Everyone is afraid at some point. But most of my life, most of the challenges I've faced, have thrilled me or given me the feeling of anticipation. Even the times I worried for my friends or thought I might not live to see another rising sun, most of those times were not faced with fear but somet...
Twelve long-nose guns lined either side, and two heavy cannons had been mounted on the deck. The bridge sat on the far end, and unlike ships Malja knew, this one lacked a single mast. No winds powered this beast. Only the Great Well’s magic. Caked with dirt, rust, and mold, the massive ship remin...
The drive over had been filled with tense silence. His thoughts had been consumed with the failed conversation over Wendy’s dinner as well as his frustration towards Libby and the Darians. He understood that Wayne and Shawnee couldn’t move away, that they had to deal with the problems of this hou...
Traffic on Bryan Boulevard was heavier than usual, but Sandra weaved in and out with expert skill like she had been born for Nascar. Max sat in the passenger seat feeling worse than he had on the previous drive. His bruised cheeks promised to swell up as his eye blackened.“Slow down,” Max said.Sa...
Though Tommy and Fawbry had been snoring loudly since sundown, Malja couldn't quiet her tired head long enough to fall asleep. They had been riding west for several days, but not making good time. The horses needed extra rest. They had been pushed hard, and the Postkryssta coolness had given way ...
Like all the gang members and gorgut and talisi and soldiers, Reon stared up at the sky, dazzled by the portals ripping open and dropping Gate. No fireworks display could ever match this sight.Lord Harskill continued his attempt to coax Malja to join him, but Reon could not keep her eyes from dri...
Stevenson gazed at the ceiling, then the bookcase, and finally onto the floor. When he saw the markings, he clicked his tongue."I always said Drummond would go out 'cause of something like this."Drummond laughed. "That's true. All my weird cases gave Sam the willies."Max gestured to the chair onc...
Fawbry and Master Kee were clearing the stairs of blood and rubble while Malja stood before a wide gouge in the ground. She held an apple and took a big bite. Tommy sat near her, dangling his feet over the edge, with a dazed expression and his arms wrapped around her leg."You're alive!" Fawbry sa...
His stern expression cut through the reds, yellows, and whites leaving only the dark. They had been in dire situations before, but this time, he had no idea if he could ever get his wife back. It wasn't a calculated risk. What he had in mind would be a step into a world he wanted less and less to...
Malja took a few steps, and each time she sunk to her calf in the cold powder. No winds and few sounds. Those she did hear dulled in the snow.“We missed the first snowfall,” Stray said. Then he clenched his stomach, bent over, and threw up. “I don’t think I’m ever going to get used to those porta...
Max did his best to ignore the dread building within like a hardening concrete block making every step a struggle, but with the Hull dinner only ten hours away, he found it impossible to think about much else. He tried searching the internet for more on Corkille but he couldn't concentrate. ...