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The Heretic – Snippet 33

The Heretic – Snippet 33 “Brother, what has happened to you?  Why are you here?” “My retreat,” he said. “Prelate ordered me to take one.  A long one.  So I did.” “He surely didn’t mean this.” “Very...

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The Heretic – Snippet 34

The Heretic – Snippet 34 And got hold of it.  The disk.  The host. And, with the hermit screaming bloody murder, Abel pulled the disk out.  He clenched his palm, holding it there.  “Got it,” he said....

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The Heretic – Snippet 35

The Heretic – Snippet 35 5 Are they even men? Abel wondered. They are human beings. I don’t know whether to feel disgust or fear. Feel pity. Pity for worms? They are not worms. There are men in there...

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The Heretic – Snippet 36

The Heretic – Snippet 36 But of course he had a tongue, and could use it. Then something dark appeared on Latrobe’s robe, in the place where his legs met under them.  Something dark and wet.  And the...

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The Heretic – Snippet 37

The Heretic – Snippet 37 This is complete nonsense of course, Center said. There is no room.  There are no barrels. The Blaskoye are careful to cover their tracks, which is one of the reasons we are...

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The Heretic – Snippet 38

The Heretic – Snippet 38 Abel stood up, and Eisenach, as well, as if he were the one about to be dismissed — which he was. Abel spit on his hand. “Ten wagons to return with me tomorrow? I’ll meet them...

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The Heretic – Snippet 39

The Heretic – Snippet 39 Part Three: The Woman 1 “It was a massed attack, as you might expect from that lot,” said Joab.  “But the occupation has been disciplined.  That’s what bothers me.”  They rode...

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The Heretic – Snippet 40

The Heretic – Snippet 40 Abel looked at her a moment, shook his head.  “Where is your husband? What does he have to say about this?” “He’s with me,” answered Flem Stopes, the miller, cracking the...

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The Heretic – Snippet 41

The Heretic – Snippet 41 2 With a shout, the Blaskoye emerged en masse from the buildings and ran across the small fence that demarcated the village boundary.  Most were on dontback.  They charged into...

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The Heretic – Snippet 42

The book should be available now so this is the last snippet. The Heretic – Snippet 42 At least so Abel thought.  For suddenly, just as the last of the mopping up had seemed to be accomplished, there...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 10

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 10 Bentley bowed deeply as he held the door for her, far deeper than he would for Allenson who only paid his wages. The major domo raised snobbery to a fine art and Linsye...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 11

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 11 “The Carinas served Pinot Chaasuar last time I dined at their demesne. It may have been a Pinot but it had never been closer to the Chaasuar than the nearest chemical...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 12

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 12 Chapter 4 – Pounce Predators Allenson sat in his office and pondered. So now he had an aide. Well what could he do? Linsye had ambushed him well and truly and the lad...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 13

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 13 A peeling section of bark on the plant stem waved gently in the breeze near the caterpillar. An oddity as the air was as still as a cat watching a mouse hole. Not that...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 14

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 14 # Allenson glanced surreptitiously at the power gauge on his datapad. They were moving against an unexpected Continuum current. That shouldn’t have been a problem. His...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 15

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 15 Chapter 5 – Gathering Clouds Syma shone.  No, that didn’t do it justice. Syma glowed with a thousand hues and colors. Once it must have been a desert, a wilderness...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 16

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 16 The restaurant itself was a circular bowl with terraced seating under a ruby-red ceiling fluorescing from spotlights projecting up into the glass. Streams flowed down...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 17

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 17 Hawthorn picked up the heavy laserrifle that he kept by the pad. He opened the flap on the counter and made for the door, automatically checking that the weapon was...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 18

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 18 Chapter 6 – Paxton Allenson’s carriage phased in over Paxton and began a slow circular descent through a sky crowded with frames. He had read about Paxton and seen video...

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Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 19

Into The Maelstrom – Snippet 19 “I trust your room is satisfactory?” she asked. “What? Oh yes,” Allenson replied. “I will need to hire a servant for the duration of my stay. Can you suggest an agency?”...

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