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Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 31

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 31 Chapter Seven “Gather up all our gramarists. It’s time we made a decent counterattack.” “You carry two pistols,” Etienne pointed out. August Planchet smiled. One of the weapons was literally in his hand, and though … Continue reading →

1636 The China Venture – Snippet 12

1636 The China Venture – Snippet 12 Chapter 8 Grantville December 1633 “So what will it be today?” asked Cora. Eric Garlow and Mike Song had met Mike’s sister-in-law Ashley and Mike’s brother Danny for lunch at Cora’s Cafe. Eric … Continue reading →

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 30

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 30 A hound with wolfish features and a thick leather collar planted itself at the side of Stoach’s horse and growled, as if in punctuation. An angry mutter ran through the Merciful. Kort raised a hand … Continue reading →

1636 The China Venture – Snippet 11

1636 The China Venture – Snippet 11 Jim, Martina and Eric were in Martina’s kitchen, rinsing dishes. Jim and Martina had invited Eric over for dinner. Eric’s wife Heather had also been invited, but Eric came alone, saying that Heather … Continue reading →

River Of Night – Snippet 47

This book is available now so this is the last snippet. River Of Night – Snippet 47 He was inside the Watts Bar electrical generation station watch office, which was built into a stout concrete blockhouse. Stantz had made it … Continue reading →

Marque of Caine – Snippet 49

This book is available now so this is the last snippet. Marque of Caine – Snippet 49 Chapter Thirty-Three May, 2124 Washington, D.C., Earth In the same drab Arlington office complex, Kyle Seaver held the elevator door open for Lorraine … Continue reading →

River Of Night – Snippet 46

River Of Night – Snippet 46 CHAPTER 14 Dave Khorbish squinted through the binoculars. His small convoy of Gleaners had not cleared infected as they proceeded, so discretion and sound discipline remained the order of the day. Green had set … Continue reading →

Marque of Caine – Snippet 48

Marque of Caine – Snippet 48 Chapter Thirty-Two May, 2124 Washington, D.C., Earth In the windowless bowels of a ubiquitous Arlington office complex, Richard Downing studied his image on a wall-sized video monitor. The footage was from three years ago: … Continue reading →

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 29

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 29 # They called themselves the Village of the Merciful. Some had argued for Kingdom. There had even been a few votes for the idea that the community should name itself after Chigozie Ukwu–the Ukwites, or … Continue reading →

1636 The China Venture – Snippet 10

1636 The China Venture – Snippet 10 Chapter 7 Grantville November 1633 “I thought that when I graduated high school, I no longer needed to fear being called to the principal’s office,” said Jim Saluzzo. His father, the principal at … Continue reading →