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1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 22

1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 22 Chapter 14 On the St. Lawrence River Stephane had no idea what woke him. The rain had stopped, but the gentle lapping of the river against the side of the kano — which had helped put him to sleep in the first place — remained constant. The animal […]

At The End Of The World – Snippet 25

At The End Of The World – Snippet 25 He may have chuckled; he just may have been coughing and gurgling. “Fair point. Let’s say things are going to get difficult in a new way.” “Well, that’s good to hear. The old way was getting boring.” “I knew you had some cheek in you. But […]

Battle Luna – Snippet 25

Battle Luna – Snippet 25 “Oh, I wouldn’t say that, sir. The entire base is compartmentalized. We know where you are after all.” Arris almost sighed.  “Andre, the rule during the Middle Ages was that once the bastion walls of a castle were breached, the defenders surrendered.  Any additional resistance only prolonged the inevitable and […]

At The End Of The World – Snippet 24

At The End Of The World – Snippet 24 Captain Haskins ended by getting their assurance that their story was complete and honest, pointing out that the penalties for lying were extremely severe in our group. The pirates swore to their truthfulness on bibles they had never read, and on the souls of mothers that […]

Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 24

Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 24 “It would be hard to call them ‘happy circumstances,’ now wouldn’t it?” was Khalid’s retort.  “You can dwell on that to your heart’s content, Alix, but, longer term, if we don’t get you your army back, there are going to be a lot more Sachsen girls […]

1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 21

1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 21 Chapter 13 Nye-Alborg Labrador Stephane found it easy to tell where the Danes had settled along the shore of the Saint-Lawrence: instead of the thick covering of tall pines, there was scarcely a tree to be seen inland to where the hills began. It was like that on […]

Battle Luna – Snippet 24

Battle Luna – Snippet 24 Just to split Arris’ attention, Crawford called him. “It’s like this, Colonel: you can get in there and we can’t really stop you. You can eventually find a way to cut your men free. In the meantime, you’ll be running oxygen to them and your rescue element, exposed to anything […]

Battle Luna – Snippet 23

Battle Luna – Snippet 23 Arris replied, “It’s a fabricator. Raw material goes in, it processes out as product.” “So, a printer?” He tried for just a hint of scoff. “No, this is far more sophisticated. Much like a science fiction replicator.” That was a good rough approximation. Someone with firsthand knowledge had probably leaked.  […]

Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 23

Days of Burning, Days of Wrath – Snippet 23 Chapter Eight Whoever makes me unhappy for a day, I will make suffer a lifetime. –Empress Dowager Cixi Task Force Macera, surrounding Task Force Jesuit He’d given it his best shot, Macera had, but his best hadn’t been good enough.  Oh, he and his tercio-sized, reinforced […]

1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 20

1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 20 Chapter 12 Paris, France Servien walked along the broad corridor toward the great salon that his master planned someday to make into a theater. He would have scoffed at the idea of a theater in the Palais-Cardinal, a needless extravagance even for a patron of the theater such […]