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Two Cases For The Czar – Snippet 01

Two Cases For The Czar – Snippet 01 Two Cases For The Czar By Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett From the Casebook of Miroslava Holmes The Spy Who Got Away Location: Room 22B, Ufa Dacha Date: May 10, 1637 I take pen in hand to record the second case of Miroslava Holmes, my companion and […]

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 04

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 04 CHAPTER FOUR Intercepted My jalopy was the first thing to let me down. I threw myself into the driver’s seat with twenty-two minutes left in my promised hour and jammed the ignition button with my finger. The engine made a high-pitched whine but refused to turn over. “Aw, come on.” […]

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 43

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 43 Dolindas smiled slightly. “This is not for me to say. It is a decision for the goddess, who will act through Sarah, once Sarah is awake. But until then, I must ask you to step down from your position, tending to the throne.” An icicle stabbed Cathy in her heart. […]

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 05

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 05 “A contract made under duress is invalid. And anyone signing a contract while a slave is, by definition, under duress. But you do bring up an interesting point, Dag. There were contracts of indenture. They were outlawed by the 13th amendment to the Constitution of the United States, at […]

WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 01

WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 01 WarSpell: Space Race By Gorg Huff and Paula Goodlett Chapter 1–The Starting Gun The Merge decade was characterized by frenetic activity in a number of fields including space exploration, as the magic of the game worlds and technology were combined . . . Location: Apartment of Jerry Garman, Houston, […]

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 42

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 42 Landon spat in the mud, a stream of phlegm and tears. “No.” He sniffed. “Nor do I. Your choice of weapon, suh?” “Bill!” A new voice pierced Bill’s consciousness, but it was far away. “Bill, please do not do this. Bill, I must tell you something!” It was Cathy. Bill […]

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 44

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 44 Chapter 23 Oranjestad, St. Eustatia Leonora was grumpy. Yes, she had reason for disappointment, but it went beyond that. First, the seamstress who was to make necessary changes to the one gown she had brought from Denmark was overdue and her services were absolutely required. Leonora […]

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 04

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 04 May 15, 320 BCE Ronald Kemper pulled the sheet up over Donald Carnegie’s head. The allergic reaction to the insulin contributed to a chest infection, which in Donald’s weakened state proved fatal. Other patients were doing fine, at least for now, on the fish-derived insulin that was only purified […]

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 03

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 03 CHAPTER THREE INVENTOR PROFILE Name: Simon Redwood Companies Founded: 13 Claim to Fame: The Dragon Genome Project Current Venture: Reptilian Corporation, a genetic engineering firm. Many successful businesses arise to address a real-world problem. In the case of Reptilian Corporation, that problem was hogs. Feral hogs are the descendants of […]

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 03

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 03 214 12th Street, Fort Plymouth, Trinidad March 12, 320BCE The kiln design was mostly out of Wikipedia, but Donald had helped. It turned out that plumbing helps with preheating air to make the fire hotter. Something called reverse flow. The air came in right next to where the burned […]