Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire

Name: Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Derek Landy
ISBN: 9780061714504

Author: Derek Landy

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Unabridged: 6 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Audio

Published: 05/06/2008

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

Meet Skulduggery PleasantAce DetectiveSnappy DresserRazor–tongued WitCrackerjack SorcererandWalking, Talking, Fire-throwing Skeleton—as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil.The end of the world? Over his dead body.

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 Anniebananie on May 22, 2018

Super gelungener zweiter Band! Hat mir sogar noch besser gefallen als der erste. Ich glaube allein schon wegen Skulduggery's Humor ist diese Reihe lesenswert 🤣 Auch Stephanie hat sich seit dem ersten Band gut weiterentwickelt und die Beziehung der beiden zueinander ist grandios. Alles andere, seien es......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on June 24, 2023

Re-Read: Nov. 20th, 2020: Star Rating: —> 5 Stars Just like the first time! ___________________ Star Rating: —> 5 Stars HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS SERIES SOONER?!?!? You better get used to me saying this, because when it comes to Skulduggery Pleasant, it will likely be the first—or close to it, or som......more

Goodreads review by Rusty's Ghost Engine on October 23, 2017

What a thrilling, funny yet dark plot! I loved every page, there never seems to be a dull moment in these books.. on to book 3!......more

Goodreads review by Kimberley on June 06, 2016

this one shows a bit of landy's very desturbing amagination. i love all the skulduggery pleasant books so much i can read them anytime......more

Goodreads review by Jim on June 24, 2024

7.0/10 This plays out very similar to the first book. It has all the same pros and cons. Still is funny and adventurous. You see more of the surrounding cast and Landy writes in a way that always keeps your attention. I realised that i don't have a character that i feel really connected too or am very......more