Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 88 | Their screams mingled with shouts of rage as the other tarnsmen rushed forward to capture me. |
| 14 | 89 | One tarnsman leveled a crossbow, and in that instant I hurled the lance and he toppled backward, the shaft of the weapon protruding from his chest, the bolt from his crossbow ricocheting from the rock above my head with a flash of sparks. |
| 14 | 90 | One of the men I had kicked lay writhing at my feet. |
| 14 | 91 | I seized the sword from his scabbard. |
| 14 | 92 | I engaged and dropped the first of the tarnsmen to reach me and wounded the second, but was pressed back toward the rear of the cave. |
| 14 | 93 | I was doomed, but resolved to die well. |
| 14 | 94 | As I fought, I could hear the lion laughter of Marlenus behind me, as what had been a simple impalement turned into a fight of the sort after his own heart. |
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Their screams mingled with shouts of rage as the other tarnsmen rushed forward to capture me.
One tarnsman leveled a crossbow, and in that instant I hurled the lance and he toppled backward, the shaft of the weapon protruding from his chest, the bolt from his crossbow ricocheting from the rock above my head with a flash of sparks.
One of the men I had kicked lay writhing at my feet.
I seized the sword from his scabbard.
I engaged and dropped the first of the tarnsmen to reach me and wounded the second, but was pressed back toward the rear of the cave.
I was doomed, but resolved to die well.
As I fought, I could hear the lion laughter of Marlenus behind me, as what had been a simple impalement turned into a fight of the sort after his own heart.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )