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Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. Tom Percival is the series' illustrator. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain and her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allies. The central story concerns Valkyrie's struggle to stop evil forces threatening the world and her internal struggle to resist the darkness within.
The novels are broken up into three phases with multiple prequels and short tales. Since the release of the first novel in 2007, Skulduggery Pleasant, the series has been praised by both readers and critics.
The first novel was published in April 2007. The following novels were released each year afterward, with the exception of the fourth and fifth novels, Dark Days and Mortal Coil, which were both released in 2010. Landy was initially contracted to write three books, with any further books depending on how well the first trilogy sold. The success of the first novels ensured that the deal was extended first to six books and in 2011, HarperCollins signed the deal for the third and final trilogy. The final book in the first series was published in August 2014. The new books in the second series began to be published annually in June 2017.
In July 2016, Derek Landy announced via a video blog that, although the first Skulduggery Pleasant series was complete, the series as a whole was still set to continue with a sequel series. The first book of this sequel was released in June 2017, titled Resurrection. While nine books were planned, the series was cut down to six books by HarperCollins after the publication of Seasons of War. The final book, Until the End, was released in April 2022. In October 2022, Landy announced via YouTube livestream that a "one-off prequel" and "Book 0·1", Hell Breaks Loose, would release in March 2023.
In September 2023, Derek Landy announced via Twitter that there would be a third phase consisting of three books of the Skulduggery Pleasant series. The first book of the new trilogy A Mind Full of Murder was published in March 2024, followed by A Heart Full of Hatred in 2025, and A Soul Full of Shadows in 2026.
In early March 2024, Derek Landy announced via Twitter that there would be a podcast, titled The Haunted House on Hollow Hill. It was released in the summer of 2024, containing six half-hour episodes, with audiobook, e-book and print versions coming out in September 2024. The printed version will be a cross between a book and a screenplay.
A number of supplementary short tales, taking place a few months after the plot of each book, were included with certain paperback releases, which also had fresh covers. In addition, Derek has been crafting many novellas that are longer than a full-length book, beginning in February 2012 with The End of the World. Tanith Low starred in the 2013 book The Maleficent Seven, which was released in March. A compilation of all previously released short stories as well as fresh material, titled Armageddon-Outta-Here, was released on 3 July 2014. Get Thee Behind Me, Bubba Moon, a short story that grew into a novella, was also featured. Another short story, Apocalypse Kings, was published in March 2021 in honor of World Book Day.
Stephanie Edgley's uncle died leaving her a fortune including his mansion. While staying there, she was attacked by a strange man and was rescued by Skulduggery Pleasant, a mysterious skeleton mage. Together with Ghastly Bespoke, China Sorrows, and Tanith Low, Stephanie and Skulduggery tried to stop a plot for world domination of Serpine, an evil sorcerer. Serpine wanted to rule the world with the Scepter of the Ancients, a weapon used to defeat the tyrannical gods called the Faceless Ones. Serpine was the murderer of Skulduggery and his family in a war four hundred years ago. But Skulduggery returned from death mysteriously as a living skeleton.
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. Tom Percival is the series' illustrator. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain and her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allies. The central story concerns Valkyrie's struggle to stop evil forces threatening the world and her internal struggle to resist the darkness within.
The novels are broken up into three phases with multiple prequels and short tales. Since the release of the first novel in 2007, Skulduggery Pleasant, the series has been praised by both readers and critics.
The first novel was published in April 2007. The following novels were released each year afterward, with the exception of the fourth and fifth novels, Dark Days and Mortal Coil, which were both released in 2010. Landy was initially contracted to write three books, with any further books depending on how well the first trilogy sold. The success of the first novels ensured that the deal was extended first to six books and in 2011, HarperCollins signed the deal for the third and final trilogy. The final book in the first series was published in August 2014. The new books in the second series began to be published annually in June 2017.
In July 2016, Derek Landy announced via a video blog that, although the first Skulduggery Pleasant series was complete, the series as a whole was still set to continue with a sequel series. The first book of this sequel was released in June 2017, titled Resurrection. While nine books were planned, the series was cut down to six books by HarperCollins after the publication of Seasons of War. The final book, Until the End, was released in April 2022. In October 2022, Landy announced via YouTube livestream that a "one-off prequel" and "Book 0·1", Hell Breaks Loose, would release in March 2023.
In September 2023, Derek Landy announced via Twitter that there would be a third phase consisting of three books of the Skulduggery Pleasant series. The first book of the new trilogy A Mind Full of Murder was published in March 2024, followed by A Heart Full of Hatred in 2025, and A Soul Full of Shadows in 2026.
In early March 2024, Derek Landy announced via Twitter that there would be a podcast, titled The Haunted House on Hollow Hill. It was released in the summer of 2024, containing six half-hour episodes, with audiobook, e-book and print versions coming out in September 2024. The printed version will be a cross between a book and a screenplay.
A number of supplementary short tales, taking place a few months after the plot of each book, were included with certain paperback releases, which also had fresh covers. In addition, Derek has been crafting many novellas that are longer than a full-length book, beginning in February 2012 with The End of the World. Tanith Low starred in the 2013 book The Maleficent Seven, which was released in March. A compilation of all previously released short stories as well as fresh material, titled Armageddon-Outta-Here, was released on 3 July 2014. Get Thee Behind Me, Bubba Moon, a short story that grew into a novella, was also featured. Another short story, Apocalypse Kings, was published in March 2021 in honor of World Book Day.
Stephanie Edgley's uncle died leaving her a fortune including his mansion. While staying there, she was attacked by a strange man and was rescued by Skulduggery Pleasant, a mysterious skeleton mage. Together with Ghastly Bespoke, China Sorrows, and Tanith Low, Stephanie and Skulduggery tried to stop a plot for world domination of Serpine, an evil sorcerer. Serpine wanted to rule the world with the Scepter of the Ancients, a weapon used to defeat the tyrannical gods called the Faceless Ones. Serpine was the murderer of Skulduggery and his family in a war four hundred years ago. But Skulduggery returned from death mysteriously as a living skeleton.