by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 20, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 12 Chapter 12. “Huh,” Tavana said, a questioning air about him, as he lowered himself heavily onto a stump at the side of the path. Sakura glanced at him; she had a momentary flash of annoyance that he’d stopped,...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 18, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 11 Chapter 11. “You’re sure you don’t want another column?” Whips asked, studying the various designs he had been contemplating in his omni view. Campbell rubbed his chin, and leaned back in his bed. On his...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 16, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 10 Chapter 10. “What’s wrong with them?” Pearce Haley asked, a tiny tremor audible in the normally-controlled voice. “And why hasn’t it hit me?” Laura shook her head, trying to banish any personal...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 13, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 09 Chapter 9. Xander forced his eyes to focus on the designs being projected in front of him by his omni. His mouth was dry and he could hear his breath coming more quickly. “Do I need to move away?” a breathy, buzzing...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 11, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 08 Chapter 8. “Hey, Tavana, can I ask you something?” Sakura, a note of hesitation in her voice. The two of them were at a crude shooting range that the Sergeant had designed, located in the long, low scar that LS-5 had...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 9, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 07 Part 2: SETTLERS Chapter 7. “All right, everyone,” Laura Kimei said, “settle down.” Sakura knew this was mostly directed at Francisco and Hitomi; the two youngest members of their unplanned colony were...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 6, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 06 Chapter 6. Numbers stared at her with all three eyes, one of them flicking back and forth to look at the display near him. “The ‘Kryndomerr Resonance’?” “You and I did the work together, but you were...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 4, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 05 Chapter 5. Portmaster Michael Ventrella — newly inducted a month and a half before — gestured for everyone to sit as he entered. “We’re not a huge organization, let’s not get too formal,” he...
by Drak Bibliophile | Dec 2, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 04 Chapter 4. Sue shoved her hair back and forced it back under the restraining clip. “Well, now I’m even more mystified than I was before.” She drifted over to the coffee dispenser, filled the transparent carbonan...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 29, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 03 Chapter 3. “Welcome aboard, Lieutenant Fisher, Dr. Pearce,” Captain Toriyama said. Sue was slightly surprised to see that while many of his features were as Japanese as his name, his skin was the color of coffee...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 27, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 02 Chapter 2. Raijin lay before her, a perfect sphere of polished silver and glass cradled in a setting like an egg cup, every feature of airlock, impulse jets, Trapdoor coils, and all others meticulously set as flush with the...
by Drak Bibliophile | Nov 25, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Castaway Resolution – Chapter 01 Castaway Resolution Third in the Castaway Planet series By Ryk E. Spoor and Eric Flint Part 1: DISASTER Chapter 1. Sue Fisher tried to force herself to stay awake. Three more hours of this. If only something would happen! But...
by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 26, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
This is the final snippet as the book is available now. You’ll be able to purchase it via Amazon.com and via The Ring Of Fire Press site. It may also become available via the Baen eBook Store. Legend – Chapter 19 Chapter 19. “Thank you...
by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 25, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Legend – Chapter 18 Chapter 18. Ben straightened, balancing carefully, his heart beating faster. I’m not really in danger, there’s a couple feet between me and the edge! He raised his eyes slowly, standing still, and a tingle of awe and joy swept...
by Drak Bibliophile | Mar 24, 2019 | Snippets, SpoorSnippet
Legend – Chapter 17 Chapter 17. Jennifer shivered as she shook the sleet from her coat. As she went to grab a basket from near the door, something bumped into her hard, making her stumble against the handrail that led down the ramp into the Co-Op....