Reader, beware! This is a BAD book.



A VERY BAD book that will bring you nothing but BAD LUCK.



Luckily no one would want to read it as it is extremely BORING and contains NO ADVENTURE whatsoever.



No magic. No betrayal. And NO DRAGONS.



No flying dragons. No fire-breathing dragons. No dragon hunters.



ABSOLUTELY NO DRAGONS.



The only reason anyone would DARE read this book is if they are VERY BAD and never do what they're told.



And you always do what you're told. Don't you?



Pseudonymous Bosch is a pseudonym, or as he would prefer to call it (because he is very pretentious), a nom de plume. Unfortunately, for reasons he cannot disclose, but which should be obvious to anyone foolhardy enough to read this book, he cannot tell you his real name. But he admits he has a deep-seated fear of mayonnaise. Fortunately, this has not proved an impediment to The Secret Series selling over two million copies worldwide.