Skulduggery Pleasant - by Derek Landy (Paperback)

About the Book

A ruthless killer snatches Valkyrie Cain's little sister in order to lure Valkyrie into a final confrontation. With Skulduggery racing to catch up and young sorcerer Omen scrambling along behind, Valkyrie only has 12 hours to find Alice before it's too late. The clock is ticking.

Book Synopsis

Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.

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.

But now the very thing that Valkyrie fights for is in danger, as a ruthless killer snatches her little sister in order to lure Valkyrie into a final confrontation. With Skulduggery racing to catch up and young sorcerer Omen scrambling along behind, Valkyrie only has twelve hours to find Alice before it's too late. The clock is ticking...

Review Quotes

Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant:

'A rip-roaring adventure' Irish Sunday Independent

'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

'Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon' Irish Post

'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun' Philip Ardagh, Guardian

'Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish' Inis

'Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages ... It's a good job Harry's [Potter] resigning before he's forcibly retired' Irish Mail on Sunday

'Thrill-a-minute adventure' Jonathan Stroud, author of the Lockwood & Co. series

'Whatever your age, read and enjoy the ride' Irish Independent

About the Author

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."