Darkmouth

Darkmouth
Shane Hegarty

A monstrously funny debut from the new star of middle-grade adventure.THEY’RE COMING!Legends (also known as terrifying, human-eating monsters) have invaded the town of Darkmouth and aim to conquer the world.But don’t panic! The last remaining Legend Hunter - Finn - will protect us.Finn: twelve-years-old, loves animals, not a natural fighter, but tries really, really hard, and we all know good intentions are the best weapons against a hungry Minotaur, right?On second thoughts, panic.PANIC NOW!

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Published in this edition 2017

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Source ISBN: 9780007545612

Ebook Edition © 2017 ISBN: 9780007545780

Version: 2017-02-03

For Maeve, who made the adventure possible.

Contents

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Title Page (#u098821df-660e-5e48-bbb5-2790dd624b02)

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Dedication (#u27abdcf3-3174-5d5c-8123-4e8c04dc7f81)

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Chapter 3 (#u02a30232-a8a4-5d4d-bc76-7292dd785a79)

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Chapter 8 (#ud7366190-7fdb-53fb-a9ea-a3b6647e0390)

Chapter 9 (#uc1195ba4-657c-520a-b403-7723f37ba751)

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Chapter 12 (#ucbd2dce7-fe21-526f-bdde-6edfdda80c81)

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Chapter 17 (#litres_trial_promo)

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