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Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant (Related to this series)
- Author
- Derek Landy
- Narrator
- Kevin Hely
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 23 March 2021
- Run Time
- 1 hour 39 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
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. Skulduggery has to blend in with the teaching staff, while Valkyrie has to pass for an ordinary schoolgirl. Above all else, no matter what happens, they both must act completely and utterly normal.
We are so dead.
Critics Review
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Praise for Derek Landy:
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‘Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish.’ Inis
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‘Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon.’ Irish Post
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Praise for Skulduggery:
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'A gripping debut.' Phil Hogan, Observer
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‘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
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'Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure.' Jonathan Stroud, author of the BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY
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'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.' Philip Ardagh, Guardian
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'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
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‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue.’ Robert Dunbar, Irish Times
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‘A rip-roaring adventure.’ Irish Sunday Independent
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Details
- Author
- Derek Landy
- Narrator
- Kevin Hely
- Duration
- 1 hour 39 minutes
- Release Date
- 23 March 2021
- ISBN
- 9780008463939
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
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. Skulduggery has to blend in with the teaching staff, while Valkyrie has to pass for an ordinary schoolgirl. Above all else, no matter what happens, they both must act completely and utterly normal. We are so dead.
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