faulted mountain
sharded rock
gap through cliff
hours-long climb
barren soil
tall monolith
strengthening wind
camp fire
orange flames
flying sparks
black sky
gibbous moon
monstrous clouds
whistlings
rustlings
croakings
blowing wind
murmuring grass
screaming owl
murk beyond wavering firelight
When Morgan le Fay approaches Holger, the wind as usual punctuates dialogue:
"Morgan watched him for a long moment. The wind whistled around them." (p. 135)
The hillmen return and are defeated but the travellers must now risk an encounter with the allegedly undefeatable troll. Into the next chapter...
2 comments:
Note that a lot of conversations in Poul's books occur -outside-, and in the countryside. That makes weather -- including the wind -- more of a part of the conversation.
Kaor, Paul and Mr. Stirling!
Paul: A better omnibus collection would be a volume containing OPERATION CHAOS, OPERATION LUNA, THREE HEARTS AND THREE LIONS, and A MIDSUMMER TEMPEST. These four stories have common linking themes and characters.
Unless four novels in one volume are thought to be too many. If so, place the two OPERATION books in one vol., and THREE HEARTS/TEMPEST in another.
Mr. Stirling: True, and you reminded me of Andersonian conversations taking place indoors, such as Lord Hauksberg meeting with crucial members of the Policy Board, or Flandry's meeting with Aycharaych on Talwin.
Ad astra! Sea
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