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“Princess,” Bernice corrected. “Nope. Not gonna do it. Once a princess has been rescued from the place of sacrifice by a sword-carrying hero willing to fight the dragon, she’s off-limits.” She turned...
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View ArticleMcDermott, J.M.: We Leave Together – page 44
“She felt into the Unity for all the energy hidden in the air, where people live and love and the threads of life swell into one pattern. In every room – every single room – her breaking heart was not...
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It’s not like you’ll find any gods of wisdom or thinking here. Not that there are many gods of thinking. It’s counter-intuitive. Plenty of gods of making noise and hitting things, but there’s plenty of...
View ArticleJackson, Ros: Melody of Demons – Quote
“You chose Moreus over me,” she said. “Over all of us. You know what, the more I think about it, the easier it is to understand. That’s not so hard to forgive, after all.” “It isn’t?” Gauce said,...
View ArticleMacShane, Gifford: The Hedgerow Schools of Ireland (2015)
So on a sunny summer afternoon, it was not unusual to see a priest walking up and down on the edge of a field for an hour or so, his hands waving, his mouth working, extolling the tenets of Catholicism...
View ArticleMacLeod, Ken: Engine City (The Engines of Light III) (2003)
Identifying a ruling class and state posed no such problem. The upper and usually senior ranks of the various corporate bodies, patricians and patriarchs or the merchant houses, administrators of...
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If you really come down to any large story that interests people, or holds their attention for a considerable time, the stories are practically always are human stories, and the stories are practically...
View ArticleGilman, Laura Anne: Hard Magic (Paranormal Scene Investigations I) (2010)
Sharon looked at him as thought he’s just suggested she take up pole dancing. “You think the five of us, here in an unmarked office, with no reason to be here except a mysterious phone message, and a...
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“Hey,” I said. “Don’t I get a backpack?” “No, boss,” said Snix. “You get something better. You’re the commander of this operation, so you, uh …” He looked around and then picked up something from under...
View ArticleThe Awakening of Ren Crown by Anne Zoelle
“A weird wave of electricity surged through my fingers where they touched him. I snatched my hand back, staring at the digits. The charged feeling dissipated within me, but increased in the air around...
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