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Kingdom of the Wicked
Derek Landy
Magic is a disease.Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are need now more than ever.And then there’s the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods, they’re set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them.Looks like it’s going to be another one of those days…
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This book is dedicated to the HarperCollins Children’s Books Publicity Department.
Publicists are an odd bunch. Part manager, part bodyguard, part servant, you’re only happy when you take over an author’s life completely. I would berate you for this, but I have yet to find a publicist who stops talking long enough for me to say anything.
To the Ireland branch, the legend that is Moira O’Reilly and the quiff that is Tony Purdue.
To the UK branch, both past and present (regrettably not future, though, but future publicists, feel free to accept this dedication as your own):
Emma Bradshaw – for that time I mocked your iPod choices. Oh how we/I laughed.
Catherine Ward – for that moment we shared, bonding over The Princess Bride. What do you mean you don’t remember it?
Tiffany McCall – you had ‘The Imperial March’ as your ringtone. How could we not get along?
Sam White – I like to think I played a part in why you married an Irishman. You’re welcome.
Mary Byrne – Gilmore Girls. Just … Gilmore Girls.
Geraldine Stroud – this is for that English/Polish dictionary you got me. It didn’t get me anywhere with the check-out girl, but at least you tried …
This is for all of you, without whom my life would be so much simpler. I’ve learned a lot from you, and I daresay you’ve learned a lot from me. Specifically, to never leave me on a train platform unattended. I will get on the wrong train.
Contents
Cover (#u7ca03254-301a-5a76-aa7f-4a021405b059)
Title Page (#ue6e0865c-314f-5dda-b73e-d41c9d74689d)
Copyright (#u14457c2c-7374-5d4d-9872-6dd4762704dd)
Dedication (#u4f58b04b-8092-593b-94a1-4869fe108079)
Prologue (#u919eb2e3-0b24-5e96-a74f-02b561e0242b)
Chapter 1: The Butterfly and the Wolf (#u8297e78d-d7c9-5428-b8c3-ec6433562510)
Chapter 2: The Werewolf of Dublin (#ub9c1880f-a272-56a9-a6ec-a03e749d8269)
Chapter 3: Councils Meet (#u8af52b96-5ca9-593d-934a-fb0db225d2ae)
Chapter 4: Eliza (#u74d0add8-c92b-5907-91e9-545ea68c9011)
Chapter 5: Early Night (#ue8fd9955-ae8a-50e7-b675-152bb5bd8a7c)
Chapter 6: Back in the Sanctuary (#u658c472d-fcc9-5dd5-a863-77631044cae8)
Chapter 7: The Story of Walden D’Essai (#ue7fecfca-fca8-51f4-8e20-deb434595eb0)
Chapter 8: Gaol Time (#uc864a9b6-181f-5b45-ac16-f8bf65668a67)
Chapter 9: Hunted (#u6f7d5f14-4eb9-5d82-bfc2-e2e263040b68)
Chapter 10: Nadir (#u74a83d55-91cf-5d8a-ad15-7cba16b5d11d)
Chapter 11: Scenes from a Coffee Shop (#u5e0543ce-3eca-5761-9ae4-c3b431bf32ec)
Chapter 12: The Bedrock of Investigation (#u8fe4e4c4-5834-5f66-aebc-ef44f7791891)
Chapter 13: Manipulations (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 14: Kray (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15: Killing Chris (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16: The Other Here (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17: Keeping the Demon Down (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18: A Jar With a View (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19: Jumping from Airplanes (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20: Lament’s Sorcerers (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21: Argeddion (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22: Conversations With My Killer (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23: The Plot (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24: Searching the Sanctuary (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25: The Inevitable Return of Fletcher Renn (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26: Poor Tommy Purcell (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27: Mayhem (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28: Her Secret Agenda (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29: All Becomes Clear (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30: The Experiment (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31: Carol (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32: Strangers in a Strange Land (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33: The Man in Black (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34: Inside the City (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35: Chipping Away (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36: The Old Man in Chains (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37: The Debrief (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38: Two Against Three (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39: Forced Hands (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40: Old Friends (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41: Their Guide (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42: Collecting the Results (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43: 18 Mount Temple Place (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44: The Way In (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 45: The Perfect Body (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 46: The Problems With Mortals (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 47: Into the Palace (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 48: Kitana’s Quandary (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 49: The Deal (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 50: Supercharged (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 51: Argeddion Falls (#litres_trial_promo)
