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Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. In a matter of days, billions of lives will be wiped away in a nal, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones – she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind’s ancient overlords. To prevent this, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have one last option: the assassination of Damocles Creed. Valkyrie must decide who she wants to be: the hero who risks everything for a noble ideal, or the killer who sacri ces her own soul to save humanity. Skulduggery Pleasant: Dead or Alive published by Harper Collins

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