Book 6. (7 results) Raiders of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 21 | Her stern describes what is almost a complete semicircle. |
| 14 | 22 | She has two steering oars, or side rudders. |
| 14 | 23 | The sternpost is high, and fanlike; it is carved to represent feathers; the actual tail feathers of a tarn, however, would be horizontal to the plane, not vertical; the prow of the tarn ship resembles the ram and shield, though it is made of painted wood; it is designed and painted to resemble the head of a tarn. |
| 14 | 24 | Tarn ships are painted in a variety of colors; the Dorna, of course, was green. |
| 14 | 25 | Besides her stem and stern castles the Dorna carried two movable turrets amidships, each about twenty feet high. |
| 14 | 26 | She also carried, on leather-cushioned, swivel mounts, two light catapults, two chain-sling onagers, and eight springals. |
| 14 | 27 | Shearing blades, too, of course, were a portion of her equipment. |
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Her stern describes what is almost a complete semicircle.
She has two steering oars, or side rudders.
The sternpost is high, and fanlike; it is carved to represent feathers; the actual tail feathers of a tarn, however, would be horizontal to the plane, not vertical; the prow of the tarn ship resembles the ram and shield, though it is made of painted wood; it is designed and painted to resemble the head of a tarn.
Tarn ships are painted in a variety of colors; the Dorna, of course, was green.
Besides her stem and stern castles the Dorna carried two movable turrets amidships, each about twenty feet high.
She also carried, on leather-cushioned, swivel mounts, two light catapults, two chain-sling onagers, and eight springals.
Shearing blades, too, of course, were a portion of her equipment.
- (Raiders of Gor, Chapter )