Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Prologue

Part One: Escape

1. Escape from Gormincrag Is Impossible

2. Did I Mention That Escape from Gormincrag Is Impossible?

3. Inside the Punishment Cupboard

4. The Pointing Finger of the Witchsmeller

5. The Finger Lands on Wish… and Everything Gets a Bit Chaotic…

6. And a Little More Chaotic Still

7. On the Other Side of the Wall

8. Following the Sweet Track

Part Two: The Witch-Trap

9. A Couple of Nasty Surprises on the Way to Castle Death

10. The Giant’s Last Breath

11. The Story Takes a Surprising Turn, as Is the Way of Stories

12. A Bad Moment for Your Escape to Get Held Up

13. Two Angry Parents

14. They Really Shouldn’t Be Fighting Each Other

15. The Kingwitch

16. The Witches Attack

17. Taking Off the Eyepatch

18. Forgive Them

19. Midwinter’s End Eve, Also Known as “Fool’s Day,” One Night Out of Time

Epilogue 1

Epilogue 2

Acknowledgments (Thank You)

Also by Cressida Cowell