And if there's anything Skulduggery hates, it's torture… Will evil win the day? Will Stephanie and Skulduggery stop bickering long enough to stop it? One thing's for sure: evil won't know what's hit it. Though he's about to discover that being a skeleton doesn't stop you from being tortured, if the torturer is determined enough. When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skulduggery that he's already dead. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction.

Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. Though you don't actually have a heart,' she said. “So you won't keep anything from me again?' Since the first book was published in 2007, Derek Landy has added 15 more books to the Skulduggery Pleasant series.Get ready for the biggest NEW publishing phenomena of 2007! The series has won numerous awards including the Irish Book of the Decade in 2010. Skulduggery Pleasant was a big hit with critics and children’s writers. Landy says his main character Stephanie Edgley – aka Valkyrie Cain – is inspired by some fearless and witty young girls he met while teaching karate. It is obvious Degas has a deep understanding and affection for the characters. His deep voice and subtle accent pulls us in close and before long we find ourselves deeply attached. These audiobooks are brought to life by narrator Rupert Degas who also reads the character Pantalaimon in His Dark Materials.ĭegas's deadpan and almost stony tone is perfectly suited to these stories. You just might not know it yet.Ī darkly comic fantasy series, Derek Landy’s award-winning books have a strong theme of nonconformity and wit. You are either given a name or you take a name. In these stories, names are of the utmost importance. Pressing matters keep them busy, such as the ever present supernatural evil and mysteries that won’t solve themselves. Together, they plan to save the world, as long as they can stop hassling each other. Skulduggery Pleasant (Series) Derek Landy Author Kevin Hely Narrator (2021) Skulduggery Pleasant (Band. Then there’s Stephanie, the gutsy teenage fighter and Elemental magician. He also happens to be a long-dead skeleton. Skulduggery Pleasant is a wise-cracking detective and sorcerer.

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