Flameweaver"The Russians are pushing south into the Hindu Kush, expanding their Empire at the expense of the forgotten tribes that surround the British Raj. Little did they expect such resistance as they found in the fabled city of Gandhara. Little did they expect the fables to be real. Just as little did the wisewomen of Gandhara expect their system of protection to begin to fail them after millenia of effective defense. But the Russians' new weapons don't seem to care much about magic, and the Gandharans realize they must fight fire with fire. Young Tamai, whose rebellious curiosity had cost her her place in the priesthood, is sent into the Raj to somehow acquire the fabled Martini-Henry rifles. Little did the wisewomen expect the fables to be real ..."--Page 4 of cover |
Common terms and phrases
Angrez ANNE MCCAFFREY army Bashguli black cloak body breath British called camp Captain Westbrook caravan Chitral City cliff cold Colonel Vaughan Council dancing dark demon dhara Dhi Lawan Disciplines Dizane Dushmuni eagle English eyes face fear feel fire flames Gandhara Ghilzai Gordon Westbrook gorge hand Haverford head heard Hindu Kush Hunza illusion jezail KamKhel Kanjutis Kazhirbri kill Kirghiz knew Lahore laughed Lieutenant McAusland light looked Louisa Westbrook Lunang magic Malakand Pass Mirjan Mohsun Khan mountains moved native never night Nirmali overworld Paluk pass path Peshawar Relief Force rifles river rock Russian Sassinak seemed sense shook shoulder side Skobelev soldiers song Tamai felt Tamai thought tell thing told treaty tribe turned Urdu valley village voice waiting walls wanted White Huns wisewomen witch women words young yush Yusuf Sabazai