by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 16, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 23 “I cannot decide if you are the empire’s best bootlicker, or its worst.” Chapter Five “Virgo rises in the spring, yes,” Temple Franklin said. “But Virgo rises every spring. Surely, with the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 14, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 22 “General.” Landon’s voice dropped in pitch and slowed down. “General Lee, you know that I am a man of Johnsland.” “As am I.” Bill nodded proudly. Was Landon Chapel now going to tell him...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 11, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 21 Bailey shook his big, shaggy head. “No, that’s not it. Jackson was ambitious, but his faithfulness was bigger than his ambition, and he knew the most important thing about ambition.” Etienne looked and Bailey and...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 11, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. Heart Of The World – Snippet 21 Boglu was riding up toward him, leading another horse. At the grim look on his face, his brows down and his mouth tight, Daud stiffened all over, warned. He looked...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 9, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 20 The next nearest boat was still a minute out, and it was a canoe. Montse turned to face the oncoming beastkind. Her pistols were loaded, and she stood side to side with Miquel and a handful of Cahokian marines. “Load!”...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 9, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Heart Of The World – Snippet 20 The smaller man sidestepped, and the bigger man crashed down hard onto the ground. The tall skinny man next to Daud turned to him, caught his arm, said in Arabic, “See how Moro is using Yaqi’s own weight against him,...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 7, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 19 Formally, Montse’s title was admiral. Following the example of Josep and the crew of the Verge, most of the navy simply called her by the Catalan word Capità. This suited her just fine. She looked through her spyglass; at...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 7, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Heart Of The World – Snippet 19 *** They all slept on the floor of the hall; the men had blankets and carpets but Daud lay down on the stone floor. He was afraid to sleep, as always, but sleep came over him, and he saw the eyes again, floating in the dark. He...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 4, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 18 “The truly ambitious man raises his fellows.” Chapter Four Kinta Jane Embry had become accustomed to riding mastodons. The first few days had been the worst, until she learned to rise and fall with the beast’s...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 4, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Heart Of The World – Snippet 18 The Mamelukes, bunched all around, gave a low general laugh. Bohemund braced up. His men were watching him, intent. He sat silent a while, staring into the Mameluke’s eyes; Gilbert grew fearful they would fight. He saw no...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 2, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Serpent Daughter – Snippet 17 # One of Eggbert Bailey’s great keys to what success he had achieved so far in life was that he needed very little sleep. A man who could sleep three hours a night and feel fully rested could drive his men to work hard when...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 2, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Heart Of The World – Snippet 17 The Prince drank it down. “What is it, then? Gilbert, right?” “Gilbert, my lord. I am traveling west, and I wondered if I could keep company with you and your men, the roads being full of bandits...
by Drak Bibliophile | Sep 2, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
This book should be available now, so this is the last snippet. Marked Territory – Snippet 17 “The dachshund was named Frank,” I said. “I think the Yorkie was Charlie. We didn’t exactly introduce ourselves before getting down to...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 31, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Heart Of The World – Snippet 16 CHAPTER THREE Caravanserai The merchant Gilbert d’Baalbeck, with five camels and four servants and a chest full of money, left the Il-Khan’s summer camp and went south and west, toward the Euphrates. The road was poor,...
by Drak Bibliophile | Aug 31, 2020 | OtherAuthors, Snippets
Marked Territory – Snippet 16 “You’re fine, kid,” Bear said. “Get yourself a drink, then hustle back to your spot.” She was off as soon as Bear finished talking, heading down the street at something that was nearly a run. She...
