pulsebeats

Breath sounded harsh in helmets, pulsebeats loud in motors, pumps, and bloodstreams.

Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991

Yoshi was dead, but Jan moved weakly, bleeding in pulsebeats.

THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990

Yoshi was dead, but Jan moved weakly, bleeding in pulsebeats.

THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990

Yoshi was dead, but Jan moved weakly, bleeding in pulsebeats.

THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990

Yoshi was dead, but Jan moved weakly, bleeding in pulsebeats.

THE WRATH OF KHAN VONDA N.McINTYRE 1990

Their scurry-looking mustangs closed the distance in a few pulsebeats.

The Boat of a Million Years Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1989

Tachwyr the Dark, Hand of the Vach Dathyr, stood silent for thirty pulsebeats after he had spoken, as if to let his words alloy themselves with the minds of his listeners.

The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985

Only after pulsebeats does the strangeness raining through my senses reach my awareness, to make me know that four more decades, and almost nine light-years, have flowed between me and the poet.

Explorations ANDERSON, Poul 1981

I was afraid that I would look only on the dark and empty road, that the sounds would resolve into pulsebeats and wind once more.

Sign of the Unicorn Zelazny, Roger 1975

One man tumbled, a second, a third, in as many pulsebeats.

The Day of Their Return Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1973