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“I did not bring up the matter to thrash a dead horse, Michael,” Francisco said mildly. “Whether you were right or not, we may never know. What we do know—can be almost certain about, anyway—is that come February 22nd the Crown Loyalists will win the election. On a national level. Not in every province, of course.”
STORM FROM THE SHADOWS – snippet 44:
"Admiral Gold Peak!"
Admiral Sonja Hemphill held out her hand with a smile as Michelle and Gervais Archer were ushered into the Admiralty House conference room. Hemphill — who had somehow managed, Michelle reflected sourly, to avoid being addressed as "Admiral Low Delhi," despite her succession to the Barony of Low Delhi — was the Fourth Space Lord of the Royal Manticoran Navy.
THE GODS RETURN – snippet 16:
Cashel stood, his staff planted. He looked around the hall, not so much because there was anything in particular he wanted to see, but because it was reflex in him. Sheep wandered all different ways, and as soon as you let one out of your sight for a minute or two, you could be sure it was getting into trouble.
SLOW TRAIN TO ARCTURUS – snippet 65:
Chapter 27
There is a life zone around every sun. Around some suns it is huge, and lasts for billion of years. So what sort of lease do you think a settler needs? What do you think we can do if anyone breaches the agreement?
Johnson Defarge. Slowtrain Legal commitee, SysGov.
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Bhangella took the automatic shotgun from the hand of the sleeping woman, before she was carried to the boats. Kretz made no move to stop him. It seemed wiser that they were all armed.
1635: THE DREESON INCIDENT – snippet 38:
PART IV
November 1634
Sublimed with mineral fury
Chapter 20
Magdeburg
“When you agreed to delay the national election, Prime Minister,” said Francisco Nasi, “I think you played into Wilhelm Wettin’s hands. We would have done better to insist on the earliest election possible.”
SLOW TRAIN TO ARCTURUS – snippet 64:
Amber was doing her best to be soothing. "Med-diagnostics says his pulse has strengthened and slowed. His color is better too, Lani."
STORM FROM THE SHADOWS – snippet 43:
Grimm didn't have to put up with anywhere near the crap Planetary Traffic Control did, of course, but to make up for that, she had many times the amount of traffic to keep track of. Actually, for a star nation whose preposterous wealth was so heavily based upon its merchant marine, there were usually remarkably few hyper-capable ships anywhere near Manticore or Sphinx, even under normal conditions. It made far more sense for cargoes bound in or out of the Manticore System to take advantage of the stupendous warehousing and service platforms associated with the Junction itself. It was much more time and cost effective, even for ships which weren't using the Junction — and there were some of those, headed for more local destinations — to use its facilities, which were undoubtedly the biggest, most efficient, and most capable in the entire galaxy. The ships and cargo shuttles which plied back and forth between the Junction and the star system's planets were far smaller than the leviathans which traveled between stars, and they were a far more efficient way for most shipments to complete the final transition to their destinations.
THE GODS RETURN – snippet 15:
"I'm out of my depth here," Tenoctris said, but despite the words her familiar rueful smile lifted Garric's spirits. She always deprecated her abilities, but they'd always proven adequate to the kingdom's needs.
1635: THE DREESON INCIDENT – snippet 37:
They weren’t walking very fast. For one thing, the public library wasn’t far from her house.
“What do you mean, you’re studying to be a librarian?”
SLOW TRAIN TO ARCTURUS — snippet 63:
It was his turn to look thoughtful. He nodded, took it and tucked it into his sash. Parole offered… and accepted.
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