The Summon Stone

Table of Contents

• About the author
• By Ian Irvine
• COPYRIGHT
• Dedication
• MAPS
• PART ONE: The Drumming

• • 1: The Evil Man Saw Me

• • 2: Under the Influence

• • 3: The Drumming

• • 4: Stabbed Him Through the Heart

• • 5: The Biggest Mistake of Your Life

• • 6: And He Was Dead!

• • 7: I’m Resigning

• • 8: Can You Stay Upright?

• • 9: The Disembodiment Spell

• • 10: Of Course She’ll Find Out

• • 11: I’ll Do It – Whatever It Takes

• • 12: Take the Monstrosity Alive

• • 13: The Shadow Snake

• • 14: They Nearly Killed Me

• • 15: The Cry of the Nightjar

• • 16: I Always Pay Full Price

• • 17: He’s Near His End Now

• • 18: Ninefingers

• • 19: A Dinner Best Forgotten

• • 20: The Arms of his Mistress

• • 21: The Worst Day of My Life

• • 22: You Want ME to Destroy the Stone?

• • 23: His Naïveté Was Astounding

• • 24: But That Would Ruin the College

• • 25: How Will You Pay It Back?

• • 26: Thank You For Correcting Me

• • 27: You Passed a Test

• • 28: A Damned Lie
• PART TWO: Pem-Y-Rum

• • 29: A Staggering Catalogue of Flaws

• • 30: You Always Want More

• • 31: I Will Not Allow It!

• • 32: As Bad As It Can Get

• • 33: I’ll Manage

• • 34: Not Afraid Enough

• • 35: It’s My Fate

• • 36: I’ll Have To Burn Another Library

• • 37: It’s Back, Mummy. IT’S BACK!

• • 38: A Life Thrice Owed

• • 39: Your Admirer Wants Your Help

• • 40: You Exceed Your Licence

• • 41: Or Your Mother Dies

• • 42: You Will Save Daddy, Won’t You?

• • 43: It Could Be Awkward

• • 44: We Could Be Killed

• • 45: A Nasty, Greedy Man

• • 46: Find the Source

• • 47: Was That the Death Cry?

• • 48: A Perfect Brute

• • 49: Controlling the Source

• • 50: I, a Mere Collectable

• • 51: Who WAS Mendark, Anyway?

• • 52: I’m the Senior Member

• • 53: Can You Pick the Lock?

• • 54: This Is Too Easy

• • 55: We Run Like Blazes

• • 56: You’re Just a Boy

• • 57: Blood Moon
• PART THREE: The Megaliths

• • 58: It’s Ruined!

• • 59: It’s Almost Beyond Control

• • 60: The Broken Sabre

• • 61: Bags of Gold

• • 62: A Source of Dark Power

• • 63: The Broken Phial

• • 64: A Whiff of Burned Bones

• • 65: It’s Him! It’s Him!

• • 66: Our Very Existence Is in Peril

• • 67: Drink This!

• • 68: Stronger, Fouler, Closer

• • 69: It Needs Feeding

• • 70: A Poisoned Place

• • 71: Not Such Basic Strokes

• • 72: His Legs Are Going

• • 73: It Was Worth the Sacrifice

• • 74: It Beggars Belief

• • 75: To Lure, Ensnare and Corrupt

• • 76: He’s Coming. He’s Close!
• PART FOUR: Syzygy

• • 77: Not Your Finest Hour

• • 78: I Must Warn You

• • 79: A War of Honour

• • 80: I Can Kill You in One Second

• • 81: I’m Going to Drink Her Pretty Little Life

• • 82: They’re as Good as Dead

• • 83: It Can’t Be Faked

• • 84: Where Did He Hide Him?

• • 85: We’ve Got to Act Fast

• • 86: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

• • 87: Her – or Me?

• • 88: And All Were Dead

• • 89: I Pity You

• • 90: There’s Nothing You Can Do

• • 91: A Scorpion in My House

• • 92: I’ve Ruined Everything

• • 93: And Wipe Them Out
• Glossary of Characters, Names and Places
• Guide to Pronunciation