Big "Arabian Nights" bird

Usage examples of roc.

Even Dayn spoke briefly on the fighting capabilities of the Rocs and their uses in aerial combat.

After Mephitic, there were no further islands to be found, and the Rocs were forced to roost on makeshift wooden platforms that were constructed from spare lumber.

All he had had to do was maintain roc form and fly away, and the Chief, stuck with the onus, would have lost in one minute.

A Finnish government spokeswoman gave a news conference, declaring that it was the worst incident of its type their country had witnessed since the 1950s, but declining to confirm whether it was a ROC shooting, and stressing there was no connection with, or risk to, the EU conference.

It had been fun meeting Roxanne Roc and playing with Sim Chick, and Tweeter had taught Sim some dirty bird jokes that no nonbird would understand.

They saw huge birds flying overhead, ones that were neither Rocs nor Shrikes, and Weka Dart told her they were Harpies.

Jorry pinned Yron against the placid roc with his body, holding him while giving the blade a good twist through the organ.

I tried to interest FASA or ROC in collecting the stories into an anthology, but anthologies seldom sell as well as novels.

Had you informed your son that you were going to suggest this plan to T- Roc and Hardcore for BSD to become involved in politics?

Now she remembered that rocs liked rocky things, such as rock candy, rock music, and rock gardens.

She was still not used to riding the giant Rocs, though she had done so several times now since her return.

Erring Rift gave a low whistle, and one by one the Rocs rose skyward, claws fastened to straps that held the baskets at four corners, lifting them gently, carefully away from the earth, carrying them up through the trees and into the darkened skies.

The Rocs rose again, Wren still riding behind Tiger Ty, and swept wide in an arc that carried them out and away.

Eleven strong, the Rocs hurtled into the Federation camp, streaking toward the watch fires.

Wings extended, the Rocs skimmed the watch fires, choosing those that were close to dying, and snatched up bunches of the burning embers with their hardened claws.