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The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 23

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 23 “I think I need to go have another look outside,” said the Leewit. “For what?” asked Pausert. “I don’t know. But maybe I need to look at some more of the tumbleflowers. Besides, I had to sit in here while you all got put in jail and met […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 22

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 22 Chapter 8 The Leewit nodded knowingly, after listening to what had happened. “See, Captain, people say things to kids that they wouldn’t give away to adults. That copper said more than he realized, answering my questions. I kept on the ‘Whys’, ’cause I figured it would be a […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 18

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 18 13: GALT Everything Philip did was monitored.  Everything. Biosensors stuck to his skull, his chest, his wrist, his armpits, his nostrils, the insides of his mouth, even his cock.  They swarmed in his blood.  None of them were intrusive, none interfered with anything he wanted to do, but he […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 17

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 17 12: GALT A grandmother was not supposed to favor one of her grandchildren over the others.  Certainly she was not supposed to dislike one.  That was the conventional wisdom. Conventional wisdom was so often wrong. Rachel Landry’s favorite was, and always had been, Caitlin.  Caity was the brightest, the […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 21

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 21 The steward’s jacket had a pen in the pocket, so Goth wrote on one of the napkins from the drawer of the trolley. Stop banging. I’m coming to get you out, she wrote. She almost signed it Goth but remembered in time to write Leinna. She ported it […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 16

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 16 11: THE ELEVENTH GATE The Skyhawk streaked through normal space, trailing the two Peregoy ships that Luis Martinez had sent ahead to the new gate.  He was in retreat, tail between his legs, and everyone on the bridge kept their eyes firmly on their consoles and viewscreens.  Their first […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 20

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 20 Chapter 7 Goth needed to think it through, to come up with a plan. In the meanwhile, she had the inconvenience of force-cuffs, and of having to stay hidden in no-shape. First things first. She wanted their knockout drops, and preferably all their weapons. It was easy to […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 19

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 19 Goth could see that it was more than just a question of getting out of the cabin. They could hardly run this rig without at least some of the crew of the ship, if not the captain, being in the know. And in space… well, the captain was […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 15

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 15 10: NEW CALIFORNIA Sloan said to Sophia, “Are you sure?” “Of which part?” she said, logically.  “The battle or the planetary-development station?” “Both!”  He heard his agitated tone, breathed deeply, and brought himself to calm.  Although Sophia was the one person he ever allowed to see his self-control slip, […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 14

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 14 9: GALT News of the victory at the Prometheus gate reached Rachel on Galt eight days after the battle.  Interplanetary communication was, she thought and not for the first time, a throwback to pre-industrial humanity on old Earth, when news must travel by horse or runner or raven.  The […]