Book 3. (7 results) Priest-Kings of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | 7 | Most strangely perhaps were several long, golden strands, almost a mane, which extended from the creature's head over its domed, golden back and fell almost to the floor behind it. |
| 24 | 8 | The back itself seemed divided into two thick casings which might once, ages before, have been horny wings, but now the tissues had, at the points of touching together, fused in such a way as to form what was for all practical purposes a thick, immobile golden shell. |
| 24 | 9 | The creature's head was even now withdrawn beneath the shell but its eyes were clearly visible and of course the extensions of its jaws. |
| 24 | 10 | I knew the thing before me could slay priest-kings. |
| 24 | 11 | Most I feared for the safety of Vika of Treve. |
| 24 | 12 | I stood before her body, my sword drawn. |
| 24 | 13 | The creature seemed to be puzzled and made no move to attack. |
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Most strangely perhaps were several long, golden strands, almost a mane, which extended from the creature's head over its domed, golden back and fell almost to the floor behind it.
The back itself seemed divided into two thick casings which might once, ages before, have been horny wings, but now the tissues had, at the points of touching together, fused in such a way as to form what was for all practical purposes a thick, immobile golden shell.
The creature's head was even now withdrawn beneath the shell but its eyes were clearly visible and of course the extensions of its jaws.
I knew the thing before me could slay priest-kings.
Most I feared for the safety of Vika of Treve.
I stood before her body, my sword drawn.
The creature seemed to be puzzled and made no move to attack.
- (Priest-Kings of Gor, Chapter )