Jeff watched her come, the whole time. He never noticed her mincing, hesitant steps on treacherous heels. He was simply swept up in the ancient ceremony. And discovering, as untold millions of young m...
Good writing just isn't that common.
Screw it. Bring on that sorry dragon!Comes down to it, I'll bet Hrundig knows a recipe for cooking the mangy beasts.
Up was the necessary supply chain in case he had to leave Bohemia
Author's Afterword
Conspiracies existed, to be sure; many of them, and many were dark indeed. But fiendish? Fiendishness required brains. Nine times out of ten, conspirators behaved like buffoons and wound up exposing t...
Only the soul matters, in the end. All else is dross. That is as true of an empire as it is of a man.
A good marriage produced affection and physical desire as naturally and inevitably as trees grew. Love was simply the fruit, which they confused with the seed.
The plans and schemes of tyrants are broken by many things. They shatter against cliffs of heroic struggle. They rupture on reefs of open resistance. And they are slowly eroded, bit by little bit, on...
So where you've got one pope, they've got a whole bunch of 'em?
A.J.'s conciliatory tone was then replaced by his usual theatrics. Glad you could make it, Colonel! We're about to try to open up and see what's behind Door Number Three. Actually, Door Number D-11, J...
Bad parent! Bad Parent! Your children will grow up to be drug addicts, derelicts, serial murderers and hedge fund managers!
He shrugged. Let's see if I can verify your guess, Dr. Glendale. Nicholas or Nick, please. Not— He flashed a warning glance at Helen, but too late. —Nicky! she interjected. Okay,
Maybe that’s all history was: a succession of bullies and thieves, each
Nancy Ward was almost eighty years old. For a moment, Tiana was frozen by the sight. Half exultant—if she could be like that, at that age!—and half petrified. It was like watching some ancient, terrib...
Like all females, Third was intensely aggressive.
Okay, Jack—let 'er rip! They were able to watch the operation on a screen, from sensors left on site. The fuel-cell-powered ripper hummed, and there was a sudden screeching noise audible all the way d...