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1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 17

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 17 The problem was, it didn’t seem to be working that way. Oh, here in the United States of Europe with the Committees of Correspondence ready to introduce guillotines to the back of the … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 16

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 16 Chapter 5: News from Home Russia House Grantville July 1636 Fedor Ivanovich Trotsky handed over the bundle. It was from Moscow, and the news from there had been chaotic, at best, for the … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 15

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 15 Ufa July 1636 Bernie looked down at the mirrored surface of the theodolite. It was made in the Dacha and had come on the first of the steamboats to arrive. It didn’t look … Continue reading →

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 29

This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. 1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 29 “A further agenda?” Urban smiled as the portcullis began cranking and creaking open. “You know me too well. Yes, but peace … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 14

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 14 Father Yulian considered. “Find us a village and I’ll talk to the priest, see if we can buy some guns or at least some swords.” Stefan snorted a laugh. “Swords! What use would … Continue reading →

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 28

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 28 Chapter 15 Larry stopped along the side of the dusk-dim street and held up a hand to pause Urban. The pope tried peering over his shoulder. “What is…?” “Silence, please, Your Holiness.” Up … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 13

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 13 Chapter 4: Raid On the Road Again Pavel trudged along next to his big sister Irina. Pavel was four and a half and very proud to be trusted to help pull the two-wheeled … Continue reading →

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 27

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 27 Chapter 14 Larry suppressed a sigh as he prepared to ease into an unavoidable rebuttal, and thereby, unavoidably become the other side of a rift in the council: a rift which might widen … Continue reading →

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 12

1637 The Volga Rules – Snippet 12 “Perhaps. But you know it would be better with Elena. Talk to her again, would you?” “I told you, she’s not going to cooperate.” But at his look, she nodded. “It won’t work, … Continue reading →

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 26

1636 The Vatican Sanctions – Snippet 26 “Necessity compelled us to cap the non-Catholic representatives to the colloquium at seventy. We arrived at that number by assessing how many sects needed representation, where their most respected theologians or authorities were … Continue reading →