Derek Landy
Author of Skulduggery Pleasant
About the Author
Derek Landy was born in 1973 in Lusk, Dublin, Ireland. He began his writing career as a screenwriter. Two of his screenplays have been made into films, one of which, Dead Bodies, won the Irish Film and Television Awards (IFTA). Landy is the author of the best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series. show more His first book in the series, Scepter of the Ancients, was named a Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, and appeared on the Oprah's Book Club Kids Reading List. Landy lives in Ireland. show less
Image credit: Derek Landy (on right). Ian Oliver, July 1, 2007
Series
Works by Derek Landy
Raising Cain 65 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 1-3 (Skullduggery Pleasant / Playing with Fire / The Faceless Ones) (2000) 9 copies
Trick or Treat 9 copies
Sp Mortal Coil 6 copies
Bad Magic: An original, full-colour graphic novel in the Sunday Times bestselling fantasy detective series (Skulduggery… (2023) 5 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant #1-9 2 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 7-9 (Kingdom of the Wicked / Last Stand of Dead Men / The Dying of the Light) (2016) 2 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 1-6 1 copy
Skulduggery Pleasant Series (10 - 14) Collection 5 Books Set by Derek Landy(Resurrection, Midnight, Bedlam, Seasons of… (2023) 1 copy
The Button 1 copy
Skulduggery Pleasant 13 Books Collection Set By Derek Landy ( Apocalypse Kings Word Book Day 2021 & Series 1 to 12) (2021) 1 copy
Werewolf By Night (2023) #1 1 copy
Associated Works
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- Birthdate
- 1974-10-23
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Country (for map)
- Ireland
- Birthplace
- Lusk, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
- Places of residence
- Dublin, Ireland
- Education
- Senior College Ballyfermot (animation) (did not complete)
- Occupations
- market gardener
Members
Reviews
Lists
Best Young Adult (1)
Awards
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Statistics
- Works
- 86
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 11,818
- Popularity
- #1,987
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 292
- ISBNs
- 552
- Languages
- 16
- Favorited
- 20
- Touchstones
- 132