Meagan froze with her hand on the horse, having a gradual realization she was touching cold flesh. She backed to the wall. – Eclipsed by Shadow excerpt
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List of 'Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort'
#45- The Scythian Tomb
October 5th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
Meagan expected the horses to whirl away, erupting in stampede. She scrambled to avoid being trampled and was stopped by a wall of packed earth. But no horse wheeled and ran, no horse gave alarm. All stood in rigid silence, immobile, and she did the same. – Eclipsed by Shadow excerpt
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#44- Into the darkness (700 BC) …
September 29th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Early Horsemanship, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
THE DROP WAS not far, not more than ten feet. For a time Meagan lay with her eyes and hands clenched shut, trying to make sense of recent events. Slowly she opened her eyes and let her vision adjust to the dim light around her. A hoof stood inches from her face. - Eclipsed by Shadow excerpt
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#43- A dawning realization …
September 26th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
As the wave of chariots hurled into the fight, it was clear each unit was unstoppable even by its pilot—perhaps especially by its pilot—for chariots do not stop destroying in death but come apart in deadly pieces, releasing with each horse a new force of chaos.
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#42- The Great Denial
September 21st, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
A tinkling swept over the hilltop, a musical sound that vanished with the breeze. Another round of chimes played in the gusts of wind, and Meagan caught a flash in the corner of her eye. A stream of movement emerged from a dip in the landscape. She stared in astonishment as horses and riders rose from the dip as if bubbling from dry ground. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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#41- Meagan avoids reality …
September 20th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
Meagan saw motion on the horizon. The distant line of trees seemed to shimmer and sway. A wispy film lay above them, as if the trees were on fire. No, she scolded herself, not everything has to be a disaster. – Eclipsed by Shadow
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#40- The First Time Jump
September 18th, 2010 · Book 1 Excerpts, Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpts): Escort
EVERYTHING STOPPED, WITH neither a bump nor a sensation of falling. Meagan tried to clench the horse underneath her, but there was nothing to hold. She stared at the dusty ground, feeling vertigo from the sudden stop. Around her, the landscape was changed from its flat, rock-studded panorama, folding now into gentle hills that rolled into the distance. “Is anyone here?” she called nervously. – Eclipsed by Shadow (excerpt)
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