The Curse of the Gloamglozer by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell

Author:Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell [Stewart, Paul & Riddell, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Ages 10 and up
ISBN: 9780307522672
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2002-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

‘Quint!’ Maris screamed, and grabbed hold of his arm desperately.

‘Jump!’ shouted Quint. ‘Now!’

The pair of them leapt from the plummeting cage. Maris screamed as she flew off into the void, Quint holding her tightly. The next moment, the two of them – still clinging on to one another for dear life – landed on the rocky ledge and collapsed together in a heap. The lantern in Maris's hand smashed against the stone, guttered and went out.

From behind them came a creak and a crack and the entire low-sky cage tumbled away below them. Moments later, there was a loud crash and a wail echoed up through the air. Then silence. Maris climbed up shakily and helped Quint to his feet.

‘We made it,’ Quint said.

Maris swallowed nervously as she looked down over the steep side of the great floating rock. The curve made it impossible to see the ground directly below them, so she couldn't see the remains of the sky cage – but she knew they were there: twisted, broken, smashed to smithereens, as their bodies would have been if they had not managed to escape.

‘You made it,’ she said softly. ‘You saved my life, Quint.’ Her face darkened. ‘The chain didn't just break. Someone cut it. It must have been that stranger and the guard. Quint, they tried to kill us!’

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