Underworlds #3: Revenge of the Scorpion King (7 page)
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Authors: Tony Abbott
We quietly approached the frozen curtain, until we heard something in the passage behind us.
Scuffling.
Scratching.
Breathing.
“So,” Jon whispered. “The mine isn’t abandoned after all.”
Sydney held up the torch. In its glow we could see a pack of dog-like creatures pad slowly into the cave. There must have been a dozen of them. They had no skin — just bones and teeth and skulls and slitty eyes. That glowed.
“Skeleton dogs,” said Jon, drawing his sword.
“
Killer
skeleton dogs,” Dana said softly.
We had no choice but to run.
PHOTO BY DOLORES ABBOTT
T
ONY
A
BBOTT
is the author of more than ninety books for young readers, including the popular The Secrets of Droon series;
Kringle; Firegirl
, which won SCBWI’s 2006 Golden Kite Award;
The Postcard
, winner of the 2009 Edgar Award for best juvenile mystery; and The Haunting of Derek Stone series.
Tony Abbott was born in Ohio and lives with his wife and two daughters in Connecticut. For more information about Tony, visit
www.tonyabbottbooks.com
.
Text copyright © 2012 by Robert T. Abbott
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First printing, August 2012
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Cover design by Tim Hall
eISBN 978-0-545-47300-2
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