Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Short Story

Number of words : 2000
Percent of complex words : 5.7
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 17.5


READABILITY INDICES

Fog : 9.3
Flesch : 73.5
Flesch-Kincaid : 7.4


: Blood From A Stone - James Enge


CHARACTERS

Morlock the Maker : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Itinerant sword and sorcerer.


ANIMALS

Stone monster : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Morlock's opponent, but not a golem. Possible horse eater. Apparently constructed.

Velox : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Morlock's horse.


WEAPONS

Tyrfing : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Morlock's magic sword.


PLANTS

Xakth : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Useful for making ropes.


PLACE

Northold : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Under these mountains Morlock grew up.

Ontil : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Has a palindromic ancient script.

Kirach Kund : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

The River of Skulls, in Dwarvish.

Sarkunden : Blood From A Stone - James Enge

Morlock's next destination.


PLOT

Morlock is rudely awakened by a stone monster, which he dispatches thanks to blubbing and skills. He also takes it apart to discover it might eat horses, but probably not his. So he has to look elsewhere.


3.5 out of 5

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