Skulduggery Pleasant Series by Derek Landy, Tom Percival

4.37 · 613 ratings
  • Hell Breaks Loose (Skulduggery Pleasant #0.5)
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    Hell Breaks Loose (Skulduggery Pleasant #0.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2023

    Travel back to 1703 with Skulduggery Pleasant in this standalone novel featuring all your favorite characters. So many enemies, so little time . . . Italy, 1703. As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills – not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him. A rift has opened to a hellish dimension where a being of devastating power awaits, and only Mevolent is strong enough to seal it and save the world... more

  • Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant #1)
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    Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant #1)

    Derek Landy, Tom Percival

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings · published 2007

    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.

  • The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire (Skulduggery Pleasant #1)
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    The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire (Skulduggery Pleasant #1)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2021

    An unmissable paraquel to the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire is at once a thrilling recap of the books so far, a reference guide to characters, and a treasure-trove of bonus content.As the Skulduggery Pleasant series nears its end (again), relive the adventure in this lavishly illustrated compendium of all things Skulduggery... more

  • The Lost Art of World Domination (Skulduggery Pleasant #1.5)
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    The Lost Art of World Domination (Skulduggery Pleasant #1.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings · published 2011

    A shot of Skulduggery action.It isn’t easy to take over the world. First you need the scheme. Then you need the muscle. Then you need to come up with a system for ruling six billion people and keeping them from revolting. It takes a certain kind of man to take over the world.Scaramouch Van Dreg, however, is not that man.But he has one thing going for him... more

  • Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant #2)
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    Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant #2)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings · published 2008

    Skulduggery and Valkyrie are facing a new enemy: Baron Vengeous, who is determined to bring back the terrifying Faceless Ones and is crafting an army of evil to help him. Added to that, Vengeous is about to enlist a new ally (if he can raise it from the dead): the horrible Grotesquery, a very unlikable monster of legend.Once Vengeous is on the loose, dead bodies and vampires start showing up all over Ireland... more

  • Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2 (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2)
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    Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2 (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-2)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2013

    Together for the first time in a bumper paperback edition, books 1 and 2 in the dead famous, bestselling series. It’s one book… and twice the awesome.Book 1: Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes, and dead.Book 2: Vengeous. Dusk. Sanguine. Three of the deadliest killers alive are in town to resurrect an unstoppable creature of horrifying power… and only Skulduggery and Valkyrie stand in their way.

  • Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (Skulduggery Pleasant #2.5)
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    Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (Skulduggery Pleasant #2.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2011

    A jolt of Skulduggery Pleasant action for free.Midnight. Valkyrie Cain approaches an old, ramshackle church to make a delicate deal with a trio of ugly, hairy goblins. To her absolute non-surprise, the goblins have no intention of honouring that deal- but not to worry. Skulduggery Pleasant is standing by to deliver a surprise of their own.Things, however, don’t go exactly according to plan. Not least because the goblins have a sister. A very big, very strong sister... more

  • The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant #3)
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    The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant #3)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 2008

    The third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the “funny” back in, um, funny series. That didn’t really work, did it?If you’ve read the previous Skulduggery books then you know what the Faceless Ones are — and if you know what the Faceless Ones are, then you can probably take a wild guess that things in this book are going to get AWFULLY sticky for our skeletal hero and his young sidekick... more

  • Skulduggery Pleasant: Books 1 – 3: The Faceless Ones Trilogy: Skulduggery Pleasant, Playing with Fire, The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-3)
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    Skulduggery Pleasant: Books 1 – 3: The Faceless Ones Trilogy: Skulduggery Pleasant, Playing with Fire, The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-3)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2013

    Together for the first time, books 1, 2 and 3 in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe!Book 1: Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes, and dead.Book 2: Vengeous. Dusk. Sanguine. Three of the deadliest killers alive are in town to resurrect an unstoppable creature of horrifying power… and only Skulduggery and Valkyrie stand in their way.Book 3: You’ve seen it all before: some bad guy wants to bring about the end of the world... more

  • Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4)
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    Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant #4)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings · published 2010

    Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.Skulduggery Pleasant is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the Faceless Ones. If his bones haven’t already been turned to dust, chances are he’s insane, driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods. There is no official, Sanctuary-approved rescue mission. There is no official plan to save him.But Valkyrie's never had much time for plans... more

  • Going Once, Going Twice (Skulduggery Pleasant #4.5)
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    Going Once, Going Twice (Skulduggery Pleasant #4.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2018

    Exclusive Short Story from Harper Collins; can be read online (see link below)

  • Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant #5)
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    Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant #5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 2010

    Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.Oh yes. And dead.Skulduggery Pleasant is back, and reunited with his original head. But all is not well in the magical world – for one thing, foreign powers are conspiring to take over the Irish Sanctuary, and for another thing, Valkyrie has discovered she might be the sorceress set to destroy the world. The problem is, she doesn’t feel she can tell Skulduggery what she’s learned… and that’s how all the trouble starts... more

  • The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous (Skulduggery Pleasant #5.5)
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    The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous (Skulduggery Pleasant #5.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2011

    A short story written by Derek Landy dedicated to the winner of the character competition, Charlie Smith, containing the winning entry of "Geoffrey Scrutinous".

  • Apocalypse Kings (Skulduggery Pleasant #5.6)
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    Apocalypse Kings (Skulduggery Pleasant #5.6)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2021

    A brand new Skulduggery Pleasant novella for World Book Day: a hilarious and thrilling standalone story in the internationally bestselling series – perfect for new readers, and essential for Skulduggery fans…Three ancient gods are freed from their prison with only one desire: to destroy the planet and everyone on it.To save us all, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must go undercover in a Dublin school... more

  • Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant #6)
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    Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant #6)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings · published 2011

    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…

  • Trick or Treat (Skulduggery Pleasant #6.4)
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    Trick or Treat (Skulduggery Pleasant #6.4)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2011

    Short story published on Derek Landy's blog; fits in best between Death Bringer and Kingdom of the Wicked.

  • The End of the World (Skulduggery Pleasant #6.5)
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    The End of the World (Skulduggery Pleasant #6.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2012

    Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back, in an exclusive World Book Day novelette, set after the momentous events of Death Bringer…Hey, punks! Skulduggery and Valkyrie are about to make your day…15-year-old Ryan is running away from home, looking for escape and adventure. But unfortunately, sometimes people DO get what they wish for... more

  • Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant #7)
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    Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant #7)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings · published 2012

    The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe…Magic is a disease.Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever... more

  • Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven. From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant #7.5)
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    Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven. From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant #7.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2013

    A brilliant, hilarious one-off novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant universe, from number-one-bestselling author Derek Landy – now in paperback.This time, the bad guys take the stage.Tanith Low, now possessed by a remnant, recruits a gang of villains – many of whom will be familiar from previous Skulduggery adventures – in order to track down and steal the four God-Killer level weapons that could hurt Darquesse when she eventually emerges... more

  • Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant #8)
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    Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant #8)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings · published 2013

    The eighth instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2012’s number-one bestseller, Kingdom of the Wicked…War has finally come.But it's not a war between good and evil, or light and dark – it's a war between Sanctuaries. For too long, the Irish Sanctuary has teetered on the brink of world-ending disaster, and the other Sanctuaries around the world have had enough... more

  • Skulduggery Pleasant #1-8 (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-8)
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    Skulduggery Pleasant #1-8 (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-8)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2022

    The cult series that's given horror fiction a good hard kick up the rear end. Just a tip: prepare for weirdness. Bones are involved. Like horror? Like thrills? Like hunting down evil supernatural baddies? Not at all squeamish? Read this! It all starts when Stephanie inherits her Uncle Gordon's estate. He wrote horror fiction. Or was it horror fact? Now Stephanie is being chased by vampires, demons and killers. Only one person - we use that term loosely - can save Stephanie's skin... more

  • Armageddon Outta Here (Skulduggery Pleasant #8.5)
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    Armageddon Outta Here (Skulduggery Pleasant #8.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2014

    The ULTIMATE story collection for Skulduggery Pleasant fans, now updated to include Apocalypse Kings AND six more new stories for this edition - 22 stories in all!ENTER A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MYSTERYEnter 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... more

  • The Dying of the Light (Skulduggery Pleasant #9)
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    The Dying of the Light (Skulduggery Pleasant #9)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings · published 2014

    The ninth book in the original, jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series.Valkerie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain’t big enough for the three of them. The end will come…The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder... more

  • Resurrection (Skulduggery Pleasant #10)
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    Resurrection (Skulduggery Pleasant #10)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2017

    The skeleton detective is coming back to life...again! It's the tenth, triumphant novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, and it will rearrange your world.Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back in the tenth instalment in the best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series - an incredible and unexpected treat for the legions of fans around the world... more

  • Midnight (Skulduggery Pleasant #11)
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    Midnight (Skulduggery Pleasant #11)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings · published 2018

    Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet, as book 11, Midnight, picks up where Resurrection left off – and runs.For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle – time and time again – by Skulduggery Pleasant’s side, and always emerging triumphant... more

  • Bedlam (Skulduggery Pleasant #12)
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    Bedlam (Skulduggery Pleasant #12)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2019

    The 12th explosive novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, BEDLAM will blow your mind – and change everything…On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery Pleasant can do to stop her. With Abyssinia's grand plan about to kick off in a night of magic, terror, and bloodshed, it falls to Omen Darkly to save the lives of thousands of innocent people... more

  • Skulduggery Pleasant 13 Books Collection Set (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-12+5.6)
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    Skulduggery Pleasant 13 Books Collection Set (Skulduggery Pleasant #1-12+5.6)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2021

    Titles in This Set:Skulduggery PleasantPlaying With FireThe Faceless OnesDark DaysMortal CoilDeath BringerKingdom Of The WickedLast Stand Of Dead MenThe Dying Of The LightResurrectionMidnightBedlamApocalypse Kings (Skulduggery Pleasant) - World Book Day 2021

  • Seasons of War (Skulduggery Pleasant #13)
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    Seasons of War (Skulduggery Pleasant #13)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 2020

    The thirteenth thrilling novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, SEASONS OF WAR will test the Skeleton Detective and Valkyrie like never before…War is coming. To avert catastrophe, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are sent on a secret mission that takes them away from everything they know, to a forsaken land of magic and grim, unrelenting terror... more

  • Dead or Alive (Skulduggery Pleasant #14)
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    Dead or Alive (Skulduggery Pleasant #14)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 2021

    Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - and their most epic test yet...In a matter of days, the world will change.Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones - she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind's ancient overlords... more

  • Until the End (Skulduggery Pleasant #15)
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    Until the End (Skulduggery Pleasant #15)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 1 ratings · published 2022

    The second cycle of the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series comes to a thrilling end. You are not ready…The Faceless Ones have returned to our universe. The bad guys have won. With the end of everything just days away – and no longer able to rely on Valkyrie Cain – Skulduggery must make allies of enemies if he's going to stand any chance of saving what's left of the world... more

  • Bad Magic: A Skulduggery Pleasant Graphic Novel (Skulduggery Pleasant #15.5)
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    Bad Magic: A Skulduggery Pleasant Graphic Novel (Skulduggery Pleasant #15.5)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2023

    Experience Skulduggery Pleasant as never before – in this fully original graphic novel brought vibrantly to life in full colour ‘A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance... more

  • A Mind Full of Murder (Skulduggery Pleasant #16)
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    A Mind Full of Murder (Skulduggery Pleasant #16)

    Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings · published 2024

    A bone-shaking new trilogy begins – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant seriesSIX YEARS AGO, THE UNIVERSE ENDED.When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population.A week ago – fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage – a masked sorcerer killed one of those mortals. Then he killed another. And another... more

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