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Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 22

Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 22   He was a creature with bone within him, of course. Steel knife or no, she could kill him without effort — but that would rather defeat her purpose. She allowed him to … Continue reading

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Noah’s Boy – Snippet 18

Noah’s Boy – Snippet 18 There was a shuffle, shuffle sound from the other side and then the sound of the lock sliding.  Tom opened the door, while telling himself that they really needed to get rid of the deadbolt … Continue reading

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Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 21

Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 21   PART II October, 1540 A.D.   Chapter 16   Constantinople   The dogs of Hekate lived, as she did, in a place between, where time has little meaning. She walked the world … Continue reading

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Noah’s Boy – Snippet 17

Noah’s Boy – Snippet 17 * * * “You know,” Tom said.  “If you’d told me I would send a young and innocent girl off with Rafiel like that, just a day ago, I’d have told you that you were … Continue reading

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Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 20

Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 20   The admiral took a deep breath. He was an old man, and there was much in the way of punishment that the Venetian senate could mete out to him. On the other … Continue reading

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Noah’s Boy – Snippet 16

Noah’s Boy – Snippet 16 Chapter 11 Her first thought was that the man was dead.  He lay on the ground, naked, covered in blood.  There was blood on the ground around him too — Bea could sort of see … Continue reading

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Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 19

Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 19   “Shh. We’ve come to rescue you,” whispered one of the men who came in, in the bastard Greek of the southern Black Sea coast. “Cut me free,” he said, distrustful.

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Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 18

Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 18   Chapter 15   The Black Sea   The Eastern Fleet sailed out of Trebizond, into the Black Sea. Admiral Lemnossa set an atypical course, bearing away from the coast they normally hugged, … Continue reading

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Noah’s Boy – Snippet 15

Noah’s Boy – Snippet 15 “And what is with Conan’s thing?” “You’re not going to forget that, are you?” Tom asked, turning out of the parking lot and into the bumper to bumper traffic on Fairfax Avenue, the street that … Continue reading

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Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 17

Burdens Of The Dead – Snippet 17  Chapter 14 Odessa  In Odessa a very frightened little man made painstaking notes about the numbers of troops passing beneath his window. He was unsure how or even if he would get the … Continue reading

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