Hadrian was disappointed that she never came to his room, and he, in turn, never visited hers.
Hadrian walked over to where the boys were fighting and sat on the grass near Denek to watch. Denek, who was only twelve years old, glanced at him curiously. Who are you?My name is Hadrian, he replied...
Hadrian discovered that the most fascinating thing about plummeting in total darkness wasn’t the odd sense of euphoria instilled from the free fall or the abject terror derived from anticipating sudde...
Good afternoon, Hadrian offered, but no one replied. No one smiled.Some whispered in the shelter of doorways. Mothers pulled children inside and men picked up pitchforks or axes.This is where you grew...
Ellis Rogers, no one would ever demand compensation to keep people alive. You make us sound like monsters, as if people wouldn’t help others unless they got something out of it.
Each killing steals a bit of humanity until a murderer is nothing more than an animal. A hunger replaces the spirit. A want for what was lost, but as with innocence, the soul can never be replaced. Jo...
Don't you see? She addressed the entire room. We either fight here and win, or die trying, because there won't be anything left if we fail. This is the moment. This is the crucial point where the futu...
City of PercepliquisEver sought, forever missedPick and shovel, dig and haulSearch forever, fall the wall. Gala halted, city’s doomSpring warmth chilled with dust and gloomDarkness sealed, blankets a...
By the way, Hadrian began, what was the real reason you didn’t tell me? Huh? A bit ago you said— Oh. Royce continued to study the walls. He seemed a little too preoccupied by them. Just as Hadrian was...
By the way, Payne is spelled with a y and an e—not with an i, he told them, coming to a stop before a rickety shack slapped together from warped boards and cracked stones, perhaps the only building in...
Breathe the air, taste the wine, kiss the girls, and always remember that the tales of another are never as wondrous as your own.
Been meddling, have you? Royce asked, looking around at the hive of activity.You must admit they didn’t have much in the way of a defense plan,Hadrian said, pausing to wipe the sweat from his forehead...
Any chance he’s turned a new leaf and taken up sailing for real?About as likely as me doing it.Hadrian eyed Royce for a heartbeat. I put him at the top of the list.
And the other? Braga asked.The other what? The king looked back and forth between the two.The other reason you can’t appoint Simon as chancellor, Leo reminded him.Oh. The king presented Braga with a w...
Alric! Stop it! Pickering snapped at him. You mustn’t let the men see you crying! Fury flared in Alric, and he spun on the count. No? No? Look at them! They are dying for me. They are dying on my orde...
A wise man once told me no man can escape death, but it’s how we run that defines us. And if I have to run, I think I’d like to go where she’s going.
He found his books pitted as the only independent in major competitions such as the 2010 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fantasy and the 2009 Book Spot Central’s Fantasy Tournament
From arrogance came apathy, from apathy came ignorance, from ignorance came hatred, and from hatred, well…nothing good ever came from hatred.
Church people had a strange way about them. They smiled too much, were quick to compliment and support, but behind the stretched lips and soft words was a judgment. No one was ever good enough—at leas...
You’re a bastard, you know that? Being an orphan, I have no idea, but you might be right. Now, can we eat?