Skullduggery Pleasant
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Skullduggery Pleasant
Well I am 23 years old and these books are kids books (9+ I think) But sod it I absolutly LOVE this man's (Derek Landy) books!
Skullduggery Pleasant is a series of 5 books (So far, but I think the 5th book is the last one)
I'm useless at explaining things so here is the Plot from Wikipedia
Skullduggery Pleasant is a series of 5 books (So far, but I think the 5th book is the last one)
I'm useless at explaining things so here is the Plot from Wikipedia
Stephanie Edgley's novelist uncle dies, leaving her his vast mansion and the royalties from his best-selling books. At the reading of the will, a strange man in a tan overcoat, a hat, sunglasses and a scarf is present, who is left a piece of advice, along with Fergus and Beryl, Stephanie's none-too-liked aunt and uncle. Stephanie's aunt and uncle are given something as well: a seemingly useless brooch, a boat, and a car, which they both do not want. Spending a night alone in the mansion, Stephanie is attacked by a strange man, demanding she gives him a "key". As the man attacks Stephanie, the mysterious man in the tan overcoat from Gordon's funeral, known as Skulduggery Pleasant, arrives and saves her, throwing a fireball and then shooting the attacker. Skulduggery's disguise of a hat, wig and sunglasses fall off to reveal that he is an undead wizard, made up of only a skeleton held together by magic.
Upon slowly realizing that her uncle was murdered, Stephanie, wanting to escape her previously boring and tedious life, helps Skulduggery investigate his mysterious death. Skulduggery and Stephanie gradually uncover a greater plot for world domination. Stephanie's uncle discovered an ancient weapon used by the first sorcerers, the Ancients, to defeat their tyrannical gods, the Faceless Ones. He sealed this deadly weapon, the Scepter of the Ancients, in a maze beneath the house Stephanie inherited. The "key" is in fact the old, insignificant-looking brooch left by her uncle to his other brother's wife, Beryl.
Stephanie and Skulduggery, aided by an immensely strong tailor named Ghastly, and English professional swordswoman Tanith Low, attempt to prevent the main antagonist, Nefarian Serpine, from obtaining the Sceptre. Serpine once served under the evil wizard Mevolent who waged a secret war on the wizard community, trying to take over the world. Skulduggery opposed Mevolent in this war several hundred years ago, when he was still alive. He became ensnared in a trap by Serpine, his wife and child murdered before his eyes and himself killed after several days' torture. His hate for Serpine allowed him to return from the grave as a skeleton and complete the war.
Now working as a detective and with Stephanie's help, Skulduggery defeats Serpine, destroying him with the Sceptre to protect Stephanie, breaking the Sceptre's power in the process. At the conclusion of the novel, Skulduggery offers to take Stephanie on as his assistant and student in sorcery; Stephanie has discovered through the course of the novel's events that her family are descendants of the Ancients and she herself has magic abilities.
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I've read Skuldugery Pleasant (though I thought it should be Skullduggery Pleasant), and I thought it was pretty funny
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Ahh it has 1 L, Never noticed that before.
They do make me laugh, Some of the lines he writes make me giggle :p
They do make me laugh, Some of the lines he writes make me giggle :p
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I love these books. I've only read one of them but really enjoyed it. It had an amazing storyline and the characters were created really well.
Yogi- Member
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Neat. I'll have to look at it sometime.
Kewkiez- Member
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I just bought the 4th book Dark Days, Been a while since I read the 3rd book. I was hooked from the first page again, Not many books do that to me.
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