by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 13, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 09 CHAPTER SEVEN Design 48 The utility of a biological simulator in a place like this was obvious, at least to me, but I’d still have to get the design team on board. I believed in my program’s logic–so did...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 13, 2020 | Gorg & Paula Snippets, Snippets
WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 06 Chapter 3– Jumping in Location: Cynthia Westin’s Apartment, Orange County, California Time: 10 AM, January 20 Leaning against the kitchen counter in his sister’s apartment, Jason Westin said, “What...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 13, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 10 Eumenes’ smile died as his mind turned to Cassander. Cassander was no general, but he was smart and had a flexible mind, and that might well be more important in this new sort of warfare than personal courage. Finally the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 13, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
Two Cases For The Czar – Snippet 06 “I’d like to,” Bernie assured the lad, “but where did Pavel go?” “He went to tell Colonel Aslonav that you are here.” “Dumnye D’iaki Zeppi.” Colonel Aslonav bowed and...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 11, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
Two Cases For The Czar – Snippet 05 “Huh?” Aside from the whole lady of the evening bit, which Miroslava had had read to her from one of my mysteries and just loved for some reason, none of it made any sense to me. I’d spent the day reading...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 11, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 08 CHAPTER SIX INTERLUDE I was twelve when I first got interested in genetics. My brother Connor was ten, and we spent every waking minute together. That’s probably why I noticed the little changes. He started to tire more...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 11, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 09 Roxane’s Suite One Hour Later Roxane sat on the couch and said, “That was a mistake.” “It doesn’t matter.” Eurydice shrugged. “You know what happened in that other history and you know...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 11, 2020 | Gorg & Paula Snippets, Snippets
WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 05 “If you set your goal to try to make a better mousetrap, you generally get a better mousetrap and not that much else. Try to measure the age of the universe and mostly what you’re going to find out is how old the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 9, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
Two Cases For The Czar – Snippet 04 There was something off in that, but–even for Miroslava–identifying the precise meaning of facial expressions or nonverbal communications in general was a hit or miss proposition, affected by circumstance and the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 9, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 07 “Oh.” Shenzhen was home to China’s government-sponsored research laboratories. These were basically the genetic engineering version of sweatshops. The government recruited the best and brightest right out of...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 9, 2020 | Gorg & Paula Snippets, Snippets
WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 04 Chapter 2–The Pacing Lap Location: Home of A. Dujarié, San Francisco, California Time: 3:27 PM, January 5 Honey Abrams stifled a grin when she answered the door. These guys were classic geeks, at least before the Merge. The...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 9, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 08 “I’m sorry, General Eumenes, but the Queen of the Sea can’t involve itself in the internal politics of the United Satrapies and States of the Empire. Quite aside from logistical concerns, which are real and...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 6, 2020 | Gorg & Paula Snippets, Snippets
WarSpell Space Race – Snippet 03 “Tricia, tell me what you’ve found out,” Carla said. “I heard that Translocation has problems going from aircraft to aircraft.” “More than that,” Tricia said. “First we tried...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 6, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Domesticating Dragons – Snippet 06 CHAPTER FIVE The New Guy I took the elevator up to seven, where no one was waiting. I suppose I could have lingered in the lobby, but I imagined I could feel Fulton watching me over the security cameras. If he saw me waiting,...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 6, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
The Macedonian Hazard – Snippet 07 Chapter 1: A War to Fight Queen of the Sea, Forward Radio Room November 2, 320 BCE The radio printer clacked and Joshua Varner jerked in his office chair. He couldn’t get used to it. The Queen had arrived in this time...
