Book 9. (1 results) Marauders of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 15 | 60 | The Nest View more quotes about itself">itself had been severely damaged. |
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Book 9. (7 results) Marauders of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 15 | 57 | Not only would the decision to halt the invasion be in violation of the practices and commitments of Priest-Kings, which would doubtless create dissension in the Nest, producing a leverage the Kurii might be able to exploit, but, if the invasion were halted, it being a large movement, and complex, its termination might provide useful data on the nature and disposition of the powers of the Priest-Kings. |
| 15 | 58 | It might provide the equivalent of drawing a sniper's fire, using a dupe or fool to do so, in order to ascertain his position. |
| 15 | 59 | In the Nest War, when the Priest-Kings had been locked in internecine warfare, their powers had been severely reduced and disrupted. |
| 15 | 60 | The Nest itself had been severely damaged. |
| 15 | 61 | I knew that ships of Priest-Kings flew, but I knew little of their numbers, or power, or of the retained power in general of the delicate, tall, golden masters of Gor. |
| 15 | 62 | I thought it quite likely that they would be unable to resist a full-scale invasion. |
| 15 | 63 | Probes, I had learned from Misk, had become increasingly frequent. |
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Not only would the decision to halt the invasion be in violation of the practices and commitments of Priest-Kings, which would doubtless create dissension in the Nest, producing a leverage the Kurii might be able to exploit, but, if the invasion were halted, it being a large movement, and complex, its termination might provide useful data on the nature and disposition of the powers of the Priest-Kings.
It might provide the equivalent of drawing a sniper's fire, using a dupe or fool to do so, in order to ascertain his position.
In the Nest War, when the Priest-Kings had been locked in internecine warfare, their powers had been severely reduced and disrupted.
The Nest itself had been severely damaged.
I knew that ships of Priest-Kings flew, but I knew little of their numbers, or power, or of the retained power in general of the delicate, tall, golden masters of Gor.
I thought it quite likely that they would be unable to resist a full-scale invasion.
Probes, I had learned from Misk, had become increasingly frequent.
- (Marauders of Gor)