He thrashed against the iron links, but the chains were too heavy.

Now he could see the iron links straining and beginning to come open, though Temeraire was barely exerting any pull upon it.

Here was the iron link of mutual crime, which neither he nor she could break.

When finally completed, the 600-yard chain contained huge iron links, each two feet in length and weighing 114 pounds.

He went over and chopped the girl out of the line with a simple twist of the iron links, bare-handed.

Slowly it turned, the iron links grinding together in the cold draught.

The flames struck the chain itself and the iron links began to glow red hot at the first touch of the dragonfire.

The crane returned, more slowly, bearing huge iron links.

Heroically she clung to the heavy iron links, almost dragged from the canoe by the strain of the current upon her craft.

The iron links hit the beast on the throat, whipping around the neck.