, but I’d always been willing to wait … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 37

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 37 Chapter 14: Arsenal of Constitutional Monarchy Ufa October 1636 Stefan got off the horse, then went to help Vera down. They had ridden in to Ufa in response to a request from Czar … Continue reading →

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 09

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 09 Wedell and I had been using hand signals when we needed to “speak.” Rigging suits didn’t have radios because the accidental use of one in the Matrix could send a ship … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 36

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 36 Ivan Maslov was using an AK3. Not because he didn’t have an AK4, but because he didn’t have the caps for it. There was a cap factory setting up in Kazan and another … Continue reading →

A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 06

A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 06 Peacetime exercises had only confirmed that view on the part of most of her peers. But Clegg had always taken those exercises with a kilo-sized grain of salt. Missiles were far too expensive … Continue reading →