Skulduggery Pleasant

Name: Skulduggery Pleasant
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: Derek Landy
ISBN: 9780061341069

Author: Derek Landy

Narrator: Rupert Degas

Unabridged: 7 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Harper Audio

Published: 04/10/2007

Categories: Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

Meet Skulduggery PleasantAce detectiveSnappy dresserRazor—tongued witCrackerjack sorcererandwalking, talking, fire-throwing skeletonAs well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgely, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old. These two alone stand in the way of an all-consuming ancient evil.

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

AudiobooksNow review by Lisa the Librarian on 2008-05-27 12:30:20

Harry Potter fan or no, this is a fun listen. The narrator, Rupert Degas, does an excellent job with the characters. The music is perfect in its enjoyable creepiness with a touch of jazz. Humorous, adventurous, a load of fun. I suspect there will be sequels and I can't wait. How will the author sustain the wit and adventure? I'll leave Derek Landy to worry about that I'll just look forward to the next installment.

AudiobooksNow review by Rosalie on 2008-06-01 15:10:09

Both the kids and adults will enjoy this - not too scary, not too creepy, and a good dose of humor. Degas' narration is superb. While the music/sound effects did, at times, become repetitive to my adult ears, the kids loved it.

Goodreads review by Mario the lone bookwolf on January 31, 2023

As the darker tone gets even stronger, the whole series becomes more complex and interwoven That´s how I like my children, somewhat YA dark fantasy, fast paced, funny, and morbid, including different fantasy creatures and a big cliffhanger towards the end. Not too much investigation Some things I su......more

Goodreads review by Ashley on June 24, 2023

Star Rating: —> 5 Stars July 22, 2021— RE-READ ! So sick rn, so I'm having trouble reading (turns out not being able to breathe & coughing all day & night makes reading super difficult. Go figure.) ANYWAY... WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS... RE-READ SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT!!! So freaking HILARIOUS & just SO GOOOOD......more

Goodreads review by Anniebananie on August 09, 2018

Eigentlich hat es für mich wieder eher nur für 3,5 Sterne gereicht, allerdings wollte ich gerne zur Geltung bringen, dass mir der dritte Band bisher besser gefallen hat als die ersten beiden. Hier merkt man einfach, dass Walküre endlich etwas älter wird und somit auch selbstständiger und geübter im Ka......more

Goodreads review by Damian on August 03, 2015

For years these books have been staring me in the face, whether they be at the local bookstore or library, and I felt no real inclination to pick one up to give it a shot. My thoughts were that these were just for kids and simply not worth the time or effort. Something my eight year old daughter mig......more

Goodreads review by Katie.dorny on May 26, 2018

Best in the series without a shadow of a doubt. Much bigger plot line, fun new characters and with Stephanie growing up it’s so much more sarcastic and I LOVE IT Here the world of Skulduggery pleasant is introduced more and it becomes more global - as well as the main enemies being fleshed out more an......more