Skulduggery Pleasant -- Derek Landy, Paperback

He's dead. She's deadly. The bad guys don't stand a chance.

The ninth book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series.

Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must track down Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder - and so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, criminals and Valkyrie's now murderous reflection.

Not everyone gets out of this alive.

'A thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure' Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series

Author: Derek Landy
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Published: 11/25/2025
Pages: 608
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780008667436
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 24
Interest Level: Middle Grade Plus
Quiz #/Name: 505862 / Dying of the Light

About the Author

Derek Landy is the author of the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. He doesn't like to brag about all the awards he's won, such as the Irish Book of the Decade, or the Red House in the UK, or all the other awards that he humbly displays on his mantelpiece. He is also far too modest to mention things like the first book being a Publisher's Weekly Best Book of the Year, but would like to extend an invitation to Oprah to pop around one day for tea, in thanks for selecting his book for the Oprah's Book Club Kids Reading List. Derek plays too many video games, reads too many comics, and watches too many movies. He lives in Ireland with too many cats and too many dogs. Occasionally he talks to real people, but only when he absolutely has to.