by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 31, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 05 Bjelke nodded back. “I suppose it must be akin to breaking an ingrained habit.” Simonszoon scoffed lightly, stared at the Spanish ships coming toward them. “Harder. Because these habits kept us alive....
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 31, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 36 “Oh, I know, I know. He would not want our enemies to know.” “‘Our’ enemies?” “The French,” the man said, nodding and smiling. Pete didn’t say anything. This was a...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 31, 2020 | 1632Snippet, OtherAuthors, Snippets
Monday’s snippet will be the last snippet. The Newton Cipher – Snippet 14 12:52 to Cambridge London A late morning crowd filled Coffee Island. The British, Ulrik explained, liked to “take tea” mid-morning, the American version of a coffee...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 29, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 04 Chapter 3 East of Dominica Admiral Maarten Tromp lowered the spyglass, which he still preferred to the binoculars being made in Amsterdam. “The leading galleons are within two nautical miles.” He leaned...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 29, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 35 Chapter 23 Despite limited Dutch, the brothers got on all right with the locals. New Amsterdam was a Babel — even more so, given the events in Europe: Danes and Englishmen and Swedes and even a few Poles had made...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 29, 2020 | 1632Snippet, OtherAuthors, Snippets
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 13 Coffee Island London Monday Morning A knock on the door woke Trina. Faint light through the curtains told her it was morning. Alice entered, carrying a tray, which she set down beside Trina on the bed. Tea, toast, and eggs over...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 27, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 03 Chapter 2 East of Dominica “Mr. Svantner,” Eddie cried, stepping forward on his ergonomically-designed prosthesis. “Sir!” the Swede shouted in the reply, approaching at the double-quick....
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 27, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 34 “‘Comforter of the sick’? Not a minister or a priest or some such?” “God forbid a priest,” James answered. “But no; a minister was too costly for the Negentien Heeren. They sent...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 27, 2020 | 1632Snippet, OtherAuthors, Snippets
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 12 Newton’s Tomb Westminster, London After lunch, the Tube’s Jubilee line deposited her at the Westminster stop, right in the heart of London’s tourist district. If she needed proof she was in London, this was it....
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 24, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 02 Eddie met Svantner’s frank, dutiful eyes for a moment before smiling and shaking his head. “No, XO. If the wind holds, we can save the fuel and move to Objective Bravo by canvas alone. Send the word.”...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 24, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 33 Chapter 22 New Amsterdam New Netherlands Pete seemed more surprised by the first view of New Amsterdam than Gordon, and expressed it as they approached from Long Island Sound. “That’s it?” he said....
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 24, 2020 | 1632Snippet, OtherAuthors, Snippets
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 11 Replaced British Library London Sunday Morning Trina was at the entrance of the British Library promptly at nine the next morning. The doors were locked, but through the glass she saw the guard who had checked her in the day...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 22, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1637 No Peace Beyond The Line – Snippet 01 1637: NO PEACE BEYOND THE LINE By Eric Flint and Charles E. Gannon PART I April-May, 1636 Pale ravener of horrible meat Herman Melville, “The Maldive Shark” Chapter 1 East of the island of Dominica Commodore...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 22, 2020 | 1632Snippet, Snippets
1636 The Atlantic Encounter – Snippet 32 PART III July 1636 The outer voice of sky and cloud Wallace Stevens, “The Idea of Order at Key West” Chapter 21 Fort Orange On the Hudson River New Netherlands Dutch civilization in the New World looked very...
by Drak Bibliophile | Jul 22, 2020 | 1632Snippet, OtherAuthors, Snippets
The Newton Cipher – Snippet 10 Trader Vics Trader Vics London Trina waited nervously as Ulrik Stander removed his coat and set it on the bar of Trader Vic’s. His eyes looked past her, as if he were thinking about his next question. They were blue —...