Book 12. (7 results) Beasts of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | I stared at the ceiling, watching the shifting shadows and reflections from the small, perforated lamp. |
| 1 | 39 | The priest-kings, for thousands of years, had defended the system of the yellow star against the depredations of the prowling Kurii. |
| 1 | 40 | Fortunes had shifted perhaps dozens of times, but never had the Kurii managed to establish a beachhead on the shores of this beautiful world. |
| 1 | 41 | But some years ago, in the time of the Nest War, the power of the priest-kings was considerably reduced. |
| 1 | 42 | I do not think the Kurii are certain of this, or of the extent of the reduction. |
| 1 | 43 | I think if they knew the truth in these matters the code words would flash between the steel worlds, the ports would open, and the ships would nose forth, turning toward Gor. |
| 1 | 44 | But the Kur, like the shark and sleen, is a cautious beast. |
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I stared at the ceiling, watching the shifting shadows and reflections from the small, perforated lamp.
The priest-kings, for thousands of years, had defended the system of the yellow star against the depredations of the prowling Kurii.
Fortunes had shifted perhaps dozens of times, but never had the Kurii managed to establish a beachhead on the shores of this beautiful world.
But some years ago, in the time of the Nest War, the power of the priest-kings was considerably reduced.
I do not think the Kurii are certain of this, or of the extent of the reduction.
I think if they knew the truth in these matters the code words would flash between the steel worlds, the ports would open, and the ships would nose forth, turning toward Gor.
But the Kur, like the shark and sleen, is a cautious beast.
- (Beasts of Gor, Chapter )