Skulduggery Pleasant - Skulduggery Pleasant (14) – Dead or Alive
Skulduggery Pleasant is dead. Valkyrie Cain is cool. Omen Darkly is neither.
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.
To prevent this, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have one last – terrible – option: the assassination of Damocles Creed. With protests stirring in the magical city of Roarhaven, with riots and revolutions on the horizon, Valkyrie must decide who she wants to be: the hero who risks everything for a noble ideal, or the killer who sacrifices her own soul for the fate of humanity.
The decision must be made, and time is running out.
Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant: -
'A gripping debut.' Phil Hogan, Observer -
‘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 -
'Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure.' Jonathan Stroud, author of the Bartimaeus Trilogy -
'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.' Philip Ardagh, Guardian -
'Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure. Once you've met Stephanie and Skullduggery, you'll be clamouring for a sequel.' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series -
‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue.’ Robert Dunbar, Irish Times -
‘A rip-roaring adventure.’ Irish Sunday Independent -
Praise for Derek Landy: -
‘Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish.’ Inis -
‘Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon.’ Irish Post -