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Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

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Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 18)

Author
Derek Landy
Narrator
Kevin Hely
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Publish Date
26 March 2026
Run Time
13 hours 19 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories
Rating
5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect

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

Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies – many, many enemies – and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up against a foe that not even he can beat. Not alone, anyway.

And where is his partner right when he needs her the most?

Valkyrie Cain is in prison, fighting to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to kill her.

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 showdown looming between Winter Grieving and the Child of the Ancients, Skulduggery and Valkyrie find that their options, like their chances, are quickly running out.

IS THIS THE END?

Critics Review

  • 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
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  • ‘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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Details
Author
Derek Landy
Narrator
Kevin Hely
Duration
13 hours 19 minutes
Release Date
26 March 2026
ISBN
9780008586003
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Genre
Children’s / Teenage fiction: Dark fantasy, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Horror and ghost stories, chillers, or other scary supernatural stories
Rating
5.0(1 review)
Narration
5.0(1 review)

Synopsis

The bone-shaking new trilogy concludes – the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series Skulduggery Pleasant has many enemies – many, many enemies – and people try to kill him multiple times a day. But when someone puts a price on his head, he finds himself going up against a foe that not even he can beat. Not alone, anyway. And where is his partner right when he needs her the most? Valkyrie Cain is in prison, fighting to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to kill her. 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 showdown looming between Winter Grieving and the Child of the Ancients, Skulduggery and Valkyrie find that their options, like their chances, are quickly running out. IS THIS THE END?

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