| 单词 | bronze |
| 例句 | The bookshelves with their neatly ordered manuscripts slumbered in the shadows, while overhead pale moonlight wafted through the stained glass windows, lighting on the bronze statues of past Librarians standing vigil over the galleries. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z They ran for arms, clapped on their bronze, and mustered under Eupeithes at the town gate for his mad foray. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In 2013 we won the bronze medal at World Cups in Italy, Turkey, and Belgium. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He and I were fooling around in the pool, near a big bronze plaque marked with events for which the school kept records—50 yards, 100 yards, 220 yards. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother Jack guided me down the hall to a door on which I saw a bronze door-knocker in the shape of a large-eyed owl. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z She was holding two swords—long bronze scimitars that glowed with a weird greenish aura, boiling wisps of vapor that smelled sour and hot even across the yard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was so beautiful, my heart leaped—metal wings constructed from thousands of interlocking bronze feathers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I turned and found myself staring into a polished bronze mirror. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The only thing that wasn’t regulation was Percy’s glowing bronze sword—not Imperial gold, and not a gladius. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z That is: Padre Sinkovich had wanted a bell so badly for so long that one day he simply began to hear a joyful bronze tolling beneath the dirt floor of his humble mud church. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo checked the ancient bronze astrolabe, which was now fitted with the crystal from Ogygia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The green-painted hallways were all lined with lockers, and above each classroom door hung a bronze plate showing the room number. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Percy jumped up, vaulting off the giant’s knee, and drove Riptide straight through one of the metal mouths on Polybotes’s breastplate, sinking the Celestial bronze hilt-deep in his chest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z His scythe began to change, until he held Luke’s old weapon, Backbiter, with its half-steel, half- Celestial bronze blade. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The blade was two different types of metal—one edge bronze, the other steel. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Grandma watched shows about antique collectors, so he knew the importance of properly storing things like bronze spoons from the 1700s. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z By the time I caught up with her, she was staring at a bronze statue on a red marble pedestal. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z After that, nobody came or asked anything else about the bronzes for a while, and his brother built his well and life went on. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Nearby torchlight turns his black hair to bronze. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z The earlier breeze had died down, and the water was placid, smooth and glassy, tinged with bronze in the slanting late afternoon light. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z How I could lose myself for hours watching the way the sunlight teased the contours of his high cheekbones and bronzed his rebellious curls. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Not wanting to miss anything, he got some of everything and paid the woman eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z Dr. Hawkins swirled his tea around and gazed into the bronze liquid. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Unlike the grand ivory buildings in the Fair’s Court of Honor, these walls were painted in garish shades of red and bronze as though colored by a premonition of fire. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z She’d been studying the bronze map for days now, scouring Daedalus’s laptop for information. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Then he realized the bronze mirror on the table was steaming. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The bronze walls seem to glow with warm light. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z Once that was done, he began to recast the Celestial bronze scraps. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Henry moves fluidly from room to room, past a black stone sculpture of a seated Buddha and John the Baptist nude and in bronze, without a single false step. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Four eyes burned through the shadows—two of molten gold and two of bronze. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She reached out with her other hand and grabbed the first thing she touched, the belt she'd hoped to give him, a heavy chain of ornate bronze medallions. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The wildling wore a sleeveless jerkin of boiled leather dotted with bronze studs beneath a worn cloak mottled in shades of green and brown. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Before they could turn round, the copper sky of summer had assumed a cold and lowering bronze, while the biggest white flakes that ever were seen were floating about them and settling on the battlements. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Riptide grew into a three-foot-long bronze sword, its blade glowing with a faint golden light Tammi’s smile turned to a sneer. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His blade swept over her head in a glowing bronze arc. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z It looked strange, not as glamorous as it did on Amaka; it did not even have the same bronze shimmer. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, I’m sorry, but times are hard. When I give the signal, everyone run back out and touch the first giant bronze statue you see. The big one, right in front.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I swear his eyes are about to explode out of his head and shoot molten bronze goo all over the room. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z “Yeah. Frank, this is Festus. He used to be a full bronze dragon, but we had an accident.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Instead, he had a house built all of bronze and sunk underground, but with part of the roof open to the sky so that light and air could come through. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The self-adhesive seals that bound the wings to our backs were already melting, and we were shedding bronze feathers. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His long stick had a crude bronze bell hanging from it, and he wore a tattered bag over one shoulder. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Columned porticoes faced the central atrium, which had a huge fountain and bronze braziers. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A superb Chinese tradition of bronze metallurgy had its origins in the third millennium B.C. and eventually resulted in China’s developing by far the earliest cast-iron production in the world, around 500 B.C. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z This was the scar the old nurse recognized; she traced it under her spread hands, then let go, and into the basin fell the lower leg making the bronze clang, sloshing the water out. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Some of the white wax that dung to the sides of the bronze cups came from candles that had been lit in Russia. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z By his retirement from competitive fencing, he had been to five Olympic competitions, winning a bronze individual medal in 1984. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Its doors are dark blue, with bronze number plates posted above the peepholes. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z They sank so deep that Jason couldn’t see anything except Percy swimming next to him in the dim light of their gold and bronze blades. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z There was one small lar—a jolly godling whose responsibility was the welfare of the family—which, being made of bronze, had escaped the destruction. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z Even from this distance, Jason could see the glint of Celestial bronze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A bronze dragonhead, neatly decapitated, wobbled across the floor. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He didn’t know how the boy could run that far and that fast carrying fifty pounds of clock and bronze, but the prisoner nearly got away. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound of their voices mingled with the whicker of horses, the clank of steel, and the groaning hinges of the great bronze gates to make a strange and fearful music. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The goddess turned and entered the dim cave, exploring it for crannies, while Odysseus carried up all the gold, the fire-hard bronze, and well-made clothing the Phaiakians gave him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She led him past the engine room, which looked like a very dangerous, mechanized jungle gym, with pipes and pistons and tubes jutting from a central bronze sphere. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Of gold and silver and gemstones, it had none; bronze and iron were the metals of winter, dark and strong to fight against the cold. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The bronze girl was standing just to his right. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z In the end, I won four medals at Worlds—two gold for all-around and floor, silver for vault, and bronze for balance beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z The bronze surface was searing hot, but Leo didn’t care. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I dove aside as the fiery bronze comet sailed past my shoulder. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The floors are polished wood, dark, and the walls, covered in sheets of bronze, gleam where the light touches them. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z “You know by now that even Celestial bronze can’t kill us for long. Have a Cheese ’n’ Wiener! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z It was upon them and gone before they could seize themselves—just a bronze glint across the field of vision. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I thought about all the bronze statues in the parks, plazas, and buildings of New York. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Magister Illyrio murmured a command, and four burly slaves hurried forward, bearing between them a great cedar chest bound in bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z They were the work of Hephaestus - bronze mechanical eyes embedded in the giant’s sockets. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z His own reflection rippled next to Narcissus’s on the surface of the submerged bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Hephaestus cleared his throat and spat into a bronze spittoon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The big bronze globe careened down the hill toward the gym, picking up speed as it went. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z “Celestial bronze, yes. But mine did not affect the warriors that way.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z When he came out he was bearing in his arms a great load of treasure: things of gold, silver, copper, and bronze; many beads and chains and jewelled ornaments. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The High King is seated on his throne of woven branches, wearing the heavy circlet, looking out from his deeply lined face with alert bronze eyes, like those of an owl. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z They had a great time wrestling for the bronze shield and playing Get the Greek. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The mattress was littered with wires, nails and the guts of several disassembled bronze machines. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The goddess thrust her spear at the giant, then brandished her shield with the fearsome bronzed visage of Medusa. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The top was covered with Celestial bronze mesh, like the curtains that roll down over closed storefronts at the mall. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They stake everything on that moment, posing for photographs while planting the flag, casting themselves in bronze. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z His defeated name remained in bronze on the school record plaque, while Finny deliberately evaded an athletic honor. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Across her knees lay an ancient shield—a battered circle of wood and bronze, painted with the likeness of Akhlys herself holding a shield, so the image seemed to go on forever, smaller and smaller. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They were armored with bronze helmets and greaves and breastplates of heavy leather and shields of wood and bronze, and armed with swords and the long Kargish lance. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z And the evidence—a four-hundred-pound bronze sphere, and the damage it had caused—spoke plainly about what he had done. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z The sunlight at this hour cast everything in streaking bronze, making it all picture worthy. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The bronze sword expanded, gleaming in the darkness, and the evil voice seemed to falter, just for a moment, before resuming its chant. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The entry hall had a polished bronze floor, which seemed to boil in the reflected torchlight. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Claudia looked as satisfied as the bronze statue of the Egyptian cat she was standing near. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She shook her head sadly when he described Nico’s imprisonment in the bronze jar. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were ten or twelve of the thick, octopus-like arms uncoiling from the ornate bronze, and silver, and gold mirror frames. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Hammered into the bronze were pictures in Ancient Greek style, scenes from our adventures this summer. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The magic blade cut a gash in the bronze. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He wore camouflage pants, a white T-shirt, and a bronze breastplate, but his sword, Backbiter, wasn’t at his side—only an empty scabbard. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Roman zombies began to dissolve, smoke coming off their bronze helmets. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The golden hour of the setting sun cast Audrey’s skin in bronze. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z The links were forged of every metal known to man: black iron and red gold, bright copper and dull lead, steel and tin and pale silver, brass and bronze and platinum. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Heavy bands of bronze circled their waists, and from these belts hung the black thongs of whips. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z He rubbed the back of his head and sank lower into the bronze coils of his tail. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Then something large and bronze swooped out of the sky. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Sets of armor hung under the windows, their bronze plates glinting in the sun. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Riptide’s Celestial bronze blade glowed even brighter in the gloom of Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I almost felt relieved until I heard the sound of bronze gongs high in the castle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The bronze strands were still wrapping around him like a cocoon, tightening across his body. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I wanted to reach out and press her lips shut and get some of that shiny bronze lipstick on my fingers. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Harry counted out five little bronze coins, and the owl held out his leg so Harry could put the money into a small leather pouch tied to it. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z He ran off with the sheet of bronze, leaving Hazel in the doorway. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She pulled out a small disk of bronze the size of a tea saucer, etched with delicate letters and illustrations. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He clung to the sheet of bronze like a shield. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The orderly brought a chair and he sat down, “and good news. You will be decorated. They want to get you the medaglia d'argento but perhaps they can get only the bronze.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z The Celestial bronze O-ring slipped out of Leo’s pliers and slid into the depths of the crawl space. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She wanted to play fetch, so I picked up a bronze shield and tossed it across the arena. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z With a shout of triumph he raced up the stairs onto a narrow landing, found the bronze bell Rhonda had told them about, and rang it. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z My father wears his faith like the bronze breastplate of God’s foot soldiers, while our mother’s is more like a good cloth coat with a secondhand fit. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They were keeping something the demigods needed—something in that bronze jar. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z "Last time Ishtar came down here, Erishkigal had her hung from a pair of bronze hooks. Goddess or not, that had to hurt." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z And when all the contests had been held, all the events finals completed, I had earned two more gold medals for vault and floor, and a bronze on beam. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Oiled, with tube bones cut from bronze and sunk in gelatin, the robots lay. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z He was tall even sitting, with hair like bronze, and eyes like fire. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Stheno gave her sister a pouty look, which was hard to do with giant bronze tusks. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The doors were solid bronze, closed with a heavy iron bar. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Annabeth had a bronze knife that she reserved just for monsters and people who messed with her stuff. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z She took one last look at the bronze faun cowering before the sunrise and the Athena Parthenos. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z All the bronze cables to the room below were connected to a metal plate under the sphere. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She opened the bag and brought out a thin bronze disk the diameter of a donut. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a dark, ruddy dawn, and through a small square hole of a window, where the tattered paper fluttered, a glimpse of bronze sky gleamed. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z “The bronze mirror is gone! My reflection! Give me back to me!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Thank you, oh, thank you,” said Sam to the bronze mask. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Tyson hit it again, and the bronze crumpled under his hands like aluminum foil The bull’s face now looked like a sock puppet pulled inside out. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z It was lined with polished wood and Russian leather and its bronze hardware gleamed like gold. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z It was clear that both of our teams had lost in the semifinals and now would fence off for bronze, but they looked as if they struggled to move past their loss. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z “It’s one of Mother’s silly ideas. They’re keeping some prisoner in a large bronze jar.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She wore lambskin breeches soft with long use, and a sleeveless jerkin armored in bronze scales. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I hurried to my address and was challenged by the sheer height of the white stone with its sculptured bronze façade. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I didn’t feel very thankful, but I took my dinner, as was customary, up to the bronze brazier and scraped part of it into the flames. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z The event had been planned since before the Olympics, and bringing home a bronze medal only made the event organizers even more excited to celebrate my achievements. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z On the other side of the arena, Tyson and the Stoll brothers were racing miniature bronze chariots that Tyson had made out of armor scraps. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Just before the celestial bronze hit her, Kelli exploded into flames like a Molotov cocktail. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It wasn’t a door, nor a window, but rather a bronze grate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z “The maid tells it true,” declared a stocky man in white and purple, whose cloak was fastened with a pair of crossed bronze keys. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Unnoticed by Travers, who was looking through the bronze doors at the inner hall, each of the guards gave a little start as the spells hit them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They had a sweet ride made of bronze and iron—eyen the horses, which were magical automatons like the Colchis bulls. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I pushed him back and struck again—slashing Riptide across his breastplate so hard I cut a gash in the Celestial bronze. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The orb stood, and two bronze cables shot out of the top, hitting Hazel and Frank like Taser wires. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Leo saw Annabeth sprawled on the floor of a dark cavern, holding up her bronze knife as if warding off a monster. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Among the flowers there was a freak plant, a zinnia with six bronze petals and two red. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Down below, the hull of the Argo II gleamed as it floated over the forum, like some massive bronze party balloon. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Several found chinks in armor, and some of the giants vaporized at the touch of celestial bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The Library had a domed ceiling and stained glass windows and balconies guarded by bronze statues of past Librarians. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z I could only feel Mrs. O’Leary’s fur and my fingers wrapped around the bronze links of her dog collar. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z There, not five feet in front of me, was my sword, its gleaming bronze hilt sticking up in the mud. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Soon they had mounted the causeway and were staring at the flowing bronze river below them. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared at the bronze beams on the ceiling. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The bronze ball was smoking at his feet. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In the light of his bronze sword, her face was beautiful. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Twelve yellow candles in bronze candelabras cast a dusky light over the girl. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z And there were still two banged-up bronze bulls to dispose of, which I didn’t figure would fit in our normal recycling bins. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “He’s been through a lot. Getting captured in Tartarus, being held prisoner in that bronze jar, watching Percy and Annabeth fall...” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The rocket fire had extinguished, though smoking bronze exhaust vents still jutted from the stern. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The bronze girl folded up the document and handed it to Brekker, who slipped it into his breast pocket. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Two other giant men stood nearby over a bronze brazier, studying images in the flames. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z My bronze shield still hung on the wall, dented and unusable. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The store was called A-Z, and its dusty show windows were crammed with a weird clutter of old and exotic-looking objects—huge bronze oriental vases next to some beat-up old pots and pans. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Cast in bronze, it was the face of a man in his early forties, wearing a necktie, a tuft of hair falling across his forehead. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The bronze dragon spread his wings, and they soared into the unknown. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He brought out a bronze shield and passed it to Annabeth. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Standing at either end of the long, handsome bronze coffin were two big, dark policemen, mostly looking straight ahead, but moving their lips when some viewer tarried. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He just kept thinking: Don't look at me, and hoped the Romans below would fail to notice the giant bronze trireme descending on their city in the middle of morning rush hour. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Smoit stopped in the middle of the chamber, threw back his cloak, and hooked his thumbs into the enormous bronze belt which strained to bursting about his middle. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z His skin was the color of polished copper, his thick mustachios bound with gold and bronze rings. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Mrs. Coulter went on, and her voice was all bronze now, and ringing with passion. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His face was turning from bronze to salmon pink. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She wore bronze armor that stopped at her waist. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It looked old; hammered red bronze, leaf-shaped, its blade covered with ancient glyphs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And hanging on the wall were several sets of bronze and silver wings. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Lining the road were old Civil War cannons and bronze statues of historical figures, which made Annabeth shudder. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Or, in this case, the go-o-o-ong! sound from the statue’s bronze behind. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He heard car crashes at least once a week, but this sound was worse - Celestial bronze crumpling, wood splintering, stallions screaming and a goddess wailing in two distinct voices, both of them very surprised. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “One side is celestial bronze. The other is tempered steel. Works on mortals and immortals both.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z We walked into the call room, to have our equipment checked prior to the start of the bronze medal match. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Yakov emerged, dressed in the same handsome evening suit and white shirt he had worn the night he died, a bronze watch chain draped across his pinstriped waistcoat. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Those bronze cannonballs... those are bad news. I think we used some of them against the giants. They catch fire and blow up.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Finally a great pair of bronze doors appeared to her left, grander than the rest. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Watching Taylor, sun- kissed and bronzed and effortless, Petra felt jealous and more than a little out of her league. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z At the edge of the lawn, the Laistrygonians were stacking bronze cannonballs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He overtook Hazel, which was easy, since she was struggling with fifty pounds of Celestial bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Late afternoon, the sky hazy, the sunlight diffuse but heavy and everywhere, like bronze dust. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Across the city on the hill of Rhaenys stood the blackened walls of the Dragonpit, its huge dome collapsing into ruin, its bronze doors closed now for a century. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z He didn’t really have time, but he unlocked Groucho’s middle drawer and stared at the two precious objects inside: a bronze astrolabe he’d picked up in Bologna, and a fist-sized chunk of crystal from Ogygia. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Percy set his sword on the floor where it glowed with a faint bronze light. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z “Wait...these giants trapped my dad in a bronze jar?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The new Mag- nar of Therm was a younger, shorter version of his father- lean, balding, clad in bronze greaves and a leather shirt sewn with bronze scales. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He forced his eyes back to the bronze mirror. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her face was smooth and bronze, with a high-bridged, regal nose and a scar bisecting her right eyebrow. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z It looked like it could’ve been part of a Greek tomb, with bronze torch holders fastened to the walls. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “She won team bronze in the 2016 Rio Olympics,” adds Coach. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z Carved into the side of the cliff was a little plaza with two big bronze statues. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z I even got a lovely big bronze medal from the Egyptian Photographic Society in Cairo, and I still have the photograph that won it. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z The bells in the seven towers of the Great Sept of Baelor had tolled for a day and a night, the thunder of their grief rolling across the city in a bronze tide. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z And I too made him gifts: a good bronze blade, a cloak with lining and a broidered shirt, and sent him off in his trim ship with honor. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z On the right were neat beds of vegetables and herbs, arranged like spokes around a big sparkling fountain where bronze satyrs spewed water into a central bowl. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Come the dry season, and the world turns the color of old bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z His skin shone dark as bronze in the ruddy light from the brazier, the faint lines of old scars visible on his broad chest. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Behind her maids bore a basket full of axeheads, bronze and iron implements for the master’s game. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ah, that’s just because modern mortals don’t know how to use Celestial bronze,” Leo said. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She'd impaled it through the back leg with a celestial bronze spear. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z A white-haired woman stepped toward them through a drift of dark red leaves, a bronze sickle in her hand. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He picked up a delicate curl of bronze and fitted it into place. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The bronze beauty was so strong in his head that it seemed to stand out in front of him. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z This was the mold into which molten bronze was poured. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction 1973-09-19T00:00:00Z The eunuchs who served them threw bundles of dried grasses into a great bronze brazier, and clouds of fragrant smoke rose up toward the moon and the stars. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The winged man from the ice cream stand was leaning against a nearby column, casually tossing a small bronze hoop in the air. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Elsewhere they saw beautiful bronze daggers for sale, dried squids and carved onyx, a potent magical elixir made of virgin's milk and shade of the evening, even dragon's eggs which looked suspiciously like painted rocks. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z A pile of wafer-thin bronze business cards lay on the nearest table. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was bronze and heavy, with intricate carvings, and Seven was pretty sure it was at least two hundred years old. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z Their beaks were made of bronze, and judging from the yelps of the campers, they must've been razor sharp. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Isabella’s is faint, just a swipe of shiny bronze, but Julia’s is bright sparkly blue. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z The bronze coffin was wheeled inside and placed upon a platform draped in thick dark red velvet, in front of the altar, and the coffin’s lid was reopened. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z He wore a white tunic and bronze armor. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It didn’t take me long to find the exhibit where Halliday’s five Game Designer of the Year trophies were displayed, next to a bronze statue of the man himself. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z He saw Maester Luwin on his balcony, studying the sky through a polished bronze tube and frowning as he made notes in a book. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z But there was no doubt the metal was a sheet of hammered Celestial bronze, roughly circular, about five feet in diameter. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There were demigod provisions, tod— bronze javelin tips, a quiver full of arrows, an extra sword, and a box of ambrosia. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Church bells send arcs of bronze careening off the windows. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z Here and there was a cup or basin of polished bronze; and a goblet of plain silver was set by the Captain’s seat in the middle of the inmost table. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Her invisibility cap rolled off her head as she drove her bronze knife between a chink in the serpent’s scales. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It was a few weeks after Worlds, and in a way, our procession reminded me of a medal ceremony, except that no gold, silver, and bronze medals would be given out. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Regular bronze would have corroded and become unusable long ago, but these were Celestial bronze—the handiwork of a demigod. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z My cheeks are hollowed out by bronze blusher. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z He dreamed about it too, dreamed of running his fingers over the rich, smooth bronze. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In the living room of the old house it was cool, and a grandfather clock ticked high and long and bronzed in one corner. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z In the green light from the orbs carried by Kaz and the bronze girl, he spotted a tiny boat moored up ahead. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The grip was polished bronze, studded with dials and buttons. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They rode on to Town Square, where they parked their bikes next to the bronze statue of Fry’s founder, Fullerton French Fryer. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Moonlight glinting on Finnick’s bronze hair, beads of searing pain peppering me, a leg turned to wood. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Moments later, Leo and Hazel stumbled to a stop in the doorway, carrying a large sheet of hammered bronze between them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was a sword—Mr. Brunner’s bronze sword, which he always used on tournament day. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The blade cast a faint bronze light over a very sad scene. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A powerfully built welterweight with a Marine Corps emblem tattooed in blue on one massive bronze forearm jumped lightly to his feet. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Two. guards in bronze armor marched in, holding an old man between them. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z If bronze statues could blush, I swear Hank did. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Sefia was suddenly aware of his skin, of the dips where the water pearled and the sheen of bronze on his bare arms. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z It belonged to men like this, in tusked helms and bronze chest plates, with axes strapped across their backs. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Dunbar swallowed and bent his intense face very close to Yossarian’s, the muscles in his bronze, rocklike jaw bunching up into quivering knots. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z On the other hand, the ultimate explanations—for example, why bronze tools appeared early in parts of Eurasia, late and only locally in the New World, and never in Aboriginal Australia—remain unclear. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She was there, along with the bronze girl. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He spread his hands, and the tables were suddenly covered with equipment: helmets, bronze swords, spears, oxhide shields coated in metal. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Dozens of bronze and gold spheres like steampunk basketballs sat around in various stages of disassembly. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z To those weapons, Atahuallpa’s troops, without animals on which to ride into battle, could oppose only stone, bronze, or wooden clubs, maces, and hand axes, plus slingshots and quilted armor. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But if I uncapped my sword now, the bronze glow would certainty get its attention. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z His face was chiselled and bronze, his eyes black as basalt, his curly dark hair glistening with oil. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “The first one who gets that bronze, I will like you almost as much as I like me. I might even kiss you, right after I kiss my reflection!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Spears erect, they held rectangular shields, and their eyes were dark beneath bronze helmets. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It was only coming back that Frog got a good look at the faces beneath the spiked bronze caps and realized that most were no older than he. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Even his sword, a Greek blade like Riptide, was gold instead of bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Men and women alike wore painted leather vests over bare chests and horsehair leggings cinched by bronze medallion belts, and the warriors greased their long braids with fat from the rendering pits. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “It interferes with being nuts. Just concentrate on moving that Celestial bronze. Echo, you ready?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was the pale one, its scales the color of butter cream, veined with whorls of gold and bronze, and Dany could feel the heat of it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A moment later, I’m inside a very chic little bathroom with a porthole mirror and swing-arm bronze lanterns, just like we’re in a ship. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Thalia already had Aegis on her arm, and even our own teammates were giving her a wide berth, trying not to cower before the bronze head of Medusa. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Piper glanced at her bronze dagger, which she’d apparently forgotten she was holding. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z On top was a bronze group—St. George killing the dragon. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z He could sense old bronze gears under the surface of the stone. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t dwell too much on my bronze medal result in Athens because there were still a few qualifiers left and I had to get to work if I wanted to be prepared. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z On the rickety, old-fashioned stained- glass door, with its motifs of exotic birds, there was a bronze knocker in the shape of a woman’s hand pressing on a ball. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Kronos backed me up against the throne of Hephaestus—a huge mechanical La-Z-Boy type thing covered with bronze and silver gears. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Each day his hammer rang on bronze until his rock anvil broke, or his tongs bent, or he ran out of firewood. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Of any sort,” murmured the nurse, her eyes on the young keeper’s well-muscled torso and handsome, bronzed face. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z "I swear it by bronze and iron," his sister said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He started from the bush and wheeled: I hit him square in the spine midway along his back and the bronze point broke through it. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel climbed into the saddle, hoisted up the bronze, and offered Leo a hand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Chiron picked up a bronze goblet from the snack table. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The two men halted at a heavy wooden door leading into the next room, hesitated for the space of a heartbeat, then Snape turned the bronze handle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z One of the sand ships fell apart, the sail, the emerald body, the bronze hull points, the moon-white tiller, and all the separate images in it. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The oaks along the roadway glowed yellow and bronze. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z He who had left them quick, in the prime of his manhood, author of their own fire and illumination, returned to them cold, already a bronzed statue. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With the help of fear and echoes and winter silences, that dog had a voice like a big bronze gong. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly he was shedding bronze feathers, which twirled away from him like a flock of frightened birds. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His blue-feathered bronze helmet was falling in his eyes, and his breastplate was about six sizes too big. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He distracted her with the bronze shield Frisbee. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Then, with the Olympic bell tolling in the background, he turned, rose on his toes, and touched the torch to an enormous bronze cauldron on a tripod. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His men pushed open the great oaken doors, twenty feet tall and banded with bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Irri fetched the egg with the deep green shell, bronze flecks shining amid its scales as she turned it in her small hands. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z One egg was a deep green, with burnished bronze flecks that came and went depending on how Dany turned it. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A calloused hand, a healed cut, the shiny slash of a burn on the deep bronze skin. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z He trotted up and down the ranks, his plumed helmet gleaming, his legs decked in bronze greaves. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The art historian George Ortiz was once asked by Ernst Langlotz, one of the world’s foremost experts on archaic sculpture, whether he wanted to purchase a bronze statuette. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z By early middle age, Harding’s biographer Francis Russell writes, his “lusty black eyebrows contrasted with his steel-gray hair to give the effect of force, his massive shoulders and bronzed complexion gave the effect of health.” Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z The statue’s head was tilted back so the bronze Mr. Lemoncello could squirt an arc of water out of his mouth like he was a human drinking fountain. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z He unfastened the bronze buckle at the dead man’s throat and swung the canvas pack over his shoulder before wrapping the cloak around himself. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I slapped my wrist- watch and it spiraled into a bronze shield. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Half a dozen Thenns in bronze scale armor stood clustered round one cellar stair, watching sullenly and making no attempt to join the others. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The idea of any of them dying made him feel empty - like he was back in the giants’ bronze jar, alone in the dark, subsisting only on sour pomegranate seeds. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He was tall and lanky with a bronzed, sharp-boned face; his green eyes were twinkly, like he’d just gotten a joke someone had told him earlier. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Tyson and I took our plates to the bronze brazier and scraped a portion of our food into the flames. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She was dressed in black camouflage with her Celestial bronze knife strapped to her arm and her laptop bag slung over her shoulder—ready for stabbing or surfing the Internet, whichever came first. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A tinted glass portal separated us from the inner sanctum, where a giant bronze chalice held the ancient fire. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Place bronze statues beneath the southern California sun, and of course they're going to get hot. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z New World societies had just begun making bronze artifacts and had not yet started making iron ones at the time when the arrival of Europeans truncated the New World’s independent trajectory. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I jumped up, my bronze sword springing to life in my hands, and found myself facing a bunch of .. . dogs. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Behind her stood her brothers—two young men with purple-feathered wings, stark white hair, and jagged swords of Celestial bronze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He drew his own sword as he spoke, a broadsword of fine bronze, honed like a razor on either edge. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z He had heard them toll for the dead, rejoice when some unpopular act had been repealed, and shudder with bronze rage at tyranny. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Water in the fountain is sprayed from dolphins sculptured in bronze. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Celestial bronze fell to earth in odd places. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Clumsy, this one,” the bronze girl said impassively. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Molten Celestial bronze dripped through his dreadlocks like caramel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Then a meaty hand thrust someone forward into the light—rArtemis—her hands and feet bound in celestial bronze chains. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The sun had gone down, and the ship was lit only by bronze lanterns. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He saw a huge ship in a dry dock, workers scrambling to finish the hull, a guy with a blowtorch welding a bronze dragon figurehead to the prow. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The raw silk duvet cover is a deep bronze color. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z At the gates of Daznak’s Pit two towering bronze warriors stood locked in mortal combat. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z She rolled to the edge of the road and looked back, dazed and horrified, as the boys crossed swords, gold against bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The tops were fitted with a bronze rod that held silky white curtains. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I didn’t realize that by winning the bronze in Athens, I had put myself so far ahead of my teammates that I qualified for the games before anyone else. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z He was striking, like the profile of a conqueror on a bronze coin. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z "His armor is bronze, thousands and thousands of years old, engraved with magic rimes that ward him against harm," she whis-pered to Jeyne. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z I played with the soldiers, throwing arrows into a bronze jar. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A life-size bronze statue of Osborne stands, anomalously, in the foyer of the Albany Training Academy. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Once you are six, he implies, you are cast in bronze. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Children wandered the twisty alleys and found eld bronze coins and bits of purple glass and stone flagons with handles carved like snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Clinging to the mountainside were dozens of multileveled palaces—a city of mansions—all with white-columned porticos, gilded terraces, and bronze braziers glowing with a thousand fires. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His eyes were brown, not dirt brown, but bronze—penny brown. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It would’ve been nice to have Calypso’s help weaving the Celestial bronze filaments. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “In case you haven’t noticed, Dirt Face,” he said, “your little ambush failed. Your three eidolons got melted in bronze, and were fine.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “How can you show off your prisoner if he’s in a bronze jar? No entertainment value. Not like my lovely specimens!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Especially when I’m wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Most commentators assumed that getting bronze on beam would devastate me, but in fact, I was over the moon. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Before Matthias could think to move, the bronze girl had vaulted over its back and dispatched the creature with two bright daggers wedged beneath the armor of its scales. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The sight of celestial bronze is hateful to most monsters. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “Where you are undoubtedly studying art history, women’s studies, and probably casting your own bronzes. And you probably work in a coffee house to help cover the rent.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Amidships, Piper and Hazel practiced their swordplay, gold and bronze blades ringing in the night. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her entire facade changed, until the ghostly La Llorona became as radiant and alive as a young woman bronzed by the sun. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Matthias nodded, and the bronze girl took a knife to the ropes binding him. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The fingers curled around the drinking horn were heavy with rings, gold and silver and bronze, set with chunks of sapphire and garnet and dragonglass. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In his full suit of bronze armor he leaped upon his back and put him through his paces, the horse seeming to delight in the sport as much as he himself. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All in leather and fur they were, with here and there a bit of steel or bronze,- heavy beards covered hard lean faces, and made them look as shaggy as their garrons. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He waved at the bronze jar in disgust. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There are names inscribed on the bronze panels, dozens of names. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z But that early autumn morning, the trees still heavy with bronze leaves, he welcomed the image for the first time. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z Bells rang, a sudden clangor of bronze birds. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "This day I will go to the grass and hunt, woman wife," he announced as he shrugged into a painted vest and buckled on a wide belt with heavy medallions of silver, gold, and bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Now she just leaned back and shouted out the answers, her bronzed arms folded across her chest like some great grammar genie. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z They were dressed in barbarian armor of hide and bronze, armed with spears and slings. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I listened to the sound of his even breathing, watching the sun and wind play in his bronze hair, more human than any other part of him. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Its polished bronze doors shimmered like a hologram, so that from different angles lightning bolts seemed to streak across them. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z For a moment, he thought she was about to show him a prison mark, but her dark bronze skin was bare. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z It was silver and bronze, with the monstrous face of Medusa protruding from the center. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z “You caused quite an explosion. I stared at the blank bronze screen. Half a million people evacuated? Injuries. Illness. What had I done? “The telkhines were scattered,” the god told me. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The sword wasn’t designed for that, but the Celestial bronze blade sliced through the chains suspending the hydra. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “The clock tower,” he said, his bronze eyes shining with amusement, as the clock finished its war cry. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z What if her memories of her parents—her mother full of grace, bronze and dark and smelling of earth; her father cradling her chin when he dropped her off at Nin’s—were fabrications too? The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z My eyes rose to Aunty Em’s hands, which had turned gnarled and warty, with sharp bronze talons for fingernails. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Last of all what sea-toil brought him to the Phaiakians; their welcome; how they took him to their hearts and gave him passage to his own dear island with gifts of garments, gold and bronze . The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Percy’s voice disintegrated like someone had hit it with a Celestial bronze blade. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I reached down and took the hairpin, and as I did, it grew longer and heavier in my hand, until I held a familiar bronze sword. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It was cast out of bronze in the likeness of some forgotten god’s snarling face. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z That is only a statue made of clay and bronze.’” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Magnar of Thenn stood waiting by the fire, clad as if for battle, in fur and leather and bronze scales, a bronze sword at his hip. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z For the moment, he’d totally forgotten about the pond, and Leo could see the sheet of bronze sinking into the sand. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Their caps had only one spike each, and their faces showed so little they might have been cast of bronze as well. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The celestial bronze blade had to be destroying his essence. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z She told them that Talus lived there, the last man left of the ancient bronze race, a creature made all of bronze except one ankle where alone he was vulnerable. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z The attic brain which directed the pumps was shattered into bronze shrapnel on the beams. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair burst into flame and her legs turned to their true form—one donkey leg, one bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z And not just regular bulls—bronze ones the size of elephants. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z I ended the day’s competition on the podium, thankful and with the bronze medal. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z The pen didn’t look like much, just a regular cheap ballpoint, but when Percy uncapped it, it grew into a glowing bronze sword. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z An invisible hand clamped over my mouth and wrestled me down behind a big bronze cauldron. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He was bemoaning the shortage of Celestial bronze when Festus began to whir and squeak. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Standing between them was a bronze jar big enough to hold a person. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The Celestial bronze cut through the base like it was wet clay. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He turned, his glasses pale bronze in starlight. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The hall was not dark, nor yet was it lit, only by the high-hung bronze lamp; a warm glow suffused both it and the lower steps of the oak staircase. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He showed Richard the wide rectangular ditches where the excavations had taken place, the shovels and pans that had been used to brush the dust off the bronzes. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z He had hoped they could just go back to the ship, and Hazel could teleport the Celestial bronze from a safe distance. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Christina joins me in the group going to the right, along with Uriah, whose smile looks white against his skin’s bronze. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z We angled the lantern just so, and he loosened the bronze screws that had grown dark with time. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The sound was a deep-throated bronze booming, coming faster with each knell. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z For example, millet cultivation, bronze technology, and writing arose in North China, while rice cultivation and cast-iron technology emerged in South China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the story of Prometheus, it is uncertain whether the men he saved from destruction belonged to that race or the bronze race. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the realm of brainiacs and goody-goodies, the last place you’d look for a kid who put a bronze globe through a glass door. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z It shimmered, growing longer and heavier until I held the bronze sword Anaklusmos in my hands. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z But I couldn’t help staring at the two giant bronze guys with tall bladed wings like letter openers. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z The little bronze faun cast a shadow across the dry fountain. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z I could make out the spine and ribs—wearing a breastplate of eroded greenish bronze—but the rest of the skeleton was too deep within the coral now. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Sculpture had always seemed a dull business—still, bronzes looked like something. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z It had wooden double doors, and each had a differently shaped bronze knocker on it: a horseshoe on the right, and a solid rectangular slab on the left. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “The metal is called Celestial bronze. It’s deadly to monsters, like Imperial gold, but even rarer.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The outer walls of the fortress glittered black, and the two- story-tall bronze gates stood wide open. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Her eyes were lustrous gold, like the copper and bronze disks inside Festus’s mechanical head. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z They shuffled on their mismatched bronze and donkey legs, hissing and fighting with each other, apparently in no hurry to reach the Doors of Death. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Stones, javelins, and fire rained down, but now Frank had a disciplined defensive line sheltering them behind a wall of bronze and leather. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Backbiter’s double edge glowed wickedly—half steel, half celestial bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z His muscles quickly grew bronzed and his hair ever blonder under the ardent desert sun. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The Angelus rang, its bronze voice pouring through the sheepfold and over the orchard walls in slow, rich waves. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Magical and electrical pulses coursed via the Celestial bronze cables, and surged through the entire room. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Richard wished he hadn’t said he was a writer and so he added, as if to make up for saying he was a writer, “I’m fascinated by the discoveries at Igbo-Ukwu. The bronze castings.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “But the celestial bronze bullets! How did you get those?” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He had the copper skin and dark almond eyes of a Dothraki, but his face was hairless and he wore the spiked bronze cap of the Unsullied. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Celestial bronze shields along the rail were enchanted to ward off monsters, and their onboard satyr, Coach Hedge, would have sniffed out any intruders. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “Happy to move, but if you’re not using it, could I just take that sheet of bronze?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His doublet was divided down the middle; the left side was purple velvet with bronze studs; the right, yellow wool embroidered in green floral patterns. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The sky brightened to a dull bronze glow as the last of the seasons geese rushed southward, flying so low I could hear the beat of their wings against the morning air. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There were paintings, bronzes, tapestries, all beautifully arranged. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z With the help of fear and echoes and winter silences, that dog had a voice like a big bronze gong. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing camouflage pants, a white T-shirt, and bronze breastplate, just like I’d seen in my dream. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “But if I took the bronze, you could still see yourself in the water. Or here...” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Nearby lay a corroded bronze dagger very much like her own. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Three bronze dragon statues stood in a row, aligned with the holes in the roof. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He noticed one or two yellow leaves and a faint touch of bronze here and there in the green boughs. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The pen grew in my hands until I held a bronze Greek sword about three feet long with a leather-bound grip. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z From the waist down, he wore standard Greek battle gear—a kiltlike apron of leather and metal flaps, bronze greaves covering his legs, and tighdy wrapped leather sandals. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z At his side, the angel carried the same kind of jagged bronze sword the Boreads had, and Jason’s last encounter with them hadn’t gone so well. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “If you could capture the animus, the soul in another form . . . Well, you’ve told me about your automatons, Uncle. Bulls, eagles, dragons, horses of bronze. Why not a bronze form for a man?” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was not a coin, but a little disc of bronze with a crudely engraved inscription showing a cat. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z He wore black mountain- climbing pants and a bronze breastplate strapped over an orange camp T-shirt. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z He took a deep breath and threw his weight at the bronze girl. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He was holding a bronze sword and seemed to be staring intently at something down in the meadow. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z On foot they came, and horsemen, filling the river plain with dazzle of bronze; and Zeus lord of lightning threw my men into blind panic: no one dared stand against that host closing around us. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “He probably found something finer elsewhere. I bet the bronze on his horse’s saddle was more than we will ever have.” Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z This one burst in a small mushroom cloud of bronze dust and smoke. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Below that, where her legs should’ve been, were two massive snake trunks, mottled bronze and green. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In the sunset, the light was bouncing off a large flat sheet of Celestial bronze that lay at the bottom of the pond, washing Mr. Handsome’s features in a warm glow. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The king watched, incredulous, as the inventor and son shot into the sky on their bronze wings, carried by the updraft. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Copper was plentiful in the Ghiscari hills, but the metal was not as valuable as it had been when bronze ruled the world. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His bronze base had several drawers, spinning gears, and a set of steam vents. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She raced down the hill, tripping over bronze coils and golden plates. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Hair with barrettes in all colors on bronze bread. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z He certainly didn’t deserve slow suffocation in a bronze jar, and Percy couldn’t stand seeing Hazel in pain. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I remembered searching through the wreckage of the giant bronze warrior she’d sacrificed her life to defeat, and not finding any sign of her. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z More bronze wires shot from the orb, intuitively sensing what Leo needed. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z A bronze lantern hung from the ceiling, glowing at whatever brightness Piper wished. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Leo fiddled with the bronze Archimedes sphere that he’d installed on the console—his newest and most dangerous toy. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Then, his lips pursed, his face turned red and he strode quickly up the center aisle in silence, pushing through the heavy bronze doors, their hinges complaining at his exit. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Like a magician producing a rabbit, he pulled out the Archimedes sphere and began tinkering with the ancient bronze dials. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Percy wore pajama pants and a bronze breastplate, which was an interesting fashion statement. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It has yellow eyes, bronze horns and similarly coloured spikes that protrude from its long tail. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The paint must’ve been mixed with Celestial bronze dust or something, because as soon as it splattered the hellhound, the monster yelped and dissolved into a pink-and-black puddle. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The bronze shields along the rails popped like over-pressurized soda cans. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She swung her blade and took off the bronze statue’s head. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z If such a minor scrape from Celestial bronze took so long to heal, Piper wondered how he’d ever get over the Imperial gold wound in his gut. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Watercolors and oils, prints, drawings, sculptures in stone and bronze, all crowded together with nowhere for the eye to rest. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z One was an old bronze navigation device, like an astrolabe from a ship. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The ghosts retreated with a collective hiss at the sight of my celestial bronze blade. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z In a few seconds he was holding a bronze and silver falcon. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I grabbed her out of my hood, aimed at the giant bronze woman in the courtyard, then threw the best spiral I’d ever tossed in my life. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z They were bronze, the size of cannon balls, perforated like wiffle balls with fire bubbling out the holes. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z And propped against the sofa was his magical sword, Backbiter, glinting strangely with its half-steel, half-Celestial bronze blade that could kill both mortals and monsters. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z Hazel and Frank scrambled back as he pressed his palm against the mirror and melted it into a puddle of bronze goo. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z If Leo could get it back to the ship, it would be just enough bronze for his repairs. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The guards were plump, their faces as smooth as babies’ bottoms, and every man of them wore a spiked bronze cap. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I approach the panel that bears my name with trepidation, though I’m not sure what I have to fear from seeing my name and my parents’ names carved into bronze. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A bronze plaque at Grovers Mill marks the site of the imaginary Martian landing. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The crowd parted to make way for a group of firefighters, their bronze helmets glinting like the regalia of knights. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z As soon as the Celestial bronze touched the plug, the plug shrank and loosened. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Celestial bronze rang against the ice, but Riptide stuck to the chain like glue. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Not a big, elaborate stage, just a concrete platform about the size of the wooden crates Cinder used to stand on in the store, a bronze plaque bolted to it that read, CINDER'S BLOCK. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z And I can’t help but notice something that stands out even more than the bronze lion sculptures and the overpowering aroma of noodles and soy sauce. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Sure enough, five women staggered along on mismatched legs—mechanical bronze on the left, shaggy and cloven-hooved on the right. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Piper felt his defenses going up, like he was curling into a psychological ball, the way he’d gone into a death trance in that bronze jar. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Ser Addam dropped to one knee, a rangy man with dark copper hair that fell to his shoulders, armored in burnished bronzed steel with the fiery tree of his House etched black on his breastplate. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z In both the Fertile Crescent and China, iron objects became common only after about 2,000 years of experience of bronze metallurgy. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Aside from my textbooks, my avatar had only a few meager possessions: a flashlight, an iron shortsword, a small bronze shield, and a suit of banded leather armor. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z “He’s a jerk. I’m proud of my Indian blood. It helps pay my college tuition. Hell, one day it’ll probably help get me a job, if I can’t sell my bronzes.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z All gave assent, then home they went to rest; but young Dawn’s finger tips of rose, touching the world, roused them to make haste to the ship, each with his gift of noble bronze. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the top chamber, a huge curved mirror made of polished bronze reflected sunlight during the day. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z A cheer at the sight of the new pastor, the quartet sliding into “Come, Ye That Love the Lord,” and the bronze bells of First Congregational suddenly tolling. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Joe, sun bronzed and barefoot in his jersey and shorts, took Joyce, slight and slender in a frilly white summer dress, and twirled her once under his long, outstretched arm. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She loved to look at his wide, long, sinewy back with its bronzed, unblemished skin. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z “You got me out of that bronze jar in Rome. Saved my life yet again. It was the least I could do.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After leaving the Pillars of Hercules—unscathed except for a few coconuts lodged in the hull’s bronze plating—the ship traveled by air for a few hundred miles. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z There was a Monet painting hanging outside my bedroom door and a bronze Degas sculpture in our dining room. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I uncapped Riptide, and the sword grew to full length in my hands, its bronze blade gleaming in the dark. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Leo slipped the firewood into the pouch and pulled it closed with a tie of bronze thread. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The dress of the young man who now stepped out on to the terrace was Indian; but his plaited hair was straw-coloured, his eyes a pale blue, and his skin a white skin, bronzed. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z I am stuck between the day and night in a golden amber bronze. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Overhead, the golden streaks marbling the clouds tarnished first to bronze, then to indigo. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z “Festus said there was Celestial bronze close by, but I’m not sure where—” “That way.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His suppleness, combined with his bigness of frame, and his large, wide-set rather glowing eyes, heavy black hair, and markedly bronze complexion gave him some of the handsomeness of an Indian. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Through a fog of pain, she heard the ship’s figurehead, Festus the bronze dragon, creaking in alarm and shooting fire. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Since they’d rescued him from the bronze jar in Rome, Nico had slept very little and eaten even less, as if he were still subsisting on those emergency pomegranate seeds from the Underworld. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Her siblings had only the standard- issue bronze swords—not that that made me feel any better. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Metal filaments shot upward, wrapping Nike in a bronze net. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z A red dot popped up on the bronze display screen. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The sun beat down as if trying to hammer the countryside into a Celestial bronze shield. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “A great big clock and a bronze statue.” Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z The spirits of the dead made way like the Celestial bronze was a blazing fire. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z The horse was barded in bronze- colored trappings dyed to match the rider's cloak and emblazoned with the burning tree. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z It was much too far to swim, even if they hadn’t been toting bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Guests like ourselves no lord will turn away; each one will make one gift, at least, to carry home with us: tripod or cauldron wrought in bronze, mule team, or golden cup.” The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Tiny cracks appeared in her bronze lipstick when she pursed her lips. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He clicked a button and it expanded into a miniature bronze TV On the screen was news footage of Mount St. Helens, a huge plume of fire and ash trading into the sky. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z “Celestial bronze, Percy. An immortal weapon. What would happen if you shot this at a human?” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He stared at the bronze lantern swaying from the ceiling and thought about how easily Chrysaor had beaten him at swordplay. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It was dense with bronze rust, and its jagged angles nibbled at my palms. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She was standing like a statue with five other kids all painted metallic—copper, bronze, silver. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Next to the ogres sat several mesh bags filled with bronze spheres like cannonballs. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z One man removed the heavy bronze bars; the second pulled the door inward. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z For instance, the mass production of bronze tools, which was just beginning in the South American Andes in the centuries before A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They had crowned her with a simple circlet of dark bronze, yet she looked more regal in bronze than Stannis did in gold. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The ground trembled as the giant bronze woman stepped down off her pedestal and twisted her foot, grinding the bossling into dust. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z After they ate bag lunches next to the bronze lions on the steps of the museum, they fanned out in the European wing. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z He handed Frank another badge, a bronze crescent, and the senate exploded in protest. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Her skin is a warm bronze dotted with freckles. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z So many bells, gold and silver and bronze. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Fancy gold and bronze designs line the edges of the walls and ceilings, and this mini-mansion looks like it was built for princes and princesses. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The bronze blade glowed with a faint light. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I just had time to say, “Run!” when the doors of the stateroom burst open and there was Luke, flanked by two hairy, giants armed with javelins, their bronze tips aimed right at our chests. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z They all seemed to be wired together, pointing in the same direction and connected to a single bronze lever on the side. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I chipped casings off bronze castings, washed glassware, and ground ore for alloys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Leo could sense the Celestial bronze running through the workshop like arteries from a heart—ready to conduct magical energy from this spot. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A bronze dagger that did nothing special, and a cursed silver coin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He looked at the bronze mirror, which he’d just finished wiring up to the Archimedes sphere. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Piper stared at the cruel bronze face of the war god. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z They had made it about halfway to the bronze jar when the ceiling opened over them. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He was dressed in black leather and bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z One of the things about losing in the semifinals was that you had to be ready to fence off for bronze. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z A central fire burned in a bronze brazier the size of a bathtub. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Five areas of technology may be singled out: First, metals—initially copper, then bronze, and finally iron—were used for tools in all complex Eurasian societies as of 1492. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Their Booming Tower was named for its immense bronze bell, rung of old to call the townsfolk and farmhands into the castle when longships were sighted on the western horizon. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At World Championships, losing in the semifinals to either Ukraine or Russia, left to fence off for bronze. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Even in bronze, he had a whimsical look, and I thought this friend had sculpted a little spirit as well. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In contrast to the figure of Hades on the column drum, the bronze youth in figure 19 is free to move about, lending him a lifelike presence that is further enhanced by his dancing pose. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s very old,” he said, “and there’s dirt in where the ruby sits, but the gold hasn’t gone green like buried brass would have. Or bronze.” Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z At the end of the season, we captured the bronze medal at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z Over by the spotlight was a bronze box with a bunch of gears and levers and a big Greek letter fita on the side, the mark of Hephaestus. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Leo swept his flashlight across the Celestial bronze plates and pistons he’d been installing slowly but surely. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z She had one arm in a sling and a nasty-looking gash on her cheek, but otherwise her encounter with the bronze bulls didn’t seem to have fazed her. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z One was a bronze chair with a bunch of electrical wires attached to it, like some kind of torture device. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The doors splintered and the head of a bronze battering ram emerged through the breach. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The Chola bronzes, cast in the eleventh century, include several different incarnations of the god Shiva. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Drogo watched without expression, but his eyes followed their movements, and from time to time he would toss down a bronze medallion for the women to fight over. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Around the rim, a dozen bronze statues of Cupid stood guard with wings spread and bows ready to fire. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “Where do you get Celestial bronze? You can’t just stock up at Home Depot.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z His bronze cap was crested with three spikes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z ‘That’s high- quality Celestial bronze netting, and I’m a son of Hephaestus. He’s kind of an expert on catching goddesses in nets.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Because he seemed cast from bronze, not born like a mortal man. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z All too soon they arrived at the foot of the marble steps leading up to the great bronze doors. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z They crossed the street and found a bench to sit on, next to a big bronze sculpture of an elephant. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z I watched their lips move as they spoke; Mama’s bare lips were pale compared to Aunty Ifeoma’s, covered in a shiny bronze lipstick. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z We ran across the street to the pavilion with the winged bronze statues, but that just put our backs to the mountain. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Brother Jack guided me down the hall to a door on which I saw a bronze door-knocker in the shape of a large-eyed owl. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z For a while his fingers were thoughtful over the bronze paper-weight that was the only ornament on his desk. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z I realized with amazement that somehow Dr. Chase must’ve gotten hold of celestial bronze to fashion his bullets. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He sensed Celestial bronze gears, magical levers, springs, and pistons. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The big bronze hands moved slowly across the clock’s face, like the sun across the sky. The Invention of Hugo Cabret 2007-01-30T00:00:00Z She swirled the dessert wine they’d used to conceal the sweetness, but in the bronze goblet, it was difficult to see the color. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The bronze dragon figurehead glinted in the morning light. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Seldom did any ship come to them even from Soders or Rolameny, they having nothing to trade for bronze or fine wares; they had not even any wood. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z They lunged around Ephialtes, stabbing and slashing in a blur of gold and bronze, but the giant parried every strike. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At night a tremendous mass meeting was held in the Auditorium, where a bronze tablet which had been inscribed to her memory was unveiled. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “Right now,” he said, trying to control his anger, “all I want is some Celestial bronze.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z It contained a paperback entitled The Rebel Knight On the cover was a chiseled, grim-looking man with long, black hair; a five o’clock shadow; and a tunic open to reveal bronzed pecs. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z Up close, his lightning bolt appeared as a bronze rod a metre long, pointed on both ends, with blades of energy extending from both sides to form a javelin of white electricity. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The blade glinted two different colors—steel and bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Its blade glinted with an evil gray-and-gold light where the human steel had been melded with celestial bronze. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z St. Christopher, muscled like a weight lifter and crossing a stream of bronze, winked in the sudden light, giving fierce definition to an outsized staff and a Gerber baby Christ. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Statues of bronze that looked as though they’d been half melted. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z At the San Diego Zoo, right near the primate habitats, there's a display featuring half a dozen life-size gorillas made out of bronze. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Above the mantel, a little bronze Hermes flew around the second hand of a ticking dock. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Somewhere inside was an old bronze clapper belonging to the bell of the Desert Gold, the ship that had gone down with King Fieldspar on his return from the Trove. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Not me—like Juanita I was big boned, darkly bronzed from being out in the sun every day, and homely as a gingersnap. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z A bronze knocker in the form of a skull hung in its center. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z And with that, the bronze threads wrapped around Minos’s face, making him a bronze mummy. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Frank and Leo recounted what had happened in the room with the Archimedes spheres, and the visions Gaea had shown them in the bronze mirror. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “We begin with the academic-achievement award winner. She will receive a fifty-dollar gift card to Brick City Books and a custom bronze plaque sponsored by Royal Crown Trophies. And the winner is...” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But presently I gave command to my officers to flay those sheep the bronze cut down, and make burnt offerings of flesh to the gods below—to sovereign Death, to pale Persephone. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The most important business did not occur within the bronze doors, but in the rotunda and dim alcoves of the building—of which there were many, probably for this exact purpose. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Her Celestial bronze dagger was missing—the weapon she’d carried since she was seven years old. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He paced back and forth in front of a raised platform, examining a bronze jar about the size of Percy. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Reyna and the coach experienced his journey through Tartarus, his capture by the giants, his days wasting away inside that bronze jar. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The Horse Gate of Vaes Dothrak was made of two gigantic bronze stallions, rearing, their hooves meeting a hundred feet above the roadway to form a pointed arch. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Looming over them was a huge bronze statue of a buck-naked Neptune. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z At that point, Jason and the girls would have a few seconds to take cover before the ship’s catapults fired on their position, engulfing the palace in Greek fire and bursts of Celestial bronze shrapnel. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Down in the yard, the ogres were milling around, shoving each other, occasionally yelling at the house, and throwing bronze cannonballs that exploded in midair. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Eddard Stark rode through the towering bronze doors of the Red Keep sore, tired, hungry, and irritable. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z A bronze spoon hovered over me and liquid was dribbled into my mouth. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A flash of bronze, and all five of the baton-wielders were swept aside. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Grey Worm was there for the Unsullied, attended by three eunuch seijeants in spiked bronze caps. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z His accent on its smooth syllables was like a patina on bronze. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z As the bronze man lifted a pointed crag to hurl it at the Argo he grazed his ankle and the blood gushed forth until he sank and died. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead of a pole, the holster held a bronze trident, flickering with green light around the tips. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Along the back wall stood a display of banners and wooden poles studded with bronze medals—military symbols, Percy guessed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The bronze angels stepped in front of us and folded their wings like shields. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z Other major features of North Chinese societies that spread southward were bronze technology, Sino-Tibetan languages, and state formation. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She was a life-size bronze standing in the middle of a granite bowl. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z In the afternoon a sculptor came, proposing to replace the head of the great bronze harpy in the Plaza of Purification with one cast in Dany’s image. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z It was this man who held up the topaz and said four words in a long-dead tongue, words which hung on the air like the strokes of a huge bronze gong. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z The Celestial bronze blade shattered it like a sugar cube. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z A weird funnel device was attached to the forges chimney, trapping the smoke and heat and channeling it through a pipe into the floor, next to a big bronze manhole cover. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z It was not the titan’s broad powerful shoulders supporting the bronze globe of the world and heavens that seemed so different. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z He kept thinking of her in that cabin, ministering to the bronze girl, all concern and kindness. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She raised her dagger and inspected the room again in its bronze light. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The tide rolled out to reveal Hades’s bronze helm of darkness. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Flanking the doorway were two armored manikins—like skeletal scarecrows made from bronze pipes, outfitted with full suits of Roman armor, shield and sword. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The postcard was of a tobacco factory, row after row of women bunching bronze leaves into cigars. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z Even with my growing knot of dread, things start to get more exciting by the time the bronze badges finally roll around. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She's forty or maybe even older, and has fat silver brooches, wispy bronze hair, and flowery clothes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z In return for exporting bird of paradise plumes and spices, New Guineans received Southeast Asian goods, including even such luxury items as Dong Son bronze drums and Chinese porcelain. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Of especially naughty children, it is sometimes said, ‘They must have been raised by wolves,’” Lord Fredrick finally remarked, tapping his cigar into a bronze ashtray shaped like a fox. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z She carried a book on famous classical architecture, written in Ancient Greek, to read when she got bored, and a long bronze knife, hidden in her shirt sleeve. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z He looks bronzed and soft-mouthed and young, a Texas boy, the same kid he was when he left for DC. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z This was to yoke two bulls he had, whose feet were of bronze and whose breath was flaming fire, and with them to plow a field. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “He pounded those bronze bulls. Otherwise they would’ve burned down this whole place.” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z In it she placed the bronze cradle in which her own three children had slept. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z A herd of miniature bronze hippocampi hung on wires from the ceiling, so it looked like they were swimming through the air. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z The bronze was slightly pitted—like the doors, like the house itself. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z She wore only a bronze sheet around her legs, and she was holding a basket of metal fruit. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I took out my pen and uncapped it The bronze blade of Riptide elongated in my hand. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The bride’s cloak Sigom fastened about Lady Alys’s shoulders showed a bronze disk on a field of white wool, surrounded by flames made with wisps of crimson silk. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Elston Hubbard was already in the ring, flexing his forearm muscles so the Marine Corps emblem jumped on the smooth bronze skin. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z One, however, hadn’t: the hole had been made by a bronze arrowhead which was still in it, and its edges were sharp and broken, so you could tell it was different. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z His glancing helm was everywhere and one gallant warrior after another fell beneath his terrible bronze spear. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Telemakhos went on through to the storeroom of his father, a great vault where gold and bronze lay piled along with chests of clothes, and fragrant oil. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Carlotta’s frustration apparently boiled over two days later when I won bronze on beam—ahead of Vanessa at fourth and Carlotta at fifth—and gold on floor, again edging out Vanessa, who took silver. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z There was no handle and no keyhole: nothing but a plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape of an eagle. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Dark magic formed us from animal, bronze, and ghost! We exist to feed on the blood of young men. Now come, give me that kiss!” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Somehow he’d managed to climb onto the giant’s back and was hitting him on the head with a bronze shield—BONG! The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Or you looked up and saw bronze boar tusks sticking out of the corners of her mouth. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z She looked up at the Argo II. Its massive bronze hull glittered in the sunlight. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I lean in and ring the buzzer, streaked bronze from years of use—the most used buzzer in the building. It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z He wore a bronze breastplate and war helm with black camo pants and a sword strapped to his side. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z I hit my wristwatch, and metal plating spiraled out into a thick bronze shield. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z They wore bronze breastplates and elaborate helmets topped with horsehair bristles. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The monster bared its fangs to strike and got a mouthful of Celestial bronze javelins. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Her bronze knife, which she’d had since she was seven, was also gone—probably fallen into the pit. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z He remembered the old bronze astrolabe he’d picked up in Bologna—the one the dwarfs told him Odysseus had made. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Here,” he said, and gave a piece of paper to the bronze girl. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z A place filled with people, each one some color of bronze. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z The bronze giant reached behind her back, pulled out a giant spear with a broad-leaved blade the size of a windshield, and leveled it at us. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Perhaps a speculative novel where the main character is an archaeologist digging for bronzes who is then transported to an idyllic past? Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z On the walls of Qarth, men beat gongs to herald her coming, while others blew curious horns that encircled their bodies like great bronze snakes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Farther south were the strawberry fields, the armory, and the four-story Big House with its sky blue paint job and its bronze eagle weathervane. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z His fists made a crater where the bronze bull’s snout used to be. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z She took off the shield of polished bronze which covered her breast and held it out to him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Her right leg was shaped like a human leg, but it was made of bronze. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z A bunch of bronze books were piled under his chair. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Annabeth gripped one of the bronze shields that lined the starboard rail. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z “It’s still fuzzy. I think I had help. We killed them with Celestial bronze, but that was before ... you know.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Korea and Japan adopted rice from China in the second millennium B.C., bronze metallurgy by the first millennium B.C., and writing in the first millennium A.D. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z One moment her hair was draped around her like a shawl and the next it was gleaming down her back like molten bronze. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She stopped abruptly, staring at the smooth bronze surface. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The toys wound up with a bronze key and waddled on stiff legs, tin ears flapping. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I was standing in a vast throne room with black marble walls and bronze floors. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z A deep cut from Celestial bronze or Imperial gold could literally dissolve a demigod’s essence from the inside out. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z ‘Porphyrion called him our brother. ‘And a bronze statue surrounded by fire,’ Percy said. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Deep bronze booms and silver chiming pounded through his skull, a maddening cacophony of noise that grew ever louder until it seemed as if his head would explode. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z A bronze brazier, just like the one at camp. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z In half a second, I held a shimmering bronze sword with a double-edged blade, a leather-wrapped grip, and a flat hilt riveted with gold studs. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Octavian handed him a bronze badge shaped like a laurel wreath. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Hazel was at the top of the crater, running away as fast as she could while lugging a large sheet of bronze. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Leo hit the buttons on the Archimedes sphere, muttered a prayer to his dad, Hephaestus, and the Celestial bronze console hummed to life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She spent most of her time in her cabin, studying the bronze map she’d retrieved from Fort Sumter, or looking up information on Daedalus’s laptop. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z At the end of the room, between two bronze braziers, was a dais. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Faraday had told them that the great bronze doors to the assembly room would open promptly at seven a.m., and the scythes would be dismissed at the stroke of seven p.m. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Her hands rested on a disc of polished green metal about six feet in diameter, sitting on a bronze tripod. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The bronze sword, like all the swords I’d tried so far, seemed balanced wrong. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z Riptide was now a shining bronze blade in my hands, and as the Chimera turned, I slashed at its neck. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The other side unfolded into a miniature radar dish made of Celestial bronze mirrors. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Her Celestial bronze knife was strapped to her arm—the same knife I’d seen in Hestia’s vision. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z “We’ll get the bronze and the lime. We can all meet back here by dark.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Ancient-looking bronze and leather conveyor belts trundled along with stacks of weapons and armor, sort of like the Amazons’ warehouse in Seattle, except this place was obviously much older and not as well organized. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She felt her Mist disguise burn away until she was just Piper again - one girl in the midst of an army of giants, her jagged bronze blade like a toothpick compared to their massive weapons. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z At the north end of the reservoir, the enemy vanguard broke through the woods—a warrior in golden armor leading a battalion of Laistrygonian giants with huge bronze axes. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Up and down green wine canals, boats as delicate as bronze flowers drifted. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Excited, Leo dug through the mulch until he saw the glint of bronze. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The little bronze girl made a sound of disgust, her contempt for him clear, and the boy at the table stopped doodling, his mouth falling open. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z The thing that rose up from the metal was a bronze giant in full Greek battle armor. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z He slashed his blade across the top, decapitating the controls in a shower of bronze sparks. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z She has broad shoulders, bronze skin, and a bulbous nose. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z The bronze chandeliers’ gas jets produced a softly palpitating glow, casting pools of light across the polished oak floor. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z We quickly fill her in on what Gideon told us, her warm bronze skin going gray. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z |
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