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Derek Landy

Author of Skulduggery Pleasant

86+ Works 11,818 Members 292 Reviews 20 Favorited

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

Skulduggery Pleasant (2008) 2,959 copies
Playing with Fire (2008) 1,462 copies
The Faceless Ones (2009) 1,193 copies
Dark Days (2010) 864 copies
Mortal Coil (2010) 755 copies
Death Bringer (2011) 635 copies
Kingdom of the Wicked (2012) 544 copies
Last Stand of Dead Men (2013) 435 copies
The Dying of the Light (2014) 385 copies
The Maleficent Seven (1843) 274 copies
Demon Road (2015) 254 copies
Resurrection (2017) 230 copies
Armageddon Outta Here (2014) 217 copies
The End of the World (2007) 207 copies
Midnight (2018) 195 copies
Bedlam (2019) 160 copies
Desolation (2016) 126 copies
Seasons of War (2020) 121 copies
American Monsters (2018) 94 copies
Dead or Alive (2021) 85 copies
Apocalypse Kings (2021) 66 copies
Raising Cain 65 copies
The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage (2013) — Author — 62 copies
Until the End (2022) 56 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 1-9 (2012) 40 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 1-5 (2011) 19 copies
Hell Breaks Loose (2023) 18 copies
Trick or Treat 9 copies
Empyre (2021) 7 copies
Sp Mortal Coil 6 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 1-4 (2011) 3 copies
Skulduggery Pleasant 1-8 (2013) 2 copies
The Button 1 copy

Associated Works

Doctor Who: 11 Doctors, 11 Stories (2014) — Contributor — 261 copies
Doctor Who: 12 Doctors, 12 Stories (2014) — Contributor — 259 copies
Doctor Who: 13 Doctors, 13 Stories (2019) — Contributor — 48 copies
Haunted: Ghost Stories to Chill Your Blood (2011) — Contributor — 31 copies

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Reviews

Too much happened in this book and it broke my brain
 
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mutantpudding | 2 other reviews | Nov 8, 2023 |
I was not a fan of some of the plot points happening here but I am obsessed with these characters so I still enjoyed the book.
 
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mutantpudding | Nov 8, 2023 |
Great little short story. Some interesting takes on how the story could have developed via some 'out takes' at the back.
 
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geekmoose | 1 other review | Sep 26, 2023 |

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Statistics

Works
86
Also by
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Members
11,818
Popularity
#1,987
Rating
4.1
Reviews
292
ISBNs
552
Languages
16
Favorited
20
Touchstones
132

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