Picnic on Paradise |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 28
Page 40
nuns fallen on one knee and Iris nearly knocking Maudey over . ... that when the
air vehicle - no one looked up to get a clear view of it - came barreling over the
horizon , they were all down on their hands and knees , pretending to be animals
.
nuns fallen on one knee and Iris nearly knocking Maudey over . ... that when the
air vehicle - no one looked up to get a clear view of it - came barreling over the
horizon , they were all down on their hands and knees , pretending to be animals
.
Page 101
She yanked at his arm , pulling him to the ground , shouting “ Down , everyonel ”
and all of them fell on to their hands and knees , ducking their heads . The theory
was that the white suits and white packs would blend into the snow as long as ...
She yanked at his arm , pulling him to the ground , shouting “ Down , everyonel ”
and all of them fell on to their hands and knees , ducking their heads . The theory
was that the white suits and white packs would blend into the snow as long as ...
Page 105
backed away from them to survey the whole line ; she planned to throw from her
knees and deflect his arm upward while he shot at the place she had been , and
to this end she called out “ Mister , what are you going to do with us ?
backed away from them to survey the whole line ; she planned to throw from her
knees and deflect his arm upward while he shot at the place she had been , and
to this end she called out “ Mister , what are you going to do with us ?
What people are saying - Write a review
User ratings
5 stars |
| ||
4 stars |
| ||
3 stars |
| ||
2 stars |
| ||
1 star |
|
LibraryThing Review
User Review - majackson - LibraryThingHighly stylized concept: a female street-fighter is saved from death in ancient Crete to lead a party of effete picnickers in the far future through a minor war on an ideal Terra-formed planet. Most ... Read full review
LibraryThing Review
User Review - TheDivineOomba - LibraryThingI picked it up because of the author. I recognized the name, but haven't read anything by her. Unfortunately, this is probably not the book to start with. I didn't like any of the characters - the ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
added Agent Alyx animal arms asked began believe body breath called cave climb close cold coming course cried damned dead don't dropped ears everything eyes face fall feeling feet fell felt finally fingers four front Gavrily getting girl give ground Gunnar hair half hands happened head hear heard holding hurt inside Iris It's keep kill kind knees knew laughed lieutenant light looked Machine Maudey meters mind mouth move neck never night nuns once pack Paradise pass pulled pushed Raydos repeated rest rock seemed shook shouted shut side sleep slowly smiled snow someone stepped stood stopped suit talking tell thing thought told took touch tried trying turned voice walked wall watch whispered whole wind woman