Ooh, i like this line , it has me intrigued already.
There was a scream, and then the loud roar of fire enveloping silken hangings, then a mounting crescendo of shouts of panic that spread and spread from one tent to another as the flames ran too, leaping from one silk standard to another, running up guy ropes and bursting through muslin doors.
The Constant Princess - Philippa Gregory.
Think i claim the prize for the longest sentence