《Kalif's War 》作者： - Dalmas【EPUB】

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1991 by John Dalmas All rights reserved including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in anyform. A Baen Books Original. Baen Publishing Enterprises P.O. Box 1403 Riverdale N.Y. 10471 ISBN: 0-671-72062-7 Cover art by David Mattingly First printing June 1991 Distributed by SIMON amp SCHUSTER 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York N.Y. 10020 Printed in the United States of America Dedicated to Evert amp Doris Ed amp Maida Paul amp Hilde-Marie Axel Arnold amp Svea Astrid Henry amp TressiaRuth Otto Carl Elaine Amy Bob amp Etta Lynn Lars John Anna-Lisa Tina Bernice EthylAgnes Ann Fern Rodger Mary Jane amp Robert Einer amp Florence Nels Gust Marie amp BobMarilyn amp Larry And to my other friends in Vasa Nordstj??rnan. Ha det roligt Acknowledgments Not for the first time Id like to thank Bill Bailie and David Palter for their helpfulcritiques of a preliminary draft. One Year of The Prophet 4721 Kalif Gorsu Areknosaamos sat in the shade of a gnarled old voorwa tree reading briefs. It wassomewhat warm and the Kalif was fat. He wore loose shorts that reached his knees and a crispsheer scarlet shirt. His exposed arms and legs were thick with curly black hair his beardscalp and brows were also curly and grizzled. Several of his hairy fingers bore rings and a ruby had been set in the center of his nobilitymark a 3/8-inch polychrome star on his forehead. Bracelets of gold filigree dangled loosely onone furry wrist and a slender gold chain hung from his neck holding a jeweled medallion inthe form of a sextant. The Prophet the Blessed Flenyaagor had been a navigator first of shipsand later of souls. A serving girl stood by the Kalif a girl