by Drak Bibliophile | May 6, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 36 She realized that they could. They must have some kind of infra-red detector. The Toll-teaching pattern said she could no-shape infra-red too. It wasn’t easy...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 4, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 35 Once the trolley was piled high with boxes and crates, coils of wire, steel beams of various shapes and sizes, the spacemen chased the little humanoids — on average half their size — to leashes on the draw-bar. With...
by Drak Bibliophile | May 1, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 34 The engineer was slightly more thorough than his junior officer, and came back to check the switch. He swore and promptly flipped it off again, and ran to check the recycler. Goth had to work pretty quickly to get the original...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 27, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 32 Chapter 12 Sitting in the cleared cabin, Goth thought about her situation. They had brought her bag from the hotel, hastily and badly packed. She could wait until they decided to take steps to make her a slave or toss her off...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 24, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 31 If he’d dropped a bomb on the court it might have had less effect. Eventually the judge had to order the court cleared, and a recess until after lunch. The prisoners were led out… and into a waiting transport. They were...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 22, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 30 Chapter 11 Sitting back in the Venture, all together again, just the four of them, was a pleasant respite, even if the trial was still coming. Late that night, long after the Leewit had gone to bed, Pausert was sitting in the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 20, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 29 She seemed to be taking a rather nasty pleasure in both Pausert and Ta’zara’s reaction to the Leewit’s new pet. But it was her turn next. “Why haven’t you got any legs?” the Leewit asked....
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 17, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 28 Chapter 10 Me’a grimaced. “This is a most appalling mess you present me with, Captain. My inclination is to have nothing to do with it. But I have been in coded subradio contact with the Daal of Uldune. Sedmon of the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 15, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 27 “You have before,” she said. He looked at her in surprise. “How did you know?” Goth did not say because the desperation, and hope of that passenger left a trace, a memory imprinted in this greasy...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 13, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 26 She grabbed Mindi. “We have to go. Now!” And she hustled the startled young woman out. “What was wrong?” asked Mindi, once they were on the slidewalk and well away. “Just a feeling,” said...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 10, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 25 Chapter 9 Goth had one small clue, and a world to search. She knew that Captain Pausert’s mother had booked her ticket to Morteen, while the captain was in space as a Cadet-officer of the Nikkeldepain Space Navy....
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 8, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 24 “Them always go to where they can stay warm. You better take her with you. I ain’t going back with nothing, an’ my stash gone and my leg ain’t right,” he said gloomily. “What you have to do is...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 6, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 23 “I think I need to go have another look outside,” said the Leewit. “For what?” asked Pausert. “I don’t know. But maybe I need to look at some more of the tumbleflowers. Besides, I had to sit...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 3, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 22 Chapter 8 The Leewit nodded knowingly, after listening to what had happened. “See, Captain, people say things to kids that they wouldn’t give away to adults. That copper said more than he realized, answering my...
by Drak Bibliophile | Apr 1, 2020 | FreerSnippet, Snippets
The Shaman of Karres – Snippet 21 The steward’s jacket had a pen in the pocket, so Goth wrote on one of the napkins from the drawer of the trolley. Stop banging. I’m coming to get you out, she wrote. She almost signed it Goth but remembered in time...
