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Index
Cover
Dedication
Chapter I: In Which the Universe Forms, Which Seems Like a Very Good Place to Start
Chapter II: In Which We Encounter a Small Boy, His Dog, and Some People Who Are Up to No Good
Chapter III: In Which We Learn About Particle Accelerators, and the Playing of “Battleships”
Chapter IV: In Which We Learn About the Inadvisability of Attempting to Summon Up Demons, and of Generally Messing About with the Afterlife
Chapter V: In Which We Meet Nurd, Who Is Not Quite As Terrifying As He Would Like to Be, but a Great Deal Unluckier
Chapter VI: In Which We Encounter Stephanie, Who Is Not a Demon but Is Still Not Terribly Nice
Chapter VII: In Which the Scientists Wonder What the Bit Was, and Where It Might Have Gone
Chapter VIII: In Which Samuel Learns That Someone Trying to Open the Gates of Hell Is Not of Particular Concern to His Mum
Chapter IX: In Which We Learn a Little About the Gates of Hell, None of Which Is Entirely Helpful
Chapter X: In Which We Learn of the Difficulties Involved in Being a Demon Without a Clearly Defined Form
Chapter XI: In Which We Encounter the Scientists Again
Chapter XII: In Which We Meet, Once Again, the Unfortunate Nurd, Who Is About to Take Another Unexpected Trip
Chapter XIII: In Which Samuel Decides to Consult an Expert on Demons and Hell, but Doesn’t Get Anywhere
Chapter XIV: In Which We Learn That It Is Sometimes Wise to Be Afraid of the Dark
Chapter XV: In Which Samuel Johnson Begins to Fight Back
Chapter XVI: In Which We Visit the Abernathy House, and Decide That We Wouldn’t Want to Live There
Chapter XVII: In Which Mrs. Abernathy Changes Her Plans
Chapter XVIII: In Which the Portal Opens Wide
Chapter XIX: In Which Assorted Foul Things Begin to Arrive, and Nurd Discovers the Joys of Motoring
Chapter XX: In Which It Becomes Increasingly Clear That the Demons Are Not Going to Have Things All Their Own Way
Chapter XXI: In Which the Verger Is Assaulted, and a Very Unpleasant Person Comes Back to Life
Chapter XXII: In Which the Forces of Law and Order Take an Interest in Nurd
Chapter XXIII: In Which We Learn That One Should Be Careful About Accepting Anything That Is Offered for Nothing
Chapter XXIV: In Which Nurd Puts on an Unexpected Show for the Police
Chapter XXV: In Which Bishop Bernard the Bad Makes His Presence Felt, and the Dead Rise from Their Graves, but Only the Nasty Ones
Chapter XXVI: In Which Constable Peel Wishes He Had Pursued Some Other Profession, and Dr. Planck Reappears
Chapter XXVII: In Which We Meet Bishop Bernard the Bad at Last, and Constable Peel Enjoys Himself Immensely
Chapter XXVIII: In Which Nurd Makes a New Friend and Meets Some Old Acquaintances
Chapter XXIX: In Which Nurd Proves to Be Rather Decent, Actually
Chapter XXX: In Which Mrs. Abernathy Loses the Battle, but Sets Out to Win the War
Chapter XXXI: In Which Mrs. Abernathy Reveals Her True Colors
Chapter XXXII: In Which Everyone Lives Happily Ever After, or So It Seems
Chapter XXXIII: In Which We Bid Farewell to Nurd. For Now.
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Reader’s Companion
About Emily Bestler Books
About Atria Books
Ask Atria
Endnotes
Copyright
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