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Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 05

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 05 “Lady Alejandra! I have not seen you since your quinceañera, and you are even more lovely than I remembered!” This was literally true, inasmuch as a thick plaster covered all three of the birthmarks Alejandra … Continue reading →

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 04

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 04 “I was there.” Bill took a sip of the wine, tasting it more this time and regretting the fact. “You can go to hell.” “But Kyres and I were friends. I served him, after my … Continue reading →

Marque of Caine – Snippet 23

Marque of Caine – Snippet 23 “Yes,” Alnduul answered, walking to the forward edge of the aperture. “We must not be on board when Olsloov attempts to land. My crew’s attempt to terminate the port authority override could easily fail.” … Continue reading →

River Of Night – Snippet 21

River Of Night – Snippet 21 CHAPTER 6 The fitful breeze stirred a fading American flag and rattled the halyard against the aluminum flagpole. Another small Southern town, of the kind Tom and the rest had seen several times before … Continue reading →

River Of Night – Snippet 20

River Of Night – Snippet 20 Harlan Green gestured casually as he stepped back, the movement of his arm encompassing both the numerous Gleaners, the work-gang and the newest prisoners. “Make them believe it.” he said. Biggs’s eyes flickered to … Continue reading →

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 03

Witchy Kingdom – Snippet 03 #  Bill hobbled on two crutches toward the Mimir’s Well. The Well was a tavern just inside the western wall of Cahokia, whose signboard depicted a cup of some dark red liquid with a one-eyed … Continue reading →

Marque of Caine – Snippet 22

Marque of Caine – Snippet 22 Chapter Fourteen March, 2124 Second-Five, Zhal Prime (BD +71 482 A) Ironically, the shift to LP 60-179 marked the end of the most uneventful periods that Riordan had ever spent travelling between the stars. … Continue reading →

Legions Of Pestilence – Snippet 52

This book should be available now so this is the last snippet. Legions Of Pestilence – Snippet 52 Kanoffski leaned back. “Would, or could, Grand Duchess Claudia provide credit from Tyrol?  Or are the regents there holding too tight an … Continue reading →

Marque of Caine – Snippet 21

Marque of Caine – Snippet 21 Riordan hoped his friend was correct. “So when do we start?” “‘Start’?” Alnduul halted before an iris valve so finely crafted that its scalloped sections seemed to be one seamless surface. “I mean, start … Continue reading →

Legions Of Pestilence – Snippet 51

Legions Of Pestilence – Snippet 51 **** The next time the two of them got together, several months later, Gerry told Ron that he wasn’t a bit sorry that they’d left Besançon so fast that he missed the assassination of … Continue reading →