'My kind of book.' R.L. Stine, author of Goosebumps 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? 'Wise, funny, thrilling, and scary, Conn of the Dead is a wonderful new type of adventure. Dave Rudden is a storytelling genius.' Pádraig Kenny