Skulduggery Pleasant - Skulduggery Pleasant (18) – A Soul Full of Shadows

By Derek Landy

The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series

Magical society is about to be torn in two.

With an island of sorcerers ready to cut themselves off from the rest of the world, a terrorist group enjoying unprecedented public support, and a looming showdown between her sister and the Child of the Ancients, Valkyrie Cain only has time to focus on her most immediate dilemma: the daily fight to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to kill her.

This, once again, is the end.

Format: Paperback
Release Date: 05 May 2026
ISBN: 978-0-00-858601-0

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.\"

Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series: -

‘A writer at the height of his powers … Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ Irish Independent -

‘Fast and funny’ The Times -

‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan -

‘Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages’ Irish Mail on Sunday -

‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud -

‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express -

‘Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian -

‘Gripping’ Observer -

‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue’ Irish Times -

‘A rip-roaring adventure’ Irish Sunday Independent -

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