Planet Hell (6 page)

The day finally came when Sam made the long climb up out of the Mine again. This time he didn't have to crawl through darkness or the slicing blades of the fans. This time he wasn't running away. This time he walked up the new stairs knowing that Anna would be at the top.

I wish you were here, Dad
, thought Sam.
I wish you were here to see this.

Sam smiled. He was about to start a new life. And Planet Hell was about to get a new name. New Earth.

First published 2012 by A & C Black
This electronic edition published September 2012

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Text copyright © 2012 Joan Lennon

Illustration copyright © 2012 Sean Longcroft

The rights of Joan Lennon and Sean Longcroft to be identified as the author and illustrator of this work respectively, have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyrights, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

ISBN 978-1-4081-8082-2 (e-book)

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