Rebellion. James McGee
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Название: Rebellion
Автор: James McGee
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Приключения: прочее
isbn: 9780007320257
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JAMES McGEE
Rebellion
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Copyright © James McGee 2011
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Contents
PART I
Chapter 1
He heard the rattle of musket fire and ducked instinctively. The horse grunted and stumbled and for one heart-faltering second he thought it had been hit; but the animal had only lost its footing on a rock loosened by the previous night’s storm. Ahead of him, he saw Leon fighting to control his own mount as it scrambled for purchase on the treacherous, water-soaked terrain.
It was still raining, but the heavy downpour that had turned mountain stream into raging torrent and earthen track into quagmire had finally abated; transformed into a steady, and persistent drizzle. The easing of the weather, however, had not eliminated the risk СКАЧАТЬ