City of Time by Eoin McNamee

Author:Eoin McNamee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Action & Adventure - General, Action & Adventure, Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9), Juvenile Fiction, Children's Books, Fantasy & Magic, Fiction, Fantasy, Ages 9-12 Fiction, Time, General
ISBN: 9780375839122
Publisher: New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2008.
Published: 2009-04-28T07:00:00+00:00

she drank. But almost immediately there was a change. She looked down at herself.

"That smell ...," she said. "That's me! I need a bath!"

Rosie burst out laughing. "Glad to have you back, girl."

Cati went over to Clancy, knelt beside him, and took his pale, sharp-nailed hand in her own. Their eyes met and no one could tell if what flowed between them was Dog or human.

"He'll be all right," Mo said gently. "The Dogs look after their own. But it's time for you to go. You don't belong here now."

Cati felt gentle Dog hands lift her to her feet. And though her voice had come back she did not speak again until they reached the open air. Part of her would always be Dog, she knew.

It was cold and dark in Bourse Square. A tall figure carrying a rucksack moved from shadow to shadow, avoiding the Special patrols. In the entrance of the Bourse itself, the figure stopped. Dr. Diamond took the rucksack from his shoulders and made some adjustments to its steel frame. Then he put it back on. He touched a button on the frame and two jets of pale blue flame shot from the ends. He took a homemade remote control from his pocket, then slowly and silently rose into the air.

Once he was at rooftop level, he turned toward the

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citadel, resembling some strange spindly night bird as he flew between the chimneys and rooftops. On he flew, frost gathering in his eyebrows and hair, until he saw what he was looking for: a high window in a tall tower from which a cold white light emanated. Higher and higher he went until he reached the tower. He flew silently over the head of a Special guard standing outside a heavily barred door. There was a barred opening at ground level. Dr. Diamond landed lightly and pressed his face to it.

The first thing he saw was a pair of boots. He followed them upward until he saw two gloved hands. Headley , he said to himself. As he watched, Headley turned to an unseen guard.

"Throw the prisoner in the dungeon. He won't last the night."

Owen! I have to hurry! Dr. Diamond thought. He rose into the air again and flew up and up, winding around the tower until he reached the cold window at the top.

He approached with great caution. The cold was different now; his clothes were crackling and freezing as he got nearer. He edged closer until his face was almost against the windowpane. With one hand he scraped an opening in the frost. It was frozen solid and hard to clear, but a small patch was all he needed. He saw a room that seemed to be made from ice, and in the middle, on a cold throne, was the terrifying figure of the Harsh king, whose eyes were cold and black and empty.

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Dr. Diamond had suspected this from the moment they had arrived at the City. And then he saw something that disturbed him even more.

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