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(Connolly John)
John Connolly
The Gates
I In Which the Universe Forms, Which Seems Like a Very Good Place to Start
II In Which We Encounter a Small Boy, His Dog, and Some People Who Are Up to No Good
III In Which We Learn About Particle Accelerators, and the Playing of “Battleships”
IV In Which We Learn About the Inadvisability of Attempting to Summon Up Demons, and of Generally Messing About with the Afterlife
V In Which We Meet Nurd, Who Is Not Quite As Terrifying As He Would Like to Be, but a Great Deal Unluckier
VI In Which We Encounter Stephanie, Who Is Not a Demon but Is Still Not Terribly Nice
VII In Which the Scientists Wonder What the Bit Was, and Where It Might Have Gone
VIII In Which Samuel Learns That Someone Trying to Open the Gates of Hell Is Not of Particular Concern to His Mum
IX In Which We Learn a Little About the Gates of Hell, None of Which Is Entirely Helpful
X In Which We Learn of the Difficulties Involved in Being a Demon Without a Clearly Defined Form
XI In Which We Encounter the Scientists Again
XII In Which We Meet, Once Again, the Unfortunate Nurd, Who Is About to Take Another Unexpected Trip
XIII In Which Samuel Decides to Consult an Expert on Demons and Hell, but Doesn’t Get Anywhere
XIV In Which We Learn That It Is Sometimes Wise to Be Afraid of the Dark
XV In Which Samuel Johnson Begins to Fight Back
XVI In Which We Visit the Abernathy House, and Decide That We Wouldn’t Want to Live There
XVII In Which Mrs. Abernathy Changes Her Plans
XVIII In Which the Portal Opens Wide
XIX In Which Assorted Foul Things Begin to Arrive, and Nurd Discovers the Joys of Motoring
XX In Which It Becomes Increasingly Clear That the Demons Are Not Going to Have Things All Their Own Way
XXI In Which the Verger Is Assaulted, and a Very Unpleasant Person Comes Back to Life
XXII In Which the Forces of Law and Order Take an Interest in Nurd
XXIII In Which We Learn That One Should Be Careful About Accepting Anything That Is Offered for Nothing
XXIV In Which Nurd Puts on an Unexpected Show for the Police
XXV In Which Bishop Bernard the Bad Makes His Presence Felt, and the Dead Rise from Their Graves, but Only the Nasty Ones
XXVI In Which Constable Peel Wishes He Had Pursued Some Other Profession, and Dr. Planck Reappears
XXVII In Which We Meet Bishop Bernard the Bad at Last, and Constable Peel Enjoys Himself Immensely
XXVIII In Which Nurd Makes a New Friend and Meets Some Old Acquaintances
XXIX In Which Nurd Proves to Be Rather Decent, Actually
XXX In Which Mrs. Abernathy Loses the Battle, but Sets Out to Win the War
XXXI In Which Mrs. Abernathy Reveals Her True Colors
XXXII In Which Everyone Lives Happily Ever After, or So It Seems
XXXIII In Which We Bid Farewell to Nurd. For Now.
Acknowledgments
John Connolly
John Connolly
The Gates
© 2009
For Cameron and Alistair
Scientists are not after the truth; it is the truth that is after scientists. – DR. KARL SCHLECTA (1904-1985)
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