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Serpent Daughter – Snippet 41

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 41 “Sleep, little creature. Sleep and dream no more.” Chapter Nine “Therefore,” Zadok Tarami said, “one must not marry frivolously or with a double mind, but as a solemn, if joyous, act of will.” The priest stood at the top of three steps in the Basilica of Cahokia, wrapped in his […]

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 43

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 43 “But I do not know these things.” “Perhaps not, but they will listen and obey what you tell them, Lady Anne Cathrine.” He smiled. “You may constantly point out that you are ‘only’ a king’s daughter, but they still refer to you as ‘the princess’. Without […]

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 02

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 02 CHAPTER TWO The Waiting Game I left Reptilian with a good impression and a handful of vague promises. Evelyn said that they’d proceed with a license for my simulator. If it did as I promised for their genetic engineering team, she might even be able to bring me on. My […]

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 02

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 02 It was hard work, but it paid fifteen bucks an hour in ship credit and Stella was going to need every dime of that. 214 12th Street, Fort Plymouth, Trinidad December 28, 321BCE Stella climbed the short bamboo ladder to the ground floor that was four feet above the […]

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 42

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 42 Chapter 22 Oranjestad, St. Eustatia Moments after retrieving the already-anxious Cuthbert Pudsey, a familiar voice with a Dutch accent inquired, “Do you approve of the preparations, Lady Anne Cathrine?” She turned after an instant’s delay: the time it took for her to be sure that she […]

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 01

Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 01 DOMESTICATING DRAGONS Dan Koboldt To Sadie, our favorite miracle. CHAPTER ONE Reptilian Three years, five months, and thirteen days after my dog died in the canine epidemic, I walked up to the door of Reptilian Corporation wearing a suit I couldn’t afford. The company leased a shining 20,000-square-foot facility in […]

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 40

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 40 Iron Andy Calhoun was famous well beyond Appalachee, and Youngstown was basically Appalachee, anyway. “Mr. Andrew is indeed here,” the hostess said. “He has already reserved your room, which is number eight, upstairs. His room is number nine.” She handed him a key. “Is he in?” “I believe so.” “Thank […]

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 01

The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 01 The Macedonian Hazard By Eric Flint, Gorg Huff, Paula Goodlett Prologue: Build, Sell, or Die Queen of the Sea, off the coast of Trinidad November 28, 321 BCE Stella Matthews lay on the bed in her cabin on the Queen of the Sea and watched TV. Stella was fifty-two […]

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 41

1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 41 “Seems to me we are here to spy on matters that are manifestly none of our business. And how is it that Sophie’s understanding of personal matters might be lacking? She is a widow, she knows –“ “Her marriage was arranged for her. Just as Poppa […]

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 39

Serpent Daughter – Snippet 39 # Cal rode the coach without companions. Charlie Donelsen was meeting with Rupp and Bondí, organizing Bondí’s testimony before the Assembly. The Creole accountant had brought with him from New Orleans ledgers indicating regular cash infusions to the Chevalier of New Orleans, which he claimed came from the Emperor Thomas […]