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She shouldn’t have been surprised, of course. She had felt it within her, even before she knew of magic, that part of her that was descended from the god-killer. The Last of the Ancients had been powerful and mighty, and he had hurled the Sceptre deep into the earth – but there was no forgetting the fact that he was also a murderer. After he had killed his gods, he had murdered his brethren.

For now Valkyrie remembered where she had seen that name before. In the Book of Names, in that final column. Next to Stephanie Edgley, next to Valkyrie Cain. Her true name. The only name that ever really mattered.

Darquesse.

Preview

Oh hello, fancy meeting you here. You’re looking well, I have to say. Really? Oh, you’re making me blush. Well, I have been working out, it’s true. Ah, you’re too kind.

What am I doing back here? I’m here to announce something, but I’m not quite sure how to go about it. It is good news, yes. At least, I think so.

You see, the Skulduggery Pleasant series has always had an April publication date, but now we’re moving the next hardback to September. Now hold on, don’t start throwing things just—

OW!

Who threw that? Who was it? Was it you?

I’m keeping an eye on you…

As I was saying, before I was so rudely interrupted, this doesn’t mean you’re going to have to wait until September 2011 for Book Five. What it does mean is that, for one time only, you’re going to get two Skulduggery books in the same year…

Skulduggery Pleasant: Book Five.

Coming September, 2010.

Derek

Somewhere in Ireland

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