SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT by DEREK LANDYWho is Skulduggery Pleasant?A
skeleton.In fact, that is exactly what he is. A skeleton
who earns his living as a detective. He may have no internal organs, and he may be pretty appealing to your puppy ...but beware- he has brains (though this statement is technically untrue). Not only this...he is magic! (Obviously.Its not like we see skeletons all over the place!)The protagonist of the book is Stephanie Edgley, a young teenager, whose world turns upside down when her uncle and horror-fiction writer Gordon Edgley dies and leaves her his estate. When a couple of zombie- men attacks her, she finds herself seeking help from her uncle's old friend and confidant Skulduggery Pleasant, who happens to be a living
skeleton who loves himself too much. They now have to search for the legendary Sceptre Of The Ancients which is the only thing that can stop the villain, Nefarian Serpine from throwing the world into chaos. Suddenly plunged into a world of secret
sorcerers , evil necromancers and creatures like trolls, vampires and evil Gods called the Faceless Ones, she faces mountainous obstacles before they can "save the world" the good way.The book is full of little jokes and has a lovable sarcastic element to it. Stephanie's little rebukes and Skulduggery's wise jibes are very amusing indeed. Also appealing is the wise, plucky and really very funny Stephanie in her role as the egoistic, brave and stubborn Skuduggery's partner and sidekick.Why is this book interesting?
Skulduggery Pleasant is a fast-moving, gripping detective novel in
which a little girl pairs up with a living skeleton! The author creates
an atmosphere of magic and mayhem with terrifying villains, powerful
sorcerers and egoistic skeletons. A truly exciting read!