A Crystal of Time

A Crystal of Time
Soman Chainani

In this fifth instalment in Soman Chainani's bestselling fantasy series, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie, Agatha, and their friends must find a way to overthrow the sinister evil that twists lies into the truth and seeks to rewrite their story. A traitor has seized Camelot’s throne, sentencing Tedros, the true king, to death. Tedros’s queen, Agatha, narrowly escapes, but their friend Sophie is trapped. She is forced to play a dangerous game as her wedding to the false king fast approaches, and all the while her friends’ lives hang in the balance. Now Agatha and the other students at the School for Good and Evil must find a way to restore Tedros to his rightful place on the throne and save Camelot – before all of their fairy tales come to a lethal end, and the future of the Endless Woods is rewritten forever…

First published in the USA by HarperCollins Childrens Books in 2019

Published simultaneously in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2019

Published in this ebook edition in 2019

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Version: 2019-02-19

Dedication (#ulink_b05b5171-17e2-57c9-862c-3ba0085f818d)

For Uma and Kaveen

Epigraph (#ulink_b82cbfb8-1efd-5246-b422-1dc5a4399ebe)

IN THE FOREST PRIMEVAL

A SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL

TWO TOWERS LIKE TWIN HEADS

ONE FOR THE PURE

ONE FOR THE WICKED

TRY TO ESCAPE YOU’LL ALWAYS FAIL

THE ONLY WAY OUT IS

THROUGH A FAIRY TALE

Contents

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Title Page (#udb54d786-b0d3-5285-a17b-3b0576d30579)

Copyright (#ub76e5143-12f8-5ab0-8c3f-3fbff248b032)

Dedication (#ulink_c046add6-bdd7-5346-af8d-3a5150b2d022)

Epigraph (#ulink_fac0dd36-0c60-5420-8227-ac8ae09ee292)

1. Agatha: The Lady and the Snake (#ulink_02001959-af55-5a22-a64a-c3e4626797a8)

2. The Coven: Lionsmane (#ulink_f6ff92d9-2011-5858-b28d-d21f43bb1460)

3. Sophie: Bonds of Blood (#ulink_6ec274a6-ce92-5e9a-9fa2-b1ca9bed3eb4)

4. Agatha: New Alliances (#ulink_cfb99ac5-a135-5b4e-8643-722364a1d022)

5. Tedros: Sophie’s Choice (#ulink_bb2e736e-f589-5750-bb6c-8e3d28564082)

6. Sophie: The Dinner Game (#ulink_78549e6e-c06e-5fcb-9970-25cef297b1d4)

7. Agatha: Agatha’s Army (#ulink_27351d51-7d2c-5e1c-9111-bfd448563b03)

8. Hort: Someday My Weasel Will Come (#litres_trial_promo)

9. Sophie: Empress under the Boot (#litres_trial_promo)

10. Sophie: Blessing in Disguise (#litres_trial_promo)

11. Agatha: Friendship Lessons (#litres_trial_promo)

12. Tedros: Lucky Seven (#litres_trial_promo)