A Call To Arms – Snippet 12

by | Aug 14, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 12 CHAPTER NINE Lisa Donnelly had called from the shuttle landing field to let Travis know that she was ready to come pick up her dog, and to make sure he would be home. Travis was home, was ready, and had nervously paced exactly one...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 11

by | Aug 12, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 11 * * * The diplomatic code from Ulobo’s tablet worked like a charm. Quechua City Space Control let Llyn leave orbit, their instructions and confirmations filled with the sort of stiff formal phrases that must have come straight...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 10

by | Aug 10, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 10 “Are you talking about the Black Piranhas?” Shiflett asked, pulling out her tablet. “Hang on — Nabaum gave me the original of that file. It was in the will-call folder, number — well, here.” She...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 08

by | Aug 5, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 08 CHAPTER EIGHT Khetha’s shuttle was exactly where Ulobo’s tablet had said it would be. The flight systems were cold — the Supreme Chosen One probably hadn’t used the vehicle for months — but they came up...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 06

by | Jul 31, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 06 Either way, this uni-link call could make or break him. If they realized he was playing them, they wouldn’t care what he might or might not have seen. They would probably just shoot him where he stood — they were far...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 05

by | Jul 29, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 05 “Not yet.” He could just picture what the dispatcher would say about a criminal identification made purely on the basis of a smile. Especially a smile he and Redko had had to hack into official government records to see in...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 04

by | Jul 27, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 04 CHAPTER SEVEN Commander Shiflett, in her infinite wisdom, had decreed that the men and women of HMS Damocles should start the day after their first-night bash on Casca with some exercise on the streets of Quechua City. The Royal...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 03

by | Jul 24, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 03 “A ship,” Llyn repeated. He was pretty sure the answer was yes, given the Supreme Chosen One’s hasty departure from Canaan four years ago. But he needed to be absolutely sure. “One that’s sufficiently...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 02

by | Jul 22, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms – Snippet 02 “My apologies, General,” he said. Slowly, he eased his hand out of the jacket to show the data chip between his first two fingers. “As your time is valuable, I thought it only fair that I compensate you for your...

A Call To Arms – Snippet 01

by | Jul 20, 2015 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

A Call To Arms РSnippet 01 CHAPTER SIX The buildings at the intersection of Fourteenth and Castillon were, in clockwise order, a caf̩, a small-appliance repair center, a breakfast/coffee shop, and a specialty food mart. All were still closed at seven in the...

Cauldron of Ghosts – Snippet 46

by | Apr 9, 2014 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

Well, this should really be the last snippet. [Smile] Cauldron of Ghosts – Snippet 46 Chapter 27 Colonel Nancy Anderson waited until the Hali Sowle was eight light-minutes away from the trading depot before she said anything about their mission. There was no...

Cauldron of Ghosts – Snippet 45

by | Apr 7, 2014 | Snippets, WeberSnippet

Cauldron of Ghosts – Snippet 45 Chapter 26 Lajos Irvine’s boss George Vickers had done one thing right, at least. The two assistants he’d provided Lajos looked to be a lot more capable than the numbskulls he’d been provided the last time his...