Shrike

As Kriegsmarschall von Kobold fell, the man who'd shot him sprang forward, reaching for Lady Naga. Hester heaved herself up to face him and suddenly, al- though she had done no more than glare at him, he dropped his gun and shouted, "Yaagh!" Looking down, Hester saw the sharp blades that had been driven up through the deck from beneath. There were five of them, and two had gone through the Mancunian's boot and through the foot inside it. He screamed again, wrench- ing himself free, and the blades slid back through the deck, leaving ragged holes. "Get this, Miss Kropotkin!" Spiney was ordering his photographer.

The deck plate heaved. An armored fist punched up through the quay from beneath; clawed fingers widened the hole, and Grike scrambled out.

A Darkling Plain, Chapter 27, Strut 13, pg 270/492