Skulduggery Pleasant, Derek Landy
Skulduggery Pleasant, Derek Landy
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Skulduggery Pleasant

Author: Derek Landy

Narrator: Stephen Hogan, Kevin Hely

Unabridged: 15 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/21/2022


Synopsis

The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include AND six more new stories for this edition – 22 stories in all! ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERY Enter 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 READY

About Derek Landy

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."


Reviews

Goodreads review by Booknut on January 25, 2013

"So you won't keep anything from me again?" He put his hand to his chest. "Cross my heart and hope to die." "Okay then. Though you don't actually have a heart," she said. "I know." "And technically, you've already died." "I know that too." "Just so we're clear." When Stephanie Edgley’s Uncle Gordon –......more

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on April 02, 2022

Burning skulls have never been that funny and dangerous at the same time. Dark is good In the vast lands of comedy fantasy hybrids with a grain of horror for the kids' YA segment, this is outstanding, using its combination of clever kid/teen and badass skeleton to satirize the heck out of the fantas......more

Goodreads review by Baba on January 09, 2023

Twelve year-old Stephanie Edgley's fantasy writer uncle was a bit of an outlier, especially as he was often spotted with strange, dare I say dangerous looking people. On his death, Stephanie, who was the only person who truly tolerated him (as he tolerated Stephanie) inherited the larger part of his......more

Goodreads review by Overhaul on February 22, 2024

Stephanie es una chica de doce años que recibe en herencia la casa de su tío, Gordon Edgley. Tras una accidentada noche en la mansión, la joven es salvada por Skulduggery Pleasant, un detective con una extraña peculiaridad... ¡es un esqueleto! 💀💀💀💀 Libro de humor negro con grandes y geniales dosis de......more

Goodreads review by ambsreads on March 31, 2017

To preface this; I don't recommend this book. 98% of my friend's list will hate it. It's not good. It's the memory of the book and the utter enjoyment I felt while reading it which gave it four stars. Skulduggery Pleasant is a series I discovered during my first year at high school. I was on a vampir......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR THE SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT SERIES: ‘This is a writer at the height of his powers and Landy is getting better with every book . . . Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ ‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan, author of the PERCY JACKSON series ‘Fast and funny’ ‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ (5 stars) ‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud, author of the BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY