Book 1. (1 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Individual Quote)
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| 3 | 252 | I darted from under the bird. |
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Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
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| 3 | 249 | My View more quotes about first">first impression was that of a rush of wind and a great snapping sound, as if a giant might be snapping an enormous towel or scarf; then I was cowering, awe-stricken, in a great winged shadow, and an immense tarn, his talons extended like gigantic steel hooks, his wings sputtering fiercely in the air, hung above me, motionless except for the beating of his wings. |
| 3 | 250 | "Stand clear of the wings," shouted the Older Tarl. |
| 3 | 251 | I needed no urging. |
| 3 | 252 | I darted from under the bird. |
| 3 | 253 | One stroke of those wings would hurl me yards from the top of the cylinder. |
| 3 | 254 | The tarn dropped to the roof of the cylinder and regarded us with his bright black eyes. |
| 3 | 255 | Though the tarn, like most birds, is surprisingly light for its size, this primarily having to do with the comparative hollowness of the bones, it is an extremely powerful bird, powerful even beyond what one would expect from such a monster. |
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My first impression was that of a rush of wind and a great snapping sound, as if a giant might be snapping an enormous towel or scarf; then I was cowering, awe-stricken, in a great winged shadow, and an immense tarn, his talons extended like gigantic steel hooks, his wings sputtering fiercely in the air, hung above me, motionless except for the beating of his wings.
"Stand clear of the wings," shouted the Older Tarl.
I needed no urging.
I darted from under the bird.
One stroke of those wings would hurl me yards from the top of the cylinder.
The tarn dropped to the roof of the cylinder and regarded us with his bright black eyes.
Though the tarn, like most birds, is surprisingly light for its size, this primarily having to do with the comparative hollowness of the bones, it is an extremely powerful bird, powerful even beyond what one would expect from such a monster.
- (Tarnsman of Gor)