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    Egyptian Curse
    Egyptian Curse
    Egyptian Curse
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    Egyptian Curse

    By Chris Blake

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    Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history’s mightiest warriors. The sixth book in a new time-travelling series – perfect for fans of Beast Quest.

    When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets – battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!

    On his sixth quest, Tom goes to Ancient Egypt. He must fight alongside King Tutankhamen in a ferocious battle. Can he protect the king and find the final amulet?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins UK
    Release dateJan 2, 2014
    ISBN9780007514212
    Egyptian Curse
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    Chris Blake

    Chris Blake lives in the South West, not far from Tintagel Castle, rumoured to be the home of King Arthur. Ever since he was a little boy Chris has always dreamed about travelling through time. He likes watching Doctor Who and looks forward to the day that time-travel is possible as he’d love to visit all the places in his books. In the meantime Chris will keep writing his own adventures. Chris has an old black cat called Merlin.

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      Egyptian Curse - Chris Blake

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      Five thousand years ago

      Princess Isis and her pet cat, Cleo, stood outside the towering carved gates to the Afterlife. It had been rotten luck to fall off a pyramid and die at only ten years of age, but Isis wasn’t worried – the Afterlife was meant to be great. People were dying to go there, after all! Her mummy’s wrappings were so uncomfortable she couldn’t wait a second longer to get in, get her body back and wear normal clothes again.

      Oi, Aaanuuubis, Anubidooby! Isis shouted impatiently. When you’re ready, you old dog!

      Cleo started to claw Isis’s shoulder. Then she yowled, jumping from Isis’s arms and cowering behind her legs.

      Calm down, fluffpot, Isis said, bending to stroke her pet. He can’t exactly woof me to death! The princess laughed, but froze when she stood up. Now she understood what Cleo had been trying to tell her.

      Looming up in front of her was the enormous jackal-headed god of the Underworld himself, Anubis. He was so tall that Isis’s neck hurt to look up at him. He glared down his long snout at her with angry red eyes. There was nothing pet-like about him. Isis gulped.

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      ‘WHEN YOU’RE READY, YOU OLD DOG?’ Anubis growled. ‘ANUBIDOOBY?’

      Isis gave the god of the Underworld a winning smile and held out five shining amulets. She had been buried with them so she could give them to Anubis to gain entry to the Afterlife. There was a sixth amulet too – a gorgeous green one. But Isis had hidden it under her arm. Green was her favourite colour, and surely Anubis didn’t need all six.

      Except the god didn’t seem to agree. His fur bristled in rage. FIVE? Where is the sixth? he demanded.

      Isis shook her head. I was only given five, she said innocently.

      To her horror, Anubis grabbed the green amulet from its hiding place. You little LIAR! he bellowed.

      Thunder started to rumble. The ground shook. Anubis snatched all six amulets and tossed them into the air. With a loud crack and a flash of lightning, they vanished.

      You hid them from me! he boomed. Now I have hidden them from you – in the most dangerous places throughout time.

      Isis’s bandaged shoulders drooped in despair. So I c-c-can’t come into the Afterlife then?

      Not until you have found each and every one. But first, you will have to get out of this … Anubis clicked his fingers. A life-sized pottery statue of the goddess Isis, whom Isis was named after, appeared before him.

      Isis felt herself being sucked into the statue, along with Cleo. What are you doing to me? she yelled.

      You can only escape if somebody breaks the statue, Anubis said. So you’ll have plenty of time to think about whether trying to trick the trickster god himself was a good idea!

      The walls of the statue closed around Isis, trapping her and Cleo inside. The sound of Anubis’s evil laughter would be the last sound they would hear for a long, long time …

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      Wakey-wakey, Tom! called Mum from downstairs. You don’t want to sleep through your party!

      The smell of frying bacon wafted under Tom’s bedroom door and interrupted his dream about playing football with a gang of pirates on a Caribbean beach.

      He opened his eyes and tried to work out why he felt so excited.

      Oh, yeah! he said, suddenly remembering.

      Tom sprang out of bed and shook the bandaged figure sleeping on the floor.

      Wake up, Isis! It’s my birthday! he said.

      Ow! Isis cried. With her arms folded over her chest, mummified Princess Isis Amun-Ra sat up stiffly. "That’s not a nice way to be woken up!" she said. There was a creak as she stretched her arms. A cloud of dust swirled round her.

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      Sorry! I’m just excited, Tom said, as he helped Isis to her feet.

      OK, but a girl needs her beauty sleep, you know, Isis snapped.

      Tom chuckled. You’re an Ancient Egyptian mummy. Even the longest sleep won’t bring you back to life!

      He went over to his dressing gown and slippers, which lay in a heap on the floor. Cleopatra, Isis’s mummified pet cat, was snoozing on top of them.

      Up you get, Cleo! Tom said. Then, turning to Isis, Tom explained, Mum always cooks me a special birthday breakfast. I’ll have sausage, bacon, egg, mushrooms and beans waiting for me downstairs.

      Birthday this! Birthday that! What’s so great about a birthday? Isis

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