As the reader knows, even more ominous events lie in store for him, upon his return to the city.

But your sister's death was an event detestable and ominous.

Minute by minute the positronicon informed him of new, ominous events within the Empire.

But if the ominous events were manufactured, their magic wouldn't have any effect!

Rumblings that the election might be postponed once again have grown after a series of ominous events in recent weeks.

This was bad enough, but soon after the death of Taranatha an even more ominous event occurred.

It was incredible, Doorn thought, that she could put such ominous events in motion with a phone call.

There was a great deal more about the ominous events that imperiled the homeland, but nobody was very clear as to what they were.

In truth, the Sayville workers had heard the knell of ominous events for some time.

Chapter 2 The most ominous event of our time is that people are steadily doing away with the distinctions which themselves create society.