by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 7, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
This book is available now so this is the last snippet. A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 23 CHAPTER ELEVEN As Edward had expected, not everyone approved of his decision. No one said anything, of course. He was the King, and unless a decision impacted national...
by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 5, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 22 CHAPTER TEN Back when he was a high-school sophomore, Travis had once accidentally been assigned to a senior-level class. It had taken the office three days to get it all sorted out and transfer him back to the proper class. The...
by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 2, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 21 Still, it had raised the security issues an order of magnitude. None of the King’s Own liked it. Sergeant Herzog had been especially loud on the subject, fuming over the stupidity inherent in telling potential assassins...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 28, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 20 CHAPTER NINE 0600 Sunday Embarkation for the Monarch’s Thanks five hours away. Sergeant Robert Herzog was sweating bullets. Big bullets. Because the whole damn thing was ridiculous. Utterly. It wasn’t bad enough that...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 26, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 19 “Nor should anyone,” Edward agreed. “Very well. Finalize your proposal, and we’ll let the Cabinet and Naval Affairs Committee see it.” He tapped his tablet to bring up a new folder. “Next...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 23, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 18 CHAPTER EIGHT With the flurry of activity that had surrounded the brief Barcan incursion, plus all the reports and datawork afterward, it was three more days before the Committee hearings resumed. During that time Travis nurtured...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 21, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 17 But Breakwater had never been the sort to settle for partial credit. For him, glory shared was glory lost. “Well, find out.” With a snarl, Breakwater keyed off the uni-link. He stormed through the doorway, stopping...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 19, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 16 CHAPTER SEVEN Behind the closed eyelids, the young man’s eyes were moving restlessly. Probably dreaming, Elizabeth Winton-De Quieroz decided as she carefully adjusted the blanket across his collarbone. Almost certainly...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 16, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 15 “And rethink our deployments,” Cazenestro murmured. Edward turned his head, glaring at the main display. In a way, the ship deployment that had just brought the Star Kingdom to the edge of destruction wasn’t his...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 14, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 14 CHAPTER SIX “Status change, Captain,” Travis announced beside Lisa, his voice clearly audible through the disciplined calm of Damocles’ bridge. “Barca Alpha’s reversed acceleration.”...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 12, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 13 He stopped, an odd thought starting to form in the back of his mind. “Okay,” he said slowly. “We can’t kill him or get our hands on him. But maybe we can at least snap his leash a little.”...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 9, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 12 “Aegis hasn’t spotted anything. Yet, at least.” “I know.” Travis hissed between his teeth. “You know, we really need something out there. A permanent patrol, or some kind of sensor buoy system...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 7, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 11 But without the cruiser, with only Damocles and Eriyne, Reserve Force would barely be worthy of the name. His eye darted back to the time display, counting down inexorably to impeller activation, his brain feeling like a ground...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 5, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 10 CHAPTER FIVE “Mr. Llyn, you’d better look at this.” Katura’s voice sounded much tighter than normal, and Llyn looked up from the book chip he’d been reading. The book was rather boring, but...
by Drak Bibliophile | Feb 2, 2018 | Snippets, WeberSnippet
A Call To Vengeance – Snippet 09 “An update on their Code Zulu?” O’Higgins asked, frowning. There was something odd in her com officer’s tone. “No, Ma’am. It’s a burst transmission from Admiral Locatelli. And it’s...