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With special thanks to Cherith Baldry

To Sarah

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ORCHARD BOOKS

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Orchard Books Australia

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First published in Great Britain in 2007

This ebook edition published in 2012

Beast Quest is a registered trademark of Beast Quest Limited

Series created by Working Partners Limited, London

Text © Beast Quest Limited 2007

Cover illustration © David Wyatt 2007

Inside illustrations © Orchard Books 2007

A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978 1 40832 392 2

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Contents

Cover

Title

Dedication

Copyright

Map

Prologue

Chapter One A Thousand Hooves

Chapter Two Trapped!

Chapter Three Behind Bars

Chapter Four Hoofbeats in the Night

Chapter Five Victor

Chapter Six Back to the Town

Chapter Seven The Cattle Drive

Chapter Eight Crossing the River

Chapter Nine Chase to the Hills

Chapter Ten Malvel’s Curse

Sneak Peek

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