Well, all right, not actual death, but a long time being tortured in the author’s Dungeon of Doom.
Oh, all right, not actually tortured. By the Nine Hells, not even incarceration in my Dungeon of Doom either, OK?
They will be in trouble though. Oh yes, most definitely! They might get cursed, or suffer the Charm of Sudden Baldness or the Cantrip of Uncontrollable Flatulence. Possibly.
So there.
The Seal of Dirk
This book is dedicated to my mother, Dorothy Thomson
Hah, nice try, Thomson, you wormling! This book is actually dedicated to the greatest mind of the 21st century – in this case, myself, Dirk Lloyd!
ORCHARD BOOKS
First published in the UK in 2014 by Orchard Books
This edition published in 2017
Text © Fabled Lands 2014
Illustrated by Dan Boultwood
Map of the Darklands by Freya Hartas
Dirk’s Seal by Russ Nicholson
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