The Dying of the Light
The ninth book in the original, jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series.Valkerie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain’t big enough for the three of them. The end will come…The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder.And so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, killers, criminals… and Valkyrie’s own murderous reflection.The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive…
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First published in Great Britain by
HarperCollins Childrenâs Books in 2014
First published in this edition in the
United States of America by HarperCollins Childrenâs Books in 2019
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Source ISBN: 9780008266448
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Version: 2018-11-06
This book is dedicated to me.
Derek, without you, I would not be where I am today.
Words cannot convey how much I owe you for the guidance youâve shown me â for your wisdom, your wit, your keen insight and your keener intelligence, your taste, your strength, your integrity and your humility. I wonât mention the charity work you do, or the political activism youâre involved in, or the ecological work youâve spearheaded. And itâs not just because you wonât talk about it â itâs because no one else does, either.
You have taught me how to be a better person.
Nay â you have taught us all.
Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
Contents
Chapter 2: Living in the Shadow
Chapter 3: Throwing Down the Gauntlet
Chapter 5: To Watch the World Burn
Chapter 10: Girlsâ Night Out
Chapter 13: My Friend. My Furniture.
Chapter 16: The National Black Belt Review Board
Chapter 17: A Voice from the Darkness
Chapter 22: The Return of Valkyrie Cain
Chapter 24: A Fine Pair of Specimens
Chapter 29: Those Who Live in Darkness
Chapter 33: Misadventures in Babysitting
Chapter 36: Joining the Stream
Chapter 37: Brooking No Argument
Chapter 39: Finding the Fountain
Chapter 45: A Brutal Act of Kindness
Chapter 47: The Death Bringer Wakes
Chapter 51: The Temple of the Spider
Chapter 52: The Devil Comes to Play
Chapter 58: Valkyrieâs Affliction
Chapter 62: The Knock on the Door
Chapter 69: Strange Bedfellows
Chapter 70: Return of the Living Dead
Read on for a taste of Resurrection
