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The book should be available now so this is the last snippet. Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 45 The only good thing about the extended range was that it gave them plenty of time to track the incoming shipkillers. A … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 44 “Captain Diadoro.” She never took her eyes from Zavala’s face and raised her voice enough to be sure the Manticoran could hear her. “Yes, Ma’am?” “We will maintain this course and acceleration. Prepare to … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 43 There was, however, a minor weakness in that logic: it presupposed a reasonable Solarian commander. There’d been precious few of those in evidence since Josef Byng had come upon the scene. Worse, if the … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 42 The governor might have hoped to have even more firepower available, but four battlecruisers against five light cruisers was an overwhelming mismatch by anyone’s standards. And if she and Dueñas pulled it off — … Continue reading →

I’m going to post three snippets per week for the remaining snippets Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 41 Chapter Twelve “I didn’t realize the Commodore had such a command of diplomatic language, Ma’am,” Alvin Tallman observed from his position in … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 40 “I see.” Zavala had an excellent poker face, but it was obvious from the glitter in his eyes that he’d echoed the governor’s own words with malice aforethought. “May I ask the nature of … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 39 Chapter Eleven “We’re getting back good data on the forward platforms, Skipper,” Abigail Hearns said, and Naomi Kaplan turned her command chair to face the tac section and cocked her head in response to … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 38 Dueñas looked blank, and Dubroskaya reminded herself not to sigh. “Sir, our Rampart-class destroyers are only half that big, and their maximum acceleration rate, with zero safety margin on the compensator, is only five-point-zero-nine … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 37 “Not your fault.” Kaplan shook her head. “You’ve actually done better than I expected, given how small — and how far from home — Saltash is. I didn’t think you’d be able to pull … Continue reading →

Shadow Of Freedom – Snippet 36 Chapter Ten “Well, Hosea, I hope you’ve completed your homework assignment,” Naomi Kaplan said dryly as HMS Tristram bored through hyper-space, twelve hours after leaving Montana orbit. “I’d like to sound like I’ve got … Continue reading →