The Curse of the King
The fourth book in the thrilling SEVEN WONDERS series.“A high-octane mix of modern adventure and ancient secrets… I can’t wait to see what’s next.” Rick RiordanTHREE BATTLESThirteen-year-old Jack McKinley has fought impossible odds to save himself, his friends, and the world. Having already defeated the Colossus of Rhodes, hunted through Ancient Babylon, and outfoxed legions of undead, the Select have recovered three of the lost Loculi hidden in the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only to lose one of them in order to save a life. They must now find a way to undo what has been done, to save themselves from the power that will overwhelm them-and destroy the world.TWO RIVALSNot only do Jack and his friends have to unearth these seven ancient wonders, but they also have to contend with the Massa, an organization bent on using the Loculi for evil. The Massa have taken over the Karai Institute and convinced former friend Marco to switch sides. Outnumbered, underequipped, and growing weary, Jack, Cass, and Aly come upon their greatest challenge yet-the long-lost Statue of Zeus.ONE ENEMYAs time runs out, our heroes must confront gods, relive old battles, and face-down their own destiny. Old enemies become new friends and sudden victories turn to certain defeats as the time nears for everything to change.
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The Tides Turn
First published in the USA by HarperCollins Publishers Inc in 2015
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Source ISBN: 9780007586554
Ebook Edition © 2015 ISBN: 9780007586561
Version: 2015-02-05
FOR MOM AND DAD,
WHO HAVE READ EVERYTHING
SINCE THE VERY FIRST SENTENCE
Contents
Copyright
Chapter One: The Wrath of Yappy
Chapter Two: Twerp Perps, Snalp, and the Fat Lady
Chapter Three: The Enemy of Interesting
Chapter Four: The Barry
Chapter Five: Shard Luck
Chapter Six: Aly-Bye
Chapter Seven: Down and out in LA
Chapter Eight: The Humpty Dumpty Project
Chapter Nine: Mausoleum Dream
Chapter Ten: If it Looks Like a Hoax �
Chapter Eleven: God of Couch Potatoes
Chapter Twelve: Biiiig Trouble
Chapter Thirteen: The Fourth Loculus
Chapter Fourteen: Escape from the Nostril
Chapter Fifteen: The Dream Continued
Chapter Sixteen: A Goat Moment
Chapter Seventeen: Battle on the Mount
Chapter Eighteen: Loser, Loser, Loser
Chapter Nineteen: Deifirtep
Chapter Twenty: In the Matter of Victor Rafael QuiÃones
Chapter Twenty One: Slipping Away
Chapter Twenty Two: Massa Island
Chapter Twenty Three: Good Enough for the Cockroaches
Chapter Twenty Four: The Illusion of Control
Chapter Twenty Five: In Hexad de Heptimus Veritas
Chapter Twenty Six: Lifeline
Chapter Twenty Seven: The Seventh Codex
Chapter Twenty Eight: His Jackness
Chapter Twenty Nine: Whatâs a Few Million Lives â¦?
Chapter Thirty: Esiole
Chapter Thirty One: The King of Toast
Chapter Thirty Two: Reunion
Chapter Thirty Three: Preposserous
Chapter Thirty Four: My Sister the Monster
Chapter Thirty Five: Goon Number Seven
Chapter Thirty Six: Pull my Finger
Chapter Thirty Seven: The Meathead Starts Over
Chapter Thirty Eight: Ambush
Chapter Thirty Nine: Fiddle and Bones
Chapter Fourty: The Labyrinth and the Tapestry
Chapter Fourty One: Is not Gorilla
Chapter Fourty Two: The Teflon King
Chapter Fourty Three: Braggart, Traitor, Deserter, Killer?
Chapter Fourty Four: The Sword and the Rift
Chapter Fourty Five: Something Much Wors
Epilogue
About the Publisher
HAVING LESS THAN a year to live doesnât feel great, but itâs worse when youâre in a cop car that smells of armpits, cigarettes, and dog poop. âDonât New York City cops ever clean their cars?â Cass Williams mumbled.
I turned my nose to the half-open window. Aly Black was at the other end of the backseat, but Cass was stuck in the middle. Outside, music blared from a nearby apartment window. An old woman walking a Chihuahua eyed us and began yelling something I couldnât quite make out.
âOkay, what do we do now, Destroyer?â Cass asked.
ââJackâ is still my name,â I said.
ââThe Destroyer Shall Rule,â that was the prophecy,â Aly replied. âAnd your mom pointed at you.â
âWe were invisible! She could have been pointing at â¦â My voice trailed off. It was after midnight, but the way they were both glaring at me, I felt like I needed sunglasses. I was beginning to think throwing that last Loculus under a train might not have been a great idea. âLook, Iâm sorry. I really am. But I had to do it, or everyone would have died. You would have done the same thing!â
Aly sighed. âYeah, youâre right. Itâs just ⦠an adjustment, thatâs all. I mean, we had a chance. And now â¦â
She gave me a sad shrug. Weâre dead, is what she didnât say. A genetic mutation was on target to kill us before the age of fourteen. And I had sabotaged our chance to be cured. Seven Loculi was what we needed. Now one of them was in pieces under a train.
