A Mighty Fortress – Snippet 20
VII
IHNS Ice Lizard,
City of Yuthain,
Shwei Province,
Harchong Empire
“Welcome aboard, My Lord.”
“Thank you, Captain –?” Phylyp Ahzgood replied, arching one eyebrow as he returned the bow of the stocky, bearded man in the uniform of the Imperial Harchong Navy who’d been waiting for him at the inboard end of the boarding plank.
Much Fall Of Blood — Snippet 49
Chapter 27
Erik and the Illyrian captain stood on the wall of the little fortified village, looking down on the braided river below. “That is the edge of our territory,” said the Illyrian captain. He pointed. “Over that ridge are the lands of the Golden Horde. They will have seen us by now. They keep a watch higher up. Across that mountain, are the Bulgars. There is usually someone up there too. I feel sorry for them in winter.”
THE CRUCIBLE OF EMPIRE — Snippet 70
Then she got hold of herself. She and Lliant could die in the next few blinks, that was true. But it was also true that without aid, they were soon to perish anyway, as indeed were all their kind, scrambling even now back on Valeron to send off a few of their number to dubious safety. Nothing was more certain than the fact that the Ekhat would return to extract vengeance for their lost ships.
Mission Of Honor – Snippet 05
“They’ve already released the news?” Abruzzi seemed stunned in a way even the news of Jean Bart’s destruction had failed to achieve.
Legions Of Fire – Snippet 11
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“Fearlessly with a winged arm our Regulus hurled his spear through the air like a thunderbolt,” Varus droned.
Mission Of Honor – Snippet 04
“In other words, they’ve told us their original interpretation of what happened to their destroyers has been confirmed, and that the admiral responsible for that incident has now been killed, along with the destruction of his flagship and its entire crew, because he rejected their demands. And they’ve pointed out, in case any of us might miss it, that Byng’s original actions at New Tuscany constitute an act of war under interstellar law and that under that same interstellar law, Admiral Gold Peak was completely justified in the actions she took. Indeed,” he showed his teeth in something no one would ever mistake for a smile, “they’ve pointed out how restrained Gold Peak was, under the circumstances, since Byng’s entire task force was entirely at her mercy and she gave him at least three separate opportunities to comply with their demands without bloodshed.”
Legions Of Fire – Snippet 10
“The boy’s bloody good,” said Lenatus, lifting both fists to display his thumbs.
THE CRUCIBLE OF EMPIRE — Snippet 69
Chapter 26
If the new aliens were triumphant, dare she ask for help? Jihan’s injured arm ached abominably as she swung back to the overhang, then stretched out along it, peering into the maze of debris. She wondered who was winning and who in the name of the Boh these bold strangers could possibly be.
A Mighty Fortress – Snippet 19
He unfolded his hands and very, very gently, reverently, caressed the huge book lying closed in front of him.
Much Fall Of Blood — Snippet 48
“What on earth are you talking about?” demanded their commanding officer. He refrained from calling them the idiots they plainly were. Kouric had commanded men for long enough to understand that there were times when telling them the average dung-heap had more intelligence, could in itself be a stupid statement. That was when money was involved. More than one officer had been murdered for that mistake.
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