The Borribles
Reeks: The Borrible Trilogy
Michael De Larrabeiti
- A
- small
- band
- of
- childlike
- runaways
- take
- on
- a
- bold
- mission
- across
- a
- dangerous
- city...London's
- forgotten
- corners
- hide
- a
- rebellious
- community
- of
- small
- outcasts
- -
- the
- Borribles.
- And
- apart
- from
- their
- pointed
- ears,
- their
- childlike
- appearance
- allows
- them
- (mostly...)
- to
- say
- one
- step
- ahead
- of
- the
- authorities.
- They
- live
- by
- their
- wits,
- high
- spirits
- and
- a
- few
- Borrible
- laws
- --
- the
- chief
- one
- being,
- 'Don't
- Get
- Caught!'
- This
- motto
- will
- stand
- them
- in
- good
- stead,
- as
- the
- Battersea
- Borribles
- prepare
- for
- their
- greatest
- adventure
- of
- all.One
- night,
- they
- discover
- one
- of
- their
- ancient
- enemies,
- a
- giant
- rat-like
- Rumble,
- in
- their
- traditional
- territory.
- They've
- fought
- hard
- for
- their
- dwellings
- in
- the
- city's
- forgotten
- corners,
- so
- clearly
- something
- must
- be
- done.
- Fearing
- an
- invasion,
- an
- elite
- group
- of
- Borrible
- fighters
- set
- out
- on
- what
- will
- become
- known
- in
- legend
- as
- the
- Great
- Rumble
- Hunt.
- So
- begins
- the
- first
- of
- three
- epic
- adventures
- in
- Michael
- de
- Larrabeiti's
- classic
- trilogy,
- where
- excitement,
- violence,
- low
- cunning,
- greed,
- generosity,
- treachery,
- and
- bravery
- exist
- side
- by
- side.This
- ebook
- edition
- features
- extra
- material,
- including
- some
- not
- seen
- in
- any
- previous
- editions
- of
- the
- book.
- For
- example,
- you'll
- find
- China
- Miéville's
- introduction
- and
- an
- illustration
- drawn
- by
- Michael
- de
- Larrabeiti,
- as
- well
- as
- a
- map
- of
- the
- London
- territories
- explored.
- Amongst
- other
- pieces
- of
- interesting
- background,
- you'll
- also
- discover
- colourful
- descriptions
- of
- the
- wonderful
- cast
- of characters.
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