One hand, however, was all he needed to hold sway, for that fist shoved its .45 straight between the eyes of Long Steve Bydle.

A giant rubbery fist shoved him back hard into the control chair.

Anna curled into a little ball on her side, her fist shoved into her mouth to stifle the sobs that kept welling up, her streaming eyes fastened on his face.

Thicker air, denser sound-Ely was grinning, his fist shoved against the air-horn button-the men of the crew all standing at the rail or on it, Nirgal's escorts as well, screaming soundlessly at the sudden vision.

This is the most dangerous moment, Mattison knows: if the lava-pushed toward them by whatever giant fist of gas is shoving it from below-should suddenly increase its uptake velocity, he and his whole team could be engulfed by it before they knew what was happening to them.

"Watch where you wave that fist of yours, mister," he said, "or someone may shove it down your throat -and it might just be me!"

He shook his head, fists still shoved against his face.

Then a giant fist shoved the control car into the sea and the gray fog was replaced with a green one.

In from the darkness, a gloved fist shoved an automatic.