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Here she is, her mum said, cooing at the baby, my special girl. Oh, cheers, Valkyrie said, rolling her eyes.
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If there is one regret that I have had in my life, it is that I never fathered any children. There are times, when I look at what Fergus and Beryl have produced, when I consider myself fortunate, but there are also times when it breaks my heart.
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I love you all, even those I don't particularly like. That's you, Beryl.
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Do you think we'll be waiting long? Valkyrie asked, keeping her voice low. The last time we were in this building, we accused the Grand Mage of being a traitor, Skulduggery said. Yes, I think we'll be waiting long.
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You make a good point,' Fletcher conceded. 'See, there's a reason why you're the girl and I'm the boy. You think about things while I...' 'Don't?' 'Exactly,' he said happily.
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Mum said earlier what a lovely dress you're wearing. Beryl's eyebrows wriggled like two tiny tapeworms. This? she said. But I've had this for years. It was a beige dress that would have looked better on an eighty year-old. Any eighty-year-old, man or woman. I think you've really grown into it, Valkyrie said. I always thought it was a little shapeless. Valkyrie resisted the urge to say that was what she meant.
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Doesn't sunlight kill them? Doesn't it turn them to dust, or make them burst into flames or something?" "Nope. Vampires tan, just like you and me. Well, just like you. I tend to bleach.
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I need a weapon, Valkyrie muttered. You're an Elemental with a Necromancer ring, trained in a variety of martial arts by some of the best fighters in the world, Skulduggery pointed out. I'm fairly certain that makes you a weapon. I mean a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick. I'll buy you a stick for Christmas.
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Her father sagged as relief spread through him. I thought something awful was happening. She frowned. Something awful was happening. It could have got stuck in my hair.
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Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
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Derek Landy
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Born:
October 23, 1974
(age 49)
Bio:
Derek Landy is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of young adult's books.
Known for:
Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)
Demon Road (The Demon Road Trilogy, Book 1) (2015)
Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones (2009)
Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days (2010)
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire (2008)
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