Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant

The covers of the Skulduggery Pleasant books.
First series: Skulduggery Pleasant Playing with Fire The Faceless Ones Dark Days Mortal Coil Death Bringer Kingdom of the Wicked Last Stand of Dead Men The Dying of the Light Second series: Resurrection Midnight Bedlam Seasons of War Dead or Alive Until the End Third series: A Mind Full of Murder
Author	Derek Landy
Country	Ireland
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature Young adult fiction Urban fantasy
Publisher	HarperCollins
Published	2007–14 (first series) 2017–22 (second series) 2024– (third series)
Media type	Print (hardcover and paperback) Audiobook eBook
No. of books	9 (first series) 6 (second series) 3 planned (third series)

Skulduggery Pleasant is a series of dark fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. Tom Percival is the series' illustrator. The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain and her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allies. The central story concerns Valkyrie's struggle to stop evil forces threatening the world and her internal struggle to resist the darkness within.

The novels are broken up into two phases with multiple prequels and short tales. Since the release of the first novel in 2007, Skulduggery Pleasant, the series has been praised by both readers and critics.