Gladiator Clash

Gladiator Clash
Chris Blake

Join Tom on an incredible treasure hunt through time and battle history’s mightiest warriors. The first book in a new time-travelling series – perfect for fans of Beast Quest.When ten-year-old Tom accidentally smashes a statue in a museum he releases Isis, a young Egyptian mummy who has been imprisoned for thousands of years. To break an ancient curse, the duo must travel back in time to find six hidden amulets - battling Gladiators, Knights, Greeks, Vikings, Pirates and Egyptian Warriors!On Tom and Isis’s first adventure they arrive in Ancient Rome. To find the amulet they will have to fight the fiercest gladiator who ever lived!

Time Hunters: Gladiator Clash

Chris Blake

Travel through time with Tom and Isis on more

adventures!

Time Hunters: Gladiator Clash

Time Hunters: Knight Quest

Time Hunters: Viking Raiders

Time Hunters: Greek Warriors

Time Hunters: Pirate Mutiny

Time Hunters: Egyptian Curse

For games, competitions and more visit:

www.time-hunters.com (http://www.time-hunters.com)

With special thanks toMarnie Stanton-Riches

Title Page (#uf9c20fdb-23b6-5166-b048-5021c5e51d0d)

Dedication (#u93b205ac-6433-533c-8380-e15732827bd4)

Prologue (#ub83db31a-43ea-5e31-8ec5-ee1939ec137f)

Chapter 1: The Mummy (#uf5a0d41a-586a-5f61-b850-5510fba6a848)

Chapter 2: Roman Holiday (#u5d7835e4-aebe-5582-85d4-9d9ebb00b209)

Chapter 3: Gladiator Training (#u460cad5e-54b2-5507-b6bb-f936e1107fb1)

Chapter 4: Anubis Drops In (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 5: Try Outs (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 6: Itching to Fight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 7: It’s Showtime! (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 8: Hilarus (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9: A Speedy Exit (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10: Top Cat (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11: Home Sweet Home (#litres_trial_promo)

Who were the Mightiest Gladiators? (#litres_trial_promo)

Weapons (#litres_trial_promo)

Gladiator Clash Timeline (#litres_trial_promo)

Time Hunters Timeline (#litres_trial_promo)

Fantastic Facts (#litres_trial_promo)

The Hunt Continues… (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

Five thousand years ago

Princess Isis and her pet cat, Cleo, stood outside the towering carved gates to the Afterlife. It had been rotten luck to fall off a pyramid and die at only ten years of age, but Isis wasn’t worried – the Afterlife was meant to be great. People were dying to go there, after all! Her mummy’s wrappings were so uncomfortable she couldn’t wait a second longer to get in, get her body back and wear normal clothes again.

“Oi, Aaanuuubis, Anubidooby!” Isis shouted impatiently. “When you’re ready, you old dog!”

Cleo started to claw Isis’s shoulder. Then she yowled, jumping from Isis’s arms and cowering behind her legs.

“Calm down, fluffpot,” Isis said, bending to stroke her pet. “He can’t exactly woof me to death!” The princess laughed, but froze when she stood up. Now she understood what Cleo had been trying to tell her.

Looming up in front of her was the enormous jackal-headed god of the Underworld himself, Anubis. He was so tall that Isis’s neck hurt to look up at him. He glared down his long snout at her with angry red eyes. There was nothing pet-like about him. Isis gulped.

“‘WHEN YOU’RE READY, YOU OLD DOG?’” Anubis growled. “‘ANUBIDOOBY?’”

Isis gave the god of the Underworld a winning smile and held out five shining amulets. She had been buried with them so she could give them to Anubis to gain entry to the Afterlife. There was a sixth amulet too – a gorgeous green one. But Isis had hidden it under her arm. Green was her favourite colour, and surely Anubis didn’t need all six.

Except the god didn’t seem to agree. His fur bristled in rage. “FIVE? Where is the sixth?” he demanded.

Isis shook her head. “I was only given five,” she said innocently.

To her horror, Anubis grabbed the green amulet from its hiding place. “You little LIAR!” he bellowed.

Thunder started to rumble. The ground shook. Anubis snatched all six amulets and tossed them into the air. With a loud crack and a flash of lightning, they vanished.

“You hid them from me!” he boomed. “Now I have hidden them from you – in the most dangerous places throughout time.”