Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight.' And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight.
Derek LandyValkyrie, I hate to be the one to tell you this, but your friend is most likely dead.โ โOf course heโs dead. Heโs a skeleton.
Derek LandyHer father sagged as relief spread through him. โI thought something awful was happening.โ She frowned. โSomething awful was happening. It could have got stuck in my hair.
Derek LandyShe had been a teenager once, and she knew that, despite the apparent contradictions, a person's teenage years lasted well into their fifties.
Derek LandyOther stories tell how I eat innocent newborns, how Iโm ten feet tall, how I breathe fire and have great dragon wings. None of these are wholly accurate. I donโt have dragon wings, I donโt breathe fire, Iโm only eight feet tall and Iโve never eaten a newborn that didnโt have it coming. My name is Mevolent. Whatโs yours?
Derek Landy