“For a space he faltered, when Goltan fell with a spear through him. “Now I am one friend poorer,” he said, “and that is a wealth not gained back.””

Source: The Broken Sword (1954), Chapter 10 (p. 65)

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American science fiction and fantasy writer 1926–2001

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