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The night of the scorpion cover

The night of the scorpion

Anthony Horowitz

1984 · Pacer Books · 159 pages

FantasyJuvenile fictionFictionChildren's fictionPeru, fiction

About this book

An English journalist, his thirteen-year-old ward, and an Incan boy battle the supernatural evil of the Old Ones, who plan to enter our world through a secret gate somewhere in Peru.

Who this is for

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A relentless, joke-a-page apocalyptic LitRPG that rewards readers who don't mind game mechanics on the page. The humour does the heavy lifting — if Hitchhiker's Guide meets a roguelike sounds appealing, you're the audience. Readers who bounce off it usually cite the stat blocks and the cat. Best read in long sittings; the pace assumes you're not putting it down.

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A plot-driven with strong world, tense and immersive read.

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