Beast of Steaming Forest

D. Birkbeck S.

Description

Something is on the loose in Steaming Forest. It screeches, it scares and it kills. Where the mud boils, where the steam rises, where the giant Manglewarp Tree grows, no one is brave enough to enter the forest. In the nearby village of Pebbleknock, Sergeant Trod Elsewhere is also faced with an outbreak of thievery, mysterious magical gatherings and bothersome anarchists. Only one person realises these events might be linked, and unless he can work the connection out, things are about to take a turn for the worse.

Sujets

• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 21 octobre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785385858
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Contents

Tîe Page                            î Puîser ïnormaîon                     îî îs o Caracers                       îîî

Fîve Years Earîer                        1 Moorîck Mees e Beas                   3 To Cac an Anarcîs                     7 Qorm Ges Hîs Orders                   12 he Grîpeknos                        20 Seargean Esewere ïnvesîgaes              25 Frooy’s Booy                        30 Dossa Mees e Beas                   37 A Brîe Descrîpîon o Caos                42 Mîypop Scrîîns                      44 Seamîng Fores                       48 he Mangewarp Tree                    58 he Od ady Wo îved în a Tree            61 Skuduggery a e Sîngîng Sones             67 Frooy’s Fears                         77 Sausages                            79 Door-To-Door                        86 he Spewrînger                       93 he Beas Capured                     100 Teacakes and Dîsguîses                   104 Jaîouse Rocked                       113 he Broers Buonpus                  118 he Grîpekno Gaerîng                  128 he Sack o Seedes                     136 Hocus Pocus                         138 hîngs ha Go Srîek în e Nîg            144

Dazed and Conused                    147 he uxîan and e Grîmper                152 Mornîng                           158 he Spewrînger oses Hîs Head             162 Suck                             165 Some oose Ends Tîed                   170 A Surprîse Conessîon                    179 A Hîsory o a Cîrcus Ac                  184 as Gasp                           188 Fîddy Fîes                          191 A he Poîn o a Knîe                   193 Peeknockîans a Peace                  200 Frîends Od and New                    203 he Fear Facor                        206

Aso Avaîae                        209

THE BEAST OF STEAMING FOREST

A Goneunderand Advenure

S. D. Birkbeck

Fîrs puîsed în 2016 y AG Books wwwagookscouk Dîgîa edîîon convered and dîsrîued y Andrews UK Limited wwwandrewsukcom © Copyrîg 2016 S D Bîrkeck he rîg o S D Bîrkeck o e îdenîIed as e auor o îs work as een assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

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List of Caracters

Bodde Waop… uxîan prîes ady Eupansîa Fîs… paace îg oicîa Prîcus Smuc… er secreary Frooy Spîecup… pawnroker Zeno Bendergus… eader o e Benderguss Qorm Tease… ormer îe and sîner Madam Fîddy Hook… oruneeer în Seamîng Fores Rîcus Hook… aso îvîng în Seamîng Fores Asper Buonpus… Peeknock ax coecor Cadaver Buonpus… îs roer Ekky Srus… eîr cook and maîd Sîr Sepîcus Grîpekno… paace noe & sausage magnae ady Amana Grîpekno… îs wîe Emmaynde Grîpekno… îs edes dauger eîzîa Grîpekno… îs younges dauger Baus Grîpekno… îs son Hemsîc… Grîpekno ead servan Ervîe Tatpoo… raveîng saesman Sîr Arcy Puck… ady Hîda Puck… Sîr Careworn Tuppy-Fus… ady îîanca Tuppy-Fus… Noes în Peeknock Smorgan Tuppy Fus… ady Sîîca Pume… Sîr BogsIed Cayea…

Pebbleknock residents Sergean Trod Esewere… ïumînaîe Paroman Vesper Gumz… îs depuy Spewrînger Snagrock… resîden magîc Inder Mîypop Scrîens… îe gîr Pînny Scrîens… er moer Moorîck Saock… armer Moîes ïronrîdge… armer Ao Hat… ardware sop owner Sîndîg ooy… graîn sore owner Dossa Fyown… Iserman hrappe Wîndpîpe… Peeknock mayor Copeîa Wîndpîpe… îs wîe Wîno Sove… mayora secreary Wesse Pande… aker Honesy Groundnu… caé owner Garke Ponderpark… armer Onk îdde… armand Fyn Tacke… ead sausage maker a Grîpekno Manor Fîngus Hornend… îs assîsan

Five Years Earlier

he od woman waked as quîcky as se coud owards a sma car A en ack and e wo suîcases se was carryîng made wakîng dîicu A sma man odîng e reîns o wo gaspars soued down a er,” Hurry up, ere’s no muc îme” “here’s aways îme,” saîd e woman as se eaved one en e oer suîcase ono e ack o e car Pîed îg were severa more suîcases, oxes and unpacked ouseod îems suc as rugs, mea goes, uxîe crysas, paes and severa ornae candesîcks ïn e mîdde sa a arge, wooden ox “he ox, îs î…?” “Yes, yes,” saîd e man împaîeny “ï îed î down myse” “Food and waer?” “O course, enoug or a day Now urry up!” Sowy, as î o ormen er drîver, e woman cîmed up nex o îm “ï’ mîss îs pace,” se saîd ookîng a a sma ouse carved ou o a grea, oomîng cîf A ew srus and orny uses doed e ground “os o îneresîng pans os o nee, errîes and ï oug e poypîp Lowers were parîcuary împressîve…” Her voîce raîed of as se ooked wîsuy a e ouse “here’ e peny o îneresîng pans a e nex pace,” saîd e man “We’ve een assured o a Hey-up!” Wî a swîs o e reîns, e îe gaspars sook eîr manes, îted eîr ooves and sared puîng e car aong a narrow, dîr road he woman, sî en over, ed ono e sea as e wees umped în and ou o pooes Jus as e car dîsappeared around a corner and over a rîdge, rom e oer dîrecîon appeared a usîng crowd ed y a ean Igure dressed a ack coak wî e urry îde o a dead anîma wrapped aou îs souders Besîde îm waked a smaer man wearîng a ooded, rown cassock Wen ey reaced ouse e ean man ordered our rom e

crowd o go însîde and searc Ater a oroug rummage, ey reurned empy-anded “hey mus ave known we were comîng,” saîd e man în e rown cassock “Maye î’s rue wa ey say Maye e uure can e seen y ose a wîs o see î” “Ruîs,” saîd e ean man “Noody’s uure îs wrîen hey were îpped of Gone, ey ave, wî a e evîdence” He urned o e crowd “ï ony you ad îsened o me!” e soued odîng îs arms up “ï ony you ad eeded my warnîngs! e îs e a esson o you a!” “ï wonder were ey’ go,” saîd e man în e rown cassock sî ookîng down e road “ha îs no our concern hey ave gone” he ean man urned and waked ack down e road

Moorlick Meets te Beast

he îy îs a sma goa-îke anîma and în no way soud î e conused wî a wîy wîc îs a sma, en-îke anîma Wa o ave în common, owever, îs ey are îgy înquîsîîve creaures and a any opporunîy wî ook o eave eîr oarded or wîred omes and seek greener pasures, even oug e pasure ey’re în îs proay as green as any oer ey’re îkey o Ind Suc îs e naure o never-saîsIed and înquîsîîve creaures, e ey în Goneunderand or our own word, Upoverand On op o e îy’s ead grow wo sma, ackward curvîng orns a are îdea or dîggîng up muleump rules Sarp ee can gnaw roug e ouges o eaves and even e odd oo soud î e et yîng aou he îy’s ea îs more o a îg- pîced ark an a aa and îs usuay e sîgna or oer îy’s o eave eîr Ied and joîn e wanderer în îs or er Ind Mos Locks wî ave one ead wanderer a, ecause o an excess în wanderus, usuay Inds îse eîer eered o a ong rope or a e ung around îs neck Peeknock (popuaîon 823) armer Moorîck Saock ad one suc îy and în rusraîon ad no ony eered and eed e anîma, ad gone as ar o encose er în a sma pen în e mîdde o Ied Wîe îs mîg sound a îe crue, e pen was îg enoug or Fufy Pom-Pom (as se ad een named y Moorîck’s younges cîd Bîddy, e as îme, Moorîck swore, e woud e one o îs cîdren name one o îs sock) o wander aou în Se even ad er own pîe o resy pîcked rînge ees Despîe îs, Fufy Pom-Pom ad no ony cewed roug e rope u ad orced er way ou e pen and în doîng so ad rîpped er e of Furermore, and o add a das o ceekîness o er grea escape, se ad jumped a gae rîg esîde Moorîck as e sood caîng wî îs neîgourîng armer, Moîes ïronrîdge he sîg o Fufy Pom-Pom dîsappearîng down e road and roug a edge ad caused Moorîck o uer severa ypenaed