Derek Landy - Death Bringer

First published in Great Britain by

HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2010

Reissued in this edition in 2017

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Text copyright © Derek Landy 2011

Illuminated letters copyright © Tom Percival 2011

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Source ISBN: 9780007326037

Ebook Edition © ISBN: 9780007455430

Version: 2019-04-15

This book is dedicated to my nieces.

Girls, none of you were born when Skulduggery Pleasant first appeared. But since you’ve arrived, no one in our family wants to talk about the writer any more. Now all they want to talk about are the damn babies. All of a sudden, no one wants to cuddle me, and for that I blame you.

But I suppose you have your good points. It’s because of you that Valkyrie has a little sister, after all. You’re all mildly cute, reasonably adorable, and you make me laugh when you fall over.

So this book is dedicated to you, Rebecca and Emily, Sophie and Clara and

(insert names of any more nieces or nephews that might sprout up between now and when they’re old enough to read this).

I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I am your favourite uncle. And you probably prefer me to your parents, too.

(I’ve met your parents. I don’t blame you. They’re rubbish.)

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2010 Reissued in this edition in 2017 HarperCollins Children’s Books is a division of HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, HarperCollins Publishers 1 London Bridge Street London SE1 9GF The HarperCollins website address is: www.harpercollins.co.uk Skulduggery Pleasant rests his weary bones on the web at: www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk Derek Landy blogs under duress at www.dereklandy.blogspot.com Text copyright © Derek Landy 2011 Illuminated letters copyright © Tom Percival 2011 Skulduggery Pleasant logo TM HarperCollins Publishers Skulduggery Pleasant © TM Derek Landy Cover design © blacksheep-uk.com Cover illustration © Tom Percival Derek Landy asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of the work. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins. Source ISBN: 9780007326037 Ebook Edition © ISBN: 9780007455430 Version: 2019-04-15

Dedication This book is dedicated to my nieces. Girls, none of you were born when Skulduggery Pleasant first appeared. But since you’ve arrived, no one in our family wants to talk about the writer any more. Now all they want to talk about are the damn babies. All of a sudden, no one wants to cuddle me, and for that I blame you. But I suppose you have your good points. It’s because of you that Valkyrie has a little sister, after all. You’re all mildly cute, reasonably adorable, and you make me laugh when you fall over. So this book is dedicated to you, Rebecca and Emily, Sophie and Clara and (insert names of any more nieces or nephews that might sprout up between now and when they’re old enough to read this). I know, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I am your favourite uncle. And you probably prefer me to your parents, too. (I’ve met your parents. I don’t blame you. They’re rubbish.)

Prologue

Chapter 1: Kenny

Chapter 2: Me and the Girl

Chapter 3: The Christening

Chapter 4: Craven

Chapter 5: The Jitter Girls

Chapter 6: China’s Secret

Chapter 7: The Death Bringer

Chapter 8: Friends in High Places

Chapter 9: Friends in Low Places

Chapter 10: The Warlock

Chapter 11: Alone at Last

Chapter 12: Bump in the Night

Chapter 13: Shadowknives

Chapter 14: The Call

Chapter 15: The Doctor is In

Chapter 16: Full Recovery

Chapter 17: The Zombie King and Co

Chapter 18: The Arrest Warrant

Chapter 19: Gods and Monsters

Chapter 20: Riding Out

Chapter 21: The Love of a Vampire

Chapter 22: The Church of the Faceless

Chapter 23: The Homecoming

Chapter 24: The Temple Siege

Chapter 25: The Vivid Dead

Chapter 26: Terminal Two

Chapter 27: Into the Temple

Chapter 28: A Vile History

Chapter 29: Who Knows What Darkness

Chapter 30: Tenebrae

Chapter 31: Fuel

Chapter 32: A Bad Night in Haggard

Chapter 33: Willow Hill

Chapter 34: Valkyrie and Fletcher

Chapter 35: Teaching the Twins

Chapter 36: Confiding in Uncle Gordon

Chapter 37: The Wisdom of Leonard Cohen

Chapter 38: Back at the Window Again

Chapter 39: Killing Craven

Chapter 40: The End of the Death Bringer

Chapter 41: Home Sweet Home

Chapter 42: A New Mission

Chapter 43: A & E

Chapter 44: Mission Accomplished

Chapter 45: The Nicest Town in Ireland

Chapter 46: The Requiem Ball

Chapter 47: This Evening’s Entertainment

Chapter 48: Going Underground

Chapter 49: The Pre-Emptive Strike

Chapter 50: China’s Ally

Chapter 51: Flirting Disastrously

Chapter 52: All Fall Down

Chapter 53: The Death Bringer Rises

Chapter 54: Monster, Murderer

Chapter 55: Tunnel Vision

Chapter 56: Panic

Chapter 57: Beheaded

Chapter 58: The Main Event

Chapter 59: Hero and Villain

Chapter 60: Tattletale

Chapter 61: My Twilight

Chapter 62: They Walk Among Us

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