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Authors: Michael de Larrabeiti

BOOK: The Borribles

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THE BORRIBLE TROLOGY

BY MICHAEL DE LARRABEITI

Available now

Book 1:
The Borribles,

Coming soon from Tor Teen

Book 2:
The Borribles Go For Broke

Book 3:
The Borribles: Across the Dark Metropolis

THE BORRIBLES

Spiff called for quiet again. Now he prepared for his moment of high drama. He made a sign to the side of the stage and the prisoner was brought on for all to see. There was silence. The Rumble was still taped round the snout but its beady eyes glowed a fearful red and it stood upright and unmoved.

“This,” shouted Spiff, “is the enemy, no braver than us, no more dangerous; but they are difficult of access, living underground as they do, well-protected in their burrow. They are rich and they are powerful, and think themselves superior to all Borribles. This is the enemy who wants to take Battersea into its grasp.”

Spiff took a deep breath and shook his arms in front of his body as if he was emptying a sack of cement: the crowd stirred with emotion.

“This is the enemy and we all know that they must be stopped at all costs. Yes, but more than that, they must be eliminated, and who are the Borribles to do it? Why we are!”

An enormous cheer rose from the audience.

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE BORRIBLES

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eISBN 9781466821569

First eBook Edition : May 2012

EAN 978-0-765-35005-3

First Tor Teen edition: July 2005