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Sent home from school early for troublemaking, 11-year-old Conn hangs out at UCD’s National Folklore Collection while his Aunt Doireann finishes up her work.
When he spots a case marked ‘hazardous’, Conn just can’t stop himself from lifting the lid … Inside lies the ancient skull of the Abhartach – an undead sorcerer of terrible might – and Conn has just set his spirit free.
Can he defeat the monstrous mind-controlling Abhartach before he regains his full power?
Dave Rudden is an Irish author and scriptwriter. His bestselling novel, Knights of the Borrowed Dark, won Children’s Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2016 and is now a syllabus text. He has also authored multiple works in the universe of Doctor Who. Dave has been an Ambassador for Ireland Reads since 2022 and is Writer-in-Residence for the Kids Love Books podcast on RTÉ and Artist-in-Residence at Dublin City University.
Ali Al Amine is an award-winning graphic designer and illustrator from the UK.