"The sentry came by. He was a tall bearded fellow with gold earrings that glimmered wanly under the stars. The turban wrapped around his helmet bulked monstrous against the Milky Way." (p. 20)
The turban looks "monstrous" because it is big, enclosing a helmet, and also because it is on the head of an enemy.
The number of objects seen against the Milky Way grows and I now note each new one.
For descriptions of the Milky Way itself, see here.
("Operation Afreet" is part of Operation Chaos which is part of Operation Otherworld which is part of the Old Phoenix multiverse sequence.)
1 comment:
Kaor, Paul!
A turban bulking monstrous against the Milky Way was an interesting metaphor of Anderson!
Ad astra! Sean
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