All The Plagues Of Hell – Snippet 45

by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 16, 2018 | 1632Snippet, DrakeSnippet, Snippets

All The Plagues Of Hell – Snippet 45 Chapter 24 Milan Francisco had informed his commander that he too was staying in Milan. “I cannot be on hand to see to you if I’m seeing to troop deployments in Brescia. Besides, you have better men than me for...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 38

by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 4, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

This book is available now so this is the last snippet. Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 38 * * * Slaves were sold at the top of the swale near the underground prison. There were stone seats and a permanent roof of structural plastic for spectators....

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 37

by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 2, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 37 CHAPTER 21 I’d say that the lunch with Lal had changed my life, but it really didn’t. It just sort of reinforced my plan to keep on doing things the way I was. Particularly about trusting Abram. The worst...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 36

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 30, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 36 * * * I was at work on the dry goods accounts, as best as I could. It was a tangled mess, with minimal data entered — usually a gross amount — and uncertain dates. At least a third of the entries were...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 35

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 28, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 35 Abram was always working an angle. If you stayed on his good side, you wouldn’t find that angle jabbing you in the dark some night. The Admiral had only stayed twenty minutes before going back to the...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 34

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 26, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 34 CHAPTER 20 I’d thought my first order of business would be to find Abram, but I heard his laugh — a cheerful bray — coming up from below several times while Giorgios and I were chatting. I leaned over...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 33

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 23, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 33 The woman scampered off. All three were dressed as maids: young enough to be more than that, but too plain for that to seem probable. The two who remained clutched one another’s hands and stared at me with a...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 32

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 21, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 32 CHAPTER 19 That was my introduction to my duties as the chamberlain’s assistant. I copied out the food orders and gave them to Giorgios. He would have gone off with them, leaving me on my own, if I hadn’t...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 31

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 19, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 31 “Olfetrie!” someone called from the pit. I couldn’t make out individuals in the gloom. Then a different voice, Langland’s, called, “Hey, Olfetrie? Can you get me out of here?”...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 30

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 16, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 30 Giorgios spun to face me, clenching his fists. I was afraid that I might have pushed too hard, but when he spoke it was to say, “For god’s sake, do you want to get us both hanged? Keep quiet about...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 29

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 14, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 29 CHAPTER 18 From my bunk I’d watched the display over Lal’s shoulder as the Martinique landed at Salaam. We were coming down in a wide bay fringed by what looked during the approach like sandy beaches. A...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 28

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 12, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 28 * * * The pirates started taking their helmets off in the airlock in usual fashion. I hesitated to do that, but I decided that regardless of what my shipmates in the cabin were going to do I was better off doing...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 27

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 9, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 27 CHAPTER 17 “So what’re we supposed to do now?” Wellesley said. “We can’t enter the atmosphere with an antenna up or the stresses’ll tear the ship apart!” He sounded like he...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 26

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 7, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 26 When the hatch had closed behind me and Langland in the airlock, I said, “What’s the story about the other two?” He frowned. “Glance and Bodo, no story,” he said. “They don’t...

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 25

by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 5, 2018 | DrakeSnippet, Snippets

Though Hell Should Bar The Way – Snippet 25 CHAPTER 16 I didn’t exactly wake up, but I came around enough to realize that somebody was shaking me and shouting, “Get up, numbnuts!” The High Drive was on. The buzz made my brain tremble. I...