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John Connolly
 
The Gates

I In Which the Universe Forms, Which Seems Like a Very Good Place to Start

II In Which We Encounter a Small Boy, His Dog, and Some People Who Are Up to No Good

III In Which We Learn About Particle Accelerators, and the Playing of “Battleships”

IV In Which We Learn About the Inadvisability of Attempting to Summon Up Demons, and of Generally Messing About with the Afterlife

V In Which We Meet Nurd, Who Is Not Quite As Terrifying As He Would Like to Be, but a Great Deal Unluckier

VI In Which We Encounter Stephanie, Who Is Not a Demon but Is Still Not Terribly Nice

VII In Which the Scientists Wonder What the Bit Was, and Where It Might Have Gone

VIII In Which Samuel Learns That Someone Trying to Open the Gates of Hell Is Not of Particular Concern to His Mum

IX In Which We Learn a Little About the Gates of Hell, None of Which Is Entirely Helpful

X In Which We Learn of the Difficulties Involved in Being a Demon Without a Clearly Defined Form

XI In Which We Encounter the Scientists Again

XII In Which We Meet, Once Again, the Unfortunate Nurd, Who Is About to Take Another Unexpected Trip

XIII In Which Samuel Decides to Consult an Expert on Demons and Hell, but Doesn’t Get Anywhere

XIV In Which We Learn That It Is Sometimes Wise to Be Afraid of the Dark

XV In Which Samuel Johnson Begins to Fight Back

XVI In Which We Visit the Abernathy House, and Decide That We Wouldn’t Want to Live There

XVII In Which Mrs. Abernathy Changes Her Plans

XVIII In Which the Portal Opens Wide

XIX In Which Assorted Foul Things Begin to Arrive, and Nurd Discovers the Joys of Motoring

XX In Which It Becomes Increasingly Clear That the Demons Are Not Going to Have Things All Their Own Way

XXI In Which the Verger Is Assaulted, and a Very Unpleasant Person Comes Back to Life

XXII In Which the Forces of Law and Order Take an Interest in Nurd

XXIII In Which We Learn That One Should Be Careful About Accepting Anything That Is Offered for Nothing

XXIV In Which Nurd Puts on an Unexpected Show for the Police

XXV In Which Bishop Bernard the Bad Makes His Presence Felt, and the Dead Rise from Their Graves, but Only the Nasty Ones

XXVI In Which Constable Peel Wishes He Had Pursued Some Other Profession, and Dr. Planck Reappears

XXVII In Which We Meet Bishop Bernard the Bad at Last, and Constable Peel Enjoys Himself Immensely

XXVIII In Which Nurd Makes a New Friend and Meets Some Old Acquaintances

XXIX In Which Nurd Proves to Be Rather Decent, Actually

XXX In Which Mrs. Abernathy Loses the Battle, but Sets Out to Win the War

XXXI In Which Mrs. Abernathy Reveals Her True Colors

XXXII In Which Everyone Lives Happily Ever After, or So It Seems

XXXIII In Which We Bid Farewell to Nurd. For Now.

Acknowledgments

John Connolly