Avalanche – Snippet 59

This book should be available now so this is the last snippet. Avalanche – Snippet 59 They were going to come after him with everything they had, and he would let them.  He would play the part, he would wring his hands and plead and in dark, public moments he...

Avalanche – Snippet 58

Avalanche – Snippet 58 I have learned that it is very difficult to watch one’s friends suffer when there is little to nothing one can (or is allowed to) do to help them.  And of course, I was handicapped by the fact that I could not reach into the world...

Avalanche – Snippet 57

Avalanche – Snippet 57 Perhaps some people had forgotten Verdigris.  But I had not.  After all, I could not forget.  And he had most certainly not forgotten about us.  A good thing that Khanjar was our ally, then, and that I was always, always watching. ...

Avalanche – Snippet 56

Avalanche – Snippet 56 It slammed into him, between his shoulders, and drove him skidding face-first along the turf for a good ten yards.  He came to a full stop, his face dug right into the soft earth, a disgusting grey-brown ooze coating his back.  It was an...

Avalanche – Snippet 55

Avalanche – Snippet 55 He milked that for all it was worth, of course.  For now, Red was playing with them.  When one did brace himself to attack, the others would circle about, hoping to spot an opening, waiting for a chance to dart in unexpectedly.  This...

Avalanche – Snippet 54

Avalanche – Snippet 54 I looked at my watch.  It was almost go-time.  And I scrubbed at my eyes with the back of my hand as tears filled them, and my throat closed, because of what was coming.  This…I couldn’t face this.  Not again. “I...

Avalanche – Snippet 53

Avalanche – Snippet 53 He stayed that way, his old skydiving and combat parachute training coming back to him. He kept his body arched, with hands and arms splayed out to the sides to stabilize himself. His back was to the ground; he wanted to see this part. A...

Avalanche – Snippet 52

Avalanche – Snippet 52 He felt things coming to a head; he and Sera weren’t working separately, but together. They started to herd the two groups together; it wasn’t hard. Any time some of the troopers tried to cut and run or break away, they were...

Avalanche – Snippet 51

Avalanche – Snippet 51 They didn’t have time to rest; the Wolves were almost upon them. Instead of standing and waiting for the Wolves, John and Sera charged at them. With John’s enhancements and Sera’s wing beats, they moved almost too fast...

Avalanche – Snippet 50

Avalanche – Snippet 50 The Death Sphere on the right hand side of the docks from where the Thulians had landed was just about to start its run. The whine of its energy cannons ramping up was audible over the cacophony of the other weapons, and sinister orange...

Avalanche – Snippet 49

Avalanche – Snippet 49 Song of Solomon Mercedes Lackey and Cody Martin It had been a long week, and it looked like it was only going to get longer. John and Sera had been deployed twice already, responding to new major attacks. The Thulians were stepping up...

Avalanche – Snippet 48

Avalanche – Snippet 48 No, she didn’t know how she was still alive.  No, she didn’t have any memory of anything after locking Blue Team out of the generator base of the shield tower in Ultima Thule.  No, she didn’t know how she had...

Avalanche – Snippet 47

Avalanche – Snippet 47 Interlude: Peekaboo Mercedes Lackey and Dennis Lee @rancbeast42 kept feeding me good stuff.  Sometimes just a couple of links, sometimes as much as half a page.  But of course, we had that whole parity issue going on.  He knew plenty...

Avalanche – Snippet 46

Avalanche – Snippet 46 The pair took up position next to Bella and Bulwark as they paused beside the doorway. John crossed his arms, waiting to see what would happen next. “So,” Bella said.  “Have I made the position of ECHO and the CCCP...

Avalanche – Snippet 45

Avalanche – Snippet 45 Sera’s wings flared, and so did her fires. Now all of the agents did draw weapons, though they were very careful to not point them at either John or Sera. “I do not answer to you,” she said, flatly. “And...