Derek Landy
Derek Landy (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of young adult's books.
Skulduggery Pleasant series, started with Skulduggery Pleasant which won the Red House Book Award. It was published by Harper Collins, who paid £1.8 million for the publishing rights.There are 13 books in the series, with a 14th said to be in the works. In 2007, he signed a deal with Warner Bros. worth an estimated US$1 million for the rights to adapt his Skulduggery Pleasant series, which he will adapt. However, his script was constantly rewritten and Landy, unhappy with the results, bought back the rights. He is currently[when?] working on a script with the producers of Clash of the Titans.
Landy is a fan of Joss Whedon's works, notably Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series.He is also a fan of Gilmore Girls and Doctor Who.
Skulduggery Pleasant (#1)
A hugely original and funny fantasy, this tells of the magician Skulduggery who is urbane, sophisticated, well dressed and, as you might guess from his name, dead. Skuldu..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#1) (NEW BOOK)
A hugely original and funny fantasy, this tells of the magician Skulduggery who is urbane, sophisticated, well dressed and, as you might guess from his name, dead. Skuldu..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#2) - playing with Fire (NEW BOOK)
Skulduggery and Valkyrie are facing a new enemy: Baron Vengeous, who is determined to bring back the terrifying Faceless Ones and is crafting an army of evil to help him...
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#3) - The Faceless One (NEW BOOK)
The third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the “funny” back in, um, funny series. That didn’t really work, did it? If you’ve read the previ..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#4) - Dark Days (NEW BOOK)
Skulduggery Pleasant is lost on the other side of a portal, with only some evil gods for company. Can he possibly survive? (Yes, all right, he's already dead. But still.)..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#5) - Mortal Coil (NEW BOOK)
Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series -- guaranteed to contain at least 40% h..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#6) - Death Bringer (NEW BOOK)
The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#7) - Kingdom of the Wicked (NEW BOOK)
The seventh installment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2011’s number-one bestseller, Death..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#8) - Last stand of Dead Men (NEW BOOK)
The eighth instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2012’s number-one bestseller, Kingdom..
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Skulduggery Pleasant (#9) - The Dying of the Light (NEW BOOK)
The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to tr..
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