You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming Hippo! doesn't have the same impact as screaming Shark! But I'm telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.

The Serpent's Shadow (The Kane Chronicles Book 3) (ed. Penguin UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780141967547