http://www.ericflint.net News announcements and snippets by Eric Flint Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mission Of Honor - Snippet 14 Matthews closed his mouth and sat back in his chair, and Benjamin chuckled harshly. "Don't think that I wouldn't appreciate the offer, if you'd ever been so lost to all sense of your legal and moral responsibilities as to make it. But even if I were ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/15/mission-of-honor-snippet-14/ Legions Of Fire - Snippet 20 Hedia laughed. "You haven't, not at all," she said. "And I think you'd best call me Hedia while it's just the three of us. As I said, we're all girls together here. As for witchcraft -- we women can't do things the way men do, ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/15/legions-of-fire-snippet-20/ Much Fall Of Blood -- Snippet 58 Chapter 31 Erik had noticed that the Ilkhan hunkered down on their haunches to talk. So he did the same next to the girl and her brother. Struggling to express himself in a language he barely had a handle on, he gestured quite a lot. ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/15/much-fall-of-blood-snippet-58/ A Mighty Fortress - Snippet 29 He inhaled in relief as he finally reached the quay's broad, flat surface intact. Everything still seemed to be moving under his feet, and he wondered how long it was going to take him to regain his land legs this time. Given how extended (and ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/15/a-mighty-fortress-snippet-29/ Legions Of Fire - Snippet 19 Though Hedia had no complaint about the bearers, the chair itself was another matter. Syra had thrown a cushion over the stains on the wicker seat, but one of the clamps attaching the poles to the chair frame was loose or possibly broken. Hedia swayed ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/12/legions-of-fire-snippet-19/ A Mighty Fortress - Snippet 28 V City of Fairstock, Province of Malansath, West Harchong Empire The falling snow was so thick no one could see more than a ship's length or two in any direction. The Earl of Coris found that less than reassuring as Snow Lizard crept cautiously into the Fairstock roadstead. Captain Yuthain ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/12/a-mighty-fortress-snippet-28/ Much Fall Of Blood -- Snippet 57 He tried to place where the three had been during that disastrous encounter. One of them, still with a horse, had been part of that terrible charge. The other two, one now leading a pack pony, had definitely been with the group that had ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/12/much-fall-of-blood-snippet-57/ Mission Of Honor - Snippet 13 Given that balance, and how much Manticoran and Grayson blood had been shed side by side in the Alliance's battles, Matthews was prepared to forgive the Star Kingdom for High Ridge's existence. Not all Graysons were, however. Even many of those who remained fierce supporters ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/12/mission-of-honor-snippet-13/ Legions Of Fire - Snippet 18 * * * Varus wore the ivory head around his neck on a thin leather thong. Though he didn't reach under his toga while he listened to Piso's class exercise, his fingers curled with memory of how the talisman had felt. "You were a prostitute!" Piso said. ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/10/legions-of-fire-snippet-18/ Mission Of Honor - Snippet 12 Chapter Three "So you're satisfied with our own security position at the moment, Wesley?" Benjamin IX, Protector of Grayson, leaned back in his chair, watching the uniformed commander in chief of the Grayson Space Navy across his desk. Wesley Matthews looked back at him, his expression ... http://www.ericflint.net/index.php/2010/03/10/mission-of-honor-snippet-12/