Eric of Zanthodon by Lin Carter

Author:Lin Carter [Carter, Lin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sci-Fi., Science Fiction
Publisher: DAW
Published: 2011-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

Hurok gulped air and let himself sink beneath the waves again, reaching out with long arms to clutch and grasp.

He could not swim, could Hurok.

And neither could Gorah, his mate … .

We moved through the jungle, my comrades and I, following the tracks left by the twin tribes. We knew that they were not, could not be, very far ahead of us, and that very soon we would catch up with the rear guard of the host.

We conversed but little, busied with our thoughts. That we would never see Hurok again seemed likely, and those of us who knew him, and who valued the friendship of that mighty warrior, were naturally saddened thereby. So there was nothing to be gained by talking about his absence.

If he had returned to Kor, it could only be because homesickness had overcome him, and the need for the companionship of his kind, a need which all of our comradeship and friendliness could never assuage.

“Cheer up, my boy!” chirped the Professor, toiling along at my side. “Our huge and hairy friend may yet return to join us farther along the journey, and, at any rate, even if he remains in the cave country of Kor, perhaps he will be happier among his fellow Neanderthals … .”

“I know, I know, Doc,” I grumbled. “It’s just that-that, well, I miss him already. At least, he could have hung around long enough to say good-bye!”

“And to have given you enough time to talk him out of it, eh?” he said, shrewdly. I winced; I suppose that was what was lurking in the back of my mind.

He patted me on the shoulder, and his lips parted to make some further observation, but just then-The earthquake struck!

When the ground leaped and shivered underfoot, knocking us asprawl amid the bushes, something like thunder growled and boomed in the distance, and the stench of sulphur and brimstone smoked upon the air.

I staggered to my feet and stared around wildly. Underfoot, the ground quivered like a live thing. Bushes rustled, beasts yowled, trees were toppling slowly to every side, uprooted by the earth tremors.

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