by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 28, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 17 Touman nodded soberly, stood, and faced back where his invisible entourage was waiting. After a moment, they rose. He pointed at Eddie and started speaking loudly in French. Gallagher whispered the translation over...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 26, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 16 Chapter 9 Petit-cul-de-sac Marin, Guadeloupe Even after the French survivors had all been removed to Intrepid, the Kalinago didn’t emerge from the forest until she lowered a longboat carrying the warriors...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 24, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 15 Chapter 8 Petit-cul-de-sac Marin, Guadeloupe “Starboard battery two, A gun, reports ready, Commodore!” Svantner cried over the flap of Intrepid’s sails. “Fire at the crew chief’s...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 21, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 14 He saw Klees’ quizzical look. “Yes, I understand the point of the steam tugs, Lieutenant. It was not enough that the Spanish war galleons sped ahead of their main body and then could not maneuver back to...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 19, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 13 Bjelke turned to Simonszoon. “Captain, battery two is asking: chain again, or ball?” Simonszoon glared at the Spaniard, as if willing its foremast to collapse. “Both,” he sighed. Tromp smiled at...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 17, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 12 Chapter 7 East of Dominica “Do we need to hit her again, Captain?” Rik Bjelke asked, looking at the smoke rising up from the side of third war galleon. Simonszoon squinted at the devastation wrought by the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 14, 2020 | Snippets, 1632Snippet
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 11 The three Dutch man-of-wars with forty or more guns — Prins Willem, Amsterdam, and Gelderland — were actually keeping pace with the smaller, faster hulls, thanks to the three small steam tugs, powered by...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 12, 2020 | Snippets, 1632Snippet
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 10 Chapter 6 East of Dominica “Captain Simonszoon,” Rik Bjelke said sharply, “lead war galleon now approaching one thousand yards.” “Forward mount reconfirm: target acquired and...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 10, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 09 “None. Unless you fear you’ll lose this battle. Then ye might want to keep me from spreading word of such a defeat.” Tromp’s eyebrow raised. “I had not considered that.” He smiled....
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 7, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 08 Chapter 5 East of Dominica Tromp involuntarily raised his left eyebrow in response to Sehested’s subtle prompt. “I see. Well, Master Stirke, I presume you come with news from leeward? “Bless me if...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 5, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 07 Sehested, hurrying to join Stirke, discovered what had stopped the small Bermudan in his tracks: his surprise encounter with a spectacle from another world: A telegrapher hammering away at a device that was all...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 5, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
This book is available now, so this is the last Snippet. 1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 38 “They can go straight to Hell, Mynheer Chehab, which is where they claim we are all going. I shall not make ‘common cause’ with any of those...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 3, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 06 Sehested was oddly relieved by the small man’s absolute lack of social courtesies. “As part of the Union of Kalmar, Denmark is pleased to assist King Gustav of Sweden and the nations of the United States of...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 3, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 37 “A large part of our goal was to see the lay of the land, to understand what was going on in the New World. But it’s clear that we can accomplish something more important — to forge friendship, if not...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 3, 2020 | 1632Snippet, OtherAuthors, Snippets
The book should be available now so this is the last snippet. The Newton Cipher – Snippet 15 Wren Library Cambridge, England The snow fell in wet flakes as Trina ducked from her train into the station. Unlike Kings Cross, which had multiple platforms beneath...