Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 158 | He surely would have struck home had not my tarn veered wildly to the left, almost colliding with another tarn and its rider, who fired a bolt that sank deep in the saddle pack with a sound like slapping leather. |
| 5 | 159 | The third of the warriors of Ar was sweeping in from behind. |
| 5 | 160 | I turned, raising the tarn-goad, which was looped to my wrist, to ward off the stroke of his blade. |
| 5 | 161 | sword and tarn-goad met in a ringing clash and a shower of glittering yellow sparks. |
| 5 | 162 | Somehow I must have turned the goad on. |
| 5 | 163 | Both my tarn and that of the attacker withdrew as if by instinct from the flash of the goad, and I had inadvertently purchased a moment of time. |
| 5 | 164 | I unslung my longbow and fitted an arrow, yanking my tarn in an abrupt wing-shuddering arc. |
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He surely would have struck home had not my tarn veered wildly to the left, almost colliding with another tarn and its rider, who fired a bolt that sank deep in the saddle pack with a sound like slapping leather.
The third of the warriors of Ar was sweeping in from behind.
I turned, raising the tarn-goad, which was looped to my wrist, to ward off the stroke of his blade.
sword and tarn-goad met in a ringing clash and a shower of glittering yellow sparks.
Somehow I must have turned the goad on.
Both my tarn and that of the attacker withdrew as if by instinct from the flash of the goad, and I had inadvertently purchased a moment of time.
I unslung my longbow and fitted an arrow, yanking my tarn in an abrupt wing-shuddering arc.
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )