Book 1. (7 results) Tarnsman of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 92 | I had learned enough of Gor by now to know that one could not always count on the Caste Codes being observed. |
| 3 | 93 | "Those who do not desire to surrender their power," said my father, "are usually deserted by their men. |
| 3 | 94 | The offending war chief is simply abandoned, left alone in his palace to be impaled by the citizens of the city he has tried to usurp". |
| 3 | 95 | I nodded, imagining a palace, empty save for one man sitting alone on his throne, clad in his robes of state, waiting for the angry people outside the gates to break through and work their wrath. |
| 3 | 96 | "But," said my father, "sometimes such a war chief, or Ubar, wins the hearts of his men, and they refuse to withdraw their allegiance". |
| 3 | 97 | "What happens then?" I asked. |
| 3 | 98 | "He becomes a tyrant," said my father, "and rules until eventually, in one way or another, he is ruthlessly deposed". |
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I had learned enough of Gor by now to know that one could not always count on the Caste Codes being observed.
"Those who do not desire to surrender their power," said my father, "are usually deserted by their men.
The offending war chief is simply abandoned, left alone in his palace to be impaled by the citizens of the city he has tried to usurp".
I nodded, imagining a palace, empty save for one man sitting alone on his throne, clad in his robes of state, waiting for the angry people outside the gates to break through and work their wrath.
"But," said my father, "sometimes such a war chief, or Ubar, wins the hearts of his men, and they refuse to withdraw their allegiance".
"What happens then?" I asked.
"He becomes a tyrant," said my father, "and rules until eventually, in one way or another, he is ruthlessly deposed".
- (Tarnsman of Gor, Chapter )