Skulduggery Pleasant Books by Derek Landy

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The iconic first book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. There is a hidden world of magic and monsters, of secret histories and ancient gods. Stephanie was built for it. Stephanie was born for it. But can she survive it? Her only hope lies with Skulduggery Pleasant, the skeleton detective, a wisecracking genius with a past as dark as Stephanie's future…'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series Ideal for readers who: Want the first Skulduggery Pleasant adventure before the wider saga unfolds Enjoy fantasy mysteries led by a girl stepping into a hidden magical world Like stories where monsters, secret histories and ancient gods lurk nearby Prefer witty, fast-moving books with a darker edge

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The second book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Vengeous. Dusk. Sanguine. Three of the deadliest killers alive are in town to resurrect an unstoppable creature of horrifying power… And only Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain stand in their way.'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series Ideal for readers who: Love fantasy adventures where multiple villains converge at once Are drawn to plots about forbidden resurrection and unstoppable power Enjoy hidden magical worlds alive with killers, monsters and old grudges Prefer series fiction that balances biting humour with serious peril

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The third book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. You've seen it all before: some bad guy wants to bring about the end of the world. A few people get hurt, sure, but everything's all right in the end. Well, not this time…'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series Ideal for readers who: Crave fantasy adventures where the end-of-the-world threat feels genuinely serious Enjoy stories that push beloved characters harder with every new case Like hidden magical settings haunted by ancient powers and terrible consequences Prefer witty page-turners that are darker than they first appear

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The fourth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Skulduggery is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension. There is no OFFICIAL plan to save him. But Valkyrie's never had much time for plans.'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series Ideal for readers who: Crave fantasy adventures with dark humour and genuinely high stakes Are hooked by rescue missions where the odds look impossible from the start Enjoy parallel dimensions and hidden magical conflict behind everyday life Prefer sharp, fast series fiction with banter as well as danger

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The fifth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back - just in time to see their whole world turned upside down.As Valkyrie struggles to protect her dark secret, Skulduggery and their friends are more vulnerable than ever as a plague of body-snatching Remnants are released upon the world…'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The sixth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. The Death Bringer has risen. Skulduggery and Valkyrie have seven days to uncover the Necromancers' secret before it's too late. The clock is ticking. Lord Ville is loose.And after this one, nothing will ever be the same again.'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The seventh book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Magic is a disease. Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Wielding the magic of the gods, they're set to tear the city apart, unless someone stands up to them.For Skulduggery and Valkyrie, it's going to be another one of those days.'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The eighth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Two wars rage. One is a war between Sanctuaries - a war of loyalty and betrayal and last, desperate stands. The other is a war within Valkyrie Cain's own soul. If she loses, Darquesse will rise.And the world will burn.'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

by Derek Landy

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He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance. The ninth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must track down Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder - and so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, criminals and Valkyrie's now murderous reflection.Not everyone gets out of this alive.'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.A lot has changed. Roarhaven is now a magical city, where sorcerers can live openly. Valkyrie Cain has been out of action for years, recovering from the war against her alter-ego Darquesse, which nearly destroyed her and everyone else. Some things never change though: bad people still want to do bad things, and Skulduggery Pleasant is still there to stop them.When Skulduggery learns of a plot to resurrect a terrifying evil, he persuades Valkyrie to join him for just twenty-four hours. But they need someone else on their team, someone inconspicuous, someone who can go undercover. Enter Omen Darkly. Student at the new Corrival Academy. Overlooked. Unremarkable in every way.24 hours to save the world. One sharply-dressed skeleton. One grief-stricken young woman. One teenage boy who can't remember which class he's supposed to be in. This cannot end well…

by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle - time and time again - by Skulduggery Pleasant's side, and always emerging triumphant.But now the very thing that Valkyrie fights for is in danger, as a ruthless killer snatches her little sister in order to lure Valkyrie into a final confrontation. With Skulduggery racing to catch up and young sorcerer Omen scrambling along behind, Valkyrie only has twelve hours to find Alice before it's too late. The clock is ticking…

by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither. On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery Pleasant can do to stop her. With Abyssinia's grand plan about to kick off in a night of magic, terror, and bloodshed, it falls to Omen Darkly to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the madness unfolds around him, as hidden enemies step into the light, and as Valkyrie is sucked into a desperate, lawless quest of her own, he has no choice but to become the hero he never really wanted to be - or die in the attempt. Ideal for readers who: Crave dark fantasy where family stakes matter as much as magical danger Are drawn to stories of desperate quests and looming nights of bloodshed Enjoy power struggles inside sanctuaries, cities and secret magical factions Prefer series fantasy that is sharp, dramatic and impossible to leave alone

by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.War is coming.To avert catastrophe, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are sent on a secret mission that takes them away from everything they know, to a forsaken land of magic and grim, unrelenting terror. It is here that Valkyrie will have to fight the hardest - not only against the enemies who want her dead, but also against her own self-destructive impulses. It's only by crawling through darkness that she'll be able to once again stand in the light…

by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.In a matter of days, the world will change.Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones - she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind's ancient overlords.To prevent this, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have one last - terrible - option: the assassination of Damocles Creed. With protests stirring in the magical city of Roarhaven, with riots and revolutions on the horizon, Valkyrie must decide who she wants to be: the hero who risks everything for a noble ideal, or the killer who sacrifices her own soul for the fate of humanity.The decision must be made, and time is running out.

by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.The Faceless Ones have returned to our universe. The bad guys have won.With the end of everything just days away - and no longer able to rely on Valkyrie Cain - Skulduggery must make allies of enemies if he's going to stand any chance of saving what's left of the world. And just when things are looking their bleakest, they manage to get even worse, with Omen Darkly suddenly having to step up when his brother, the Chosen One, falls.There's a lot going on. Most of it is bad. Sorry about that.

by Derek Landy

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A bone-shaking new trilogy begins - the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series SIX YEARS AGO, THE UNIVERSE ENDED. When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population. A week ago - fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage - a masked sorcerer killed one of those mortals. Then he killed another. And another. With their time running out, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must work to solve the puzzles the killer leaves behind before more innocents die, embarking on a journey that will force them to deal with the apocalypse they failed to prevent the first time around. AND MURDER. LOTS AND LOTS OF MURDER. Ideal for readers who: Crave dark fantasy where murder mysteries unfold inside a hidden magical world Are intrigued by fresh trilogy openings with old scars and new threats Enjoy stories shaped by masked sorcerers, cosmic aftermath and buried darkness Prefer fantasy adventures that mix sharp humour with genuine menace

by Derek Landy

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The book version of the thrilling and innovative narrative podcast.On a dark and stormy night …A pair of ghost-hunting journalists arrive at the most haunted house in Britain - the Hollow Hotel. They're here to interview the Dark King of television magic, Romeo Gideon.Instead, they discover the body of a murdered man hanging from the rafters - the work of a killer who wields actual magic as viciously as he does his blade. With the storm closing in, all exit routes cut off, and the killer taking them out one by one, their only hope lies with the two mysterious Irish detectives who seem quite at home with all this bloodshed …Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have only hours to figure out who the killer is in a hotel filled with the tortured spirits of the dead, the anguished wails of the dying, and the relentless whines of the living.

by Derek Landy

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The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes - the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies - many, many enemies - and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up against a foe that not even he can beat. Not alone, anyway. And where is his partner right when he needs her the most? Valkyrie Cain is in prison, fighting to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to kill her. With an island of sorcerers ready to cut themselves off from the rest of the world, a terrorist group enjoying unprecedented public support, and a showdown looming between Winter Grieving and the Child of the Ancients, Skulduggery and Valkyrie find that their options, like their chances, are quickly running out. IS THIS THE END?

by Derek Landy

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The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcast. In 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since then... nothing. Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered - there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan - and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain. Because when the end of the world comes knocking, our first line of defence must always be sarcasm. Unstoppable, withering sarcasm.   Ideal for readers who: Love YA fantasy with dark humour and magic Enjoy prophecies, cold cases and murder mysteries Want a London Underground setting steeped in secret history Like fast, sharp adventures with high stakes and banter

by Derek Landy

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An unmissable paraquel to the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - a thrilling recap of the books so far, a character guide and a treasure-trove of bonus content. Now fully updated by Archivist Mulligrub to include Until the End. Relive the adventures of Skulduggery Pleasant in this lavishly illustrated compendium. Featuring a unique run-down of the books so far, it also includes an invaluable reference tool for the dizzying cast of characters, as well as bonuses, surprises and a dark story all of its own. This is essential reading for any Skulduggery fan. Ideal for readers who: Want a richly detailed companion to the Skulduggery Pleasant series Enjoy character guides, recaps and bonus material that deepen a fictional world Like dipping back into favourite magical adventures before the next instalment Prefer illustrated reference books that still feel lively and entertaining

by Derek Landy

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The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition - 22 stories in all!ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERYEnter a world where Apocalypse Kings and ancient monsters stalk beside the killers, the misfits, the oddballs and the weirdos.Enter the world of Skulduggery Pleasant.This definitive story collection has been updated with seven new twisted tales of darkness and light, of heroes and villains and everything in-between. It will drag you, screaming, further than you have ever dared venture.YOU ARE NOT READY

by Derek Landy

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Travel back to 1703 with Skulduggery Pleasant in this standalone story featuring all your favorite characters. So many enemies, so little time . . . 'Derek Landy, a master juggler of scary and funny, has done it again with a twisty mini-masterpiece' The TimesItaly, 1703. As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a town in the Tuscan hills - not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him. A rift has opened to a hellish dimension, and only Mevolent is strong enough to seal it and save the world.A simple mission, then, which turns ever-so-slightly trickier when Skulduggery is presented with the opportunity to finally get revenge on Nefarian Serpine, the man who murdered him and killed his family thirteen years earlier.Return to the world of Skulduggery Pleasant in a short novel set hundreds of years before Valkyrie Cain is even born, and follow Skulduggery, Ghastly, Shudder, Ravel, Saracen, Dexter and Hopeless as they argue, bicker and battle their way through an army of their most hated enemies in order to save their oldest enemy so they can stop another, brand new, enemy…And that's when things get complicated.

by Derek Landy

€16.99

Experience Skulduggery Pleasant as never before - in this fully original graphic novel brought vibrantly to life in full colour'A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it's one you will adore and never forget' Win Wiacek, Now Read This!A small town in the middle of Ireland, a string of unexplained deaths and a monster on the loose. Better call in the experts.When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people haunted by their own secrets. There is a creature stalking the streets - a creature who delights in cruelty, who feeds off the little hatreds, who grows stronger with every drop of blood spilled.Horror and mystery collide in an original graphic novel by Derek Landy, P. J. Holden, Matt Soffe, Rob Jones and Pye Parr.

by Derek Landy

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A brilliant, hilarious one-off novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant universe, from number-one-bestselling author Derek Landy - now in paperback.This time, the bad guys take the stage.Tanith Low, now possessed by a remnant, recruits a gang of villains - many of whom will be familiar from previous Skulduggery adventures - in order to track down and steal the four God-Killer level weapons that could hurt Darquesse when she eventually emerges. Also on the trail of the weapons is a secret group of Sanctuary sorcerers, and doing his best to keep up and keep Tanith alive is one Mister Ghastly Bespoke.When the villains around her are lying and scheming and plotting, Tanith needs to stay two steps ahead of her teammates and her enemies. After all, she's got her own double-crosses to plan - and she's a villain herself…