Sir Hereward. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover. Mister Fitz. Puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts now mostly and thankfully forgotten. Former nursemaid to Hereward. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods or godlets. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Travellers. Adventurers. Godslayers . . . For the first time, the two award-winning novellas and a short story featuring Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz's exploits are gathered together in a single volume. From the New York Times-bestselling writer Garth Nix, author of The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen), Shade's Children, The Seventh Tower series, The Keys to the Kingdom series and Troubletwisters (with Sean Williams). Reader Advisory: Though some of Garth Nix's books and stories are for children, this one is not. It is for adult readers.

Sir Hereward. Knight, artillerist, swordsman. Mercenary for hire. Ill-starred lover. Mister Fitz. Puppet, sorcerer, loremaster. Practitioner of arcane arts now mostly and thankfully forgotten. Former nursemaid to Hereward. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Agents of the Council of the Treaty for the Safety of the World, charged with the location and removal of listed extra-dimensional entities, more commonly known as gods or godlets. Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz. Travellers. Adventurers. Godslayers . . . For the first time, the two award-winning novellas and a short story featuring Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz's exploits are gathered together in a single volume. From the New York Times-bestselling writer Garth Nix, author of The Abhorsen Trilogy (Sabriel, Lirael, Abhorsen), Shade's Children, The Seventh Tower series, The Keys to the Kingdom series and Troubletwisters (with Sean Williams). Reader Advisory: Though some of Garth Nix's books and stories are for children, this one is not. It is for adult readers.