Beyond the Book: Background information when reading Skulduggery Pleasant

Name: Skulduggery Pleasant
Rating: 4.9 (19 reviews)
Author: Derek Landy
ISBN: 9780061231155

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy

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First Published:
Apr 3, 2007, 400 pages

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Mar 2008, 416 pages

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Derek Landy lives near Dublin, Ireland; the setting for Skulduggery Pleasant, which is his first book. After working on a farm and deciding that life was not for him, he started writing for horror movies, two of which were produced by the Irish Film Board: Dead Bodies (2003), and Boy Eats Girl (2005).

Coming Soon: The second in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, Playing With Fire (May 2008).

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