Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

  1. My Best Friend Is a Cat Spirit

  2. Human Spirits Are the Worst

  3. Don’t Talk to Bridge Spirits

  4. Continuing the Tradition of Making Bad Decisions

  5. Shaman Warriors Are Real and Also Rude

  6. Flying by Elephant Statue

  7. Killer Fashion

  8. Sleep Is for the Weak

  9. Let Me Cosmos-Google That for You

10. Meeting Grandpa, Ruler of All the Realms. No Pressure.

11. I Wouldn’t Even Mind if He Called Me Dummy

12. Dragon Spirits Need Fashion Tips. A Sword Tip Works, Too.

13. Traffic Jam at the Crossroads of the Realms

14. The Guardian of the Crossroads Is a Stone-Cold Screamer

15. Death by Cursed Frog

16. If There’s a Booby Trap, It’s an Evil Lair

17. Running for Our Lives—A Theme

18. Equestrian Rentals

19. Friendship Upgrade

20. Sacred Ground, No Trespassing, Will Be Cursed

21. Knowledge Hurts

22. Past-Life Highlights Reel

23. Worst Memory

24. King Arthur Did It Better

25. Stranded

26. Trust-Fall, Extreme Edition

27. Don’t Take Me to Your Leader

28. Smoke and Ashes

29. Dragon, Meet My Friend the Water Buffalo

30. Sibling Reunion

31. God of Thunder, Destruction, and Goth

32. Truth and Lies

33. True Strength

34. Time for Those Long-Overdue Talks

Glossary

Author’s Note

About the Authors