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The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 18

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 18 Chapter 6 Goth embarked on the sheen clipper Sheridan. It was racing to get its cargo of fresh sheen to Morteen, the provincial capital of the Empire’s southwestern sector. Morteen, when she looked it up was described as tropical to hyper-tropical, and conveniently situated to… a list of […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 13

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 13 8: PROMETHEUS DiCaria said, “There they are, sir.” The Landry warship showed as a blip on a datascreen of the Skyhawk.  Technically, of course, it was not a warship since it belonged to a corporation fleet and, until now, there had never been a war.  But call it what […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 17

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 17 Once they got up to the ridge line the full blast of the night wind nearly froze him again. But at least they were walking downhill now, and Nady was using a small atomic light to show the stark terrain. Suddenly he stopped dead. “Back up slowly,” he […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 16

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 16 “Sub-radio, a coded narrow-beam. When your ship landed and I obtained a picture of her, details of the crew and vid image of you and Ta’zara. I sent the details through to my employer, Sedmon of the Six Lives. He guessed Karres would become involved, and he warned […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 12

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 12 Philip smiled.  He wanted to kiss her eyelids.  He wanted to rip off her scrubs and then everything else.  He wanted to ignore the careful protocol that had kept them from so much as touching hands during all his pre-op tests.  He wanted more of whatever drug they’d already […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 11

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 11 “Martyrs to the cause.”  His lip curled. “What do you mean?” The man looked at him more closely.  “You’re not from Galt.” “No.  Polyglot.” “Not a good time to be a tourist, with war just declared.” “I’m not a — what did you mean, ‘martyrs’?” “These are all refugees […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 15

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 15 “What?” said the Planar-faced man, looking puzzled. “I c’n threaten you!” offered the scarecrow, generously. “And I too,” said Ta’zara. “You are afraid, because I was a threat on the ship. And now you have seen me on the streets.” “But… but you aren’t dangerous. I mean you […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 14

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 14 Chapter 5 Captain Pausert found himself up before Judge Amorant — very briefly. The judge wasn’t much interested in keeping them in prison. Unfortunately the prosecutor was not of the same mind. “I see no reason why bail should not be granted,” said the judge, looking at the […]

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 10

The Eleventh Gate – Snippet 10 7: GALT Philip had been on Galt before, but not like this. On his first two trips, he’d been a student, once working his way caring for life-support algae on a creaky and antiquated cargo ship, once as an intern with a summer biology expedition to a dying ecosystem […]

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 13

The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 13 “And do the Empire’s police do have a problem with that?” asked Pausert, reading her tone. “She’s a little girl, Chief-Inspector. Not a drug lord or a pirate captain.” “It does make me wish to know who her father is — and why she’s on your ship. But […]