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First published in Great Britain by
HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2010
Reissued in this edition in 2017
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Source ISBN: 9780007325979
Ebook Edition © ISBN: 9780007382279
Version: 2019-04-15
This book is dedicated to Laura.
I’m not going to make any jokes here, because apparently you are the one person on Earth who does not find me even remotely funny.
I am HILARIOUS. Ask anyone. Ask your sister. She thinks I’m HYSTERICAL (you do, don’t you Katie …?)
And yet, even though you refuse to recognise my comedy genius, and you refuse to publicly admit how impressed you are by everything I do, you’re still getting a book dedicated to you – because without you, Skulduggery wouldn’t have his Valkyrie.
You’re my best friend and my muse, and I owe you a lot.
(A “lot” being, of course, entirely figurative, and in no way implies that you’re getting a share of the royalties.)
Contents
Chapter 3: The Plan, Such as It Is
Chapter 4: Bring Me the Head of Skulduggery Pleasant
Chapter 5: The Revengers’ Club
Chapter 14: The Fact of the Matter
Chapter 15: Back on Cemetery Road
Chapter 22: The Man Who Killed Esryn Vanguard
Chapter 24: The Plot Thickens …