The Last Reckoning

The Last Reckoning
Paul Durham

The exhilarating conclusion to the critically acclaimed THE LUCK UGLIES series.“The Luck Uglies has it all: a feisty heroine, monstrous creatures, and a brimful of humor, and horror, to keep the readers turning the pages.” Joseph Delaney, Author of the Spook’s Apprentice seriesRye feared her father, Harmless, might be lost forever after he was driven into the forest Beyond the Shale by his deadly enemy Slinister Varlet. Now Slinister is making moves to claim leadership over the Luck Uglies. Can Rye find her father, save her village and put an end to the fighting for good?Thrilling adventure, impossible choices and an epic battle with very highest stakes.

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books 2015

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The Luck Uglies: The Last Reckoning

Text copyright © Paul Durham 2016

Map of Village Drowning © Sally Taylor 2016

Map of Beyond the Shale © Pétur Antonsson

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Cover illustration © Jeff Nentrup

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Source ISBN: 9780007526949

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780007526956

Version: 2016-03-15

Dedication (#ulink_d9048354-81fc-59b1-98dd-f8e4976578e8)

For the Durham girls, always. And for

Shadow, our own Gloaming Beast, who’s

been previously neglected in

these dedications.

CONTENTS

Cover (#u581d5388-06ba-534a-be43-4fa09f83752e)

Title Page (#udc162bb0-362a-57c7-9420-1a09d63c72c9)

Copyright (#u0cbc4126-fe7e-51cc-9a51-a0c8de17a2b0)

Dedication (#u1d1001d4-b8d0-5bab-aece-41040af10136)

Maps (#ua4b642ef-56d0-5d4d-8a96-979167e1018a)

The Truth about Heroes … (#ud22ac761-6c19-525a-98b9-4696b5b96e37)

1. “H” IS FOR HARMLESS (#u25533931-d835-51ea-ba03-ae0542e9e801)

2. THE HOLLOW (#ua1709333-9dfe-515c-afdb-29a4dd14be6d)

3. FOUR HORSEMEN (#ucec2d7f5-5740-599c-99d8-d9e43d7dbcce)

4. SHRIEK REAVERS (#u7b305956-96d8-5f4c-88d0-a92989479eb4)

5. THE WEND (#u97863127-713b-540a-82f0-828e7794f5ee)

6. THE DESCENT (#u8d4aa1d0-afba-5b37-9730-28490baaa869)

7. THE DEPARTED (#uef967c8d-97eb-5221-a9ca-285c032e1e7b)

8. BROKEN STONES (#ufb1b22c1-1ca8-58fa-a6fc-e6042596393d)

9. HOMECOMING (#litres_trial_promo)

10. THE NIGHT COURIER (#litres_trial_promo)

11. CREEPERS (#litres_trial_promo)

12. A GONGFARMER’S BOY (#litres_trial_promo)

13. LADY IN THE WELL (#litres_trial_promo)

14. SERPENTS OF LONGCHANCE KEEP (#litres_trial_promo)

15. THE TREASURE HOLE (#litres_trial_promo)

16. A TOME GUARDS ITS SECRETS (#litres_trial_promo)