Description
“A high-intensity tale….Readers, particularly Artemis Fowl fans, will be skipping meals and sleep to get to the end.”xa0xa0xa0xa0―xa0Kirkus Reviewsxa0(starred review) “Utterly charming…perfect for the Potter crowd.”xa0xa0xa0―xa0Publishers Weeklyxa0(starred review) “Rich fantasy that is as engaging in its creative protagonists and villains as it is in the lightning-paced plot and sharp humor.”xa0xa0xa0―xa0BCCB “Landy keeps the action brisk, his characters slightly macabre, and uses humor to take the edge off.”xa0xa0xa0xa0―xa0ALA Booklist “Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humor, magic and adventure. Once you’ve met Stephanie and Skulduggery, you’ll be clamoring for a sequel.”xa0xa0xa0―xa0Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a murderous horror film. "I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her grave," he says, "or she would be if she were dead."
Features & Highlights
- Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.
- Oh yes. And dead.
- The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing.
- There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more – because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death.
- And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…
