Skulduggery， Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - and their most epic test yet。。。

In a matter of days， the world will change。

Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final， desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones - she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind's ancient overlords。

To prevent this， Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have one last - terrible - option: the assassination of Damocles Creed。 With protests stirring in the magical city of Roarhaven， with riots and revolutions on the horizon， Valkyrie must decide who she wants to be: the hero who risks everything for a noble ideal， or the killer who sacrifices her own soul for the fate of humanity。

The decision must be made， and time is running out。