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Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 3) The Faceless Ones By Derek Landy Signed First Edition First Printing Book

claire — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:58:57 +0000

Brilliant third book in the series by Derek Landy. This book is a first edition, first printing. The film rights have sold.

Review

Praise for Derek Landy:

‘Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish.’ Inis

‘Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon.’ Irish Post

Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless One:

‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express

‘Fast and funny.’ The Times

‘A magical mystery that grabs you from the first word and doesn’t let go, not even when you’re finished, and leaves you gasping for more like a fish out of water. Terrifyingly good!’ First News

Praise for Skulduggery:

‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure.’ Jonathan Stroud, author of the BARTIMAEUS TRILOGY

‘It’s exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian

‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure. Once you’ve met Stephanie and Skullduggery, you’ll be clamouring for a sequel.’ Rick Riordan, author of the PERCY JACKSON series

‘Landy’s witty style will win him fans of all ages … It’s a good job Harry’s [Potter] resigning before he’s forcibly retired.’ Irish Mail on Sunday

‘A rip-roaring adventure.’ Irish Sunday Independent

From the Inside Flap

You’ve seen it all before: some bad guy wants to bring about the end of the world, and Skulduggery and Valkyrie fight valiantly to stop it happening. A few people get hurt, sure, but everything’s alright in the end.Well, not this time.

From the Back Cover

“Valkyrie screamed, sprinting towards Skulduggery. He looked up and reached out to her, but it was too late.”

About the Author

Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children’s story about a sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a murderous horror film. “I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her grave,” he says, “or she would be if she were dead.”

Product details

Signed First Edition First Printing
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks; First Edition (2 April 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0007302142
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0007302147
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 9 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 23.37 x 15.24 x 3.81 cm

Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 2) Playing with Fire By Derek Landy Signed First Edition First Printing Book

claire — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 14:54:38 +0000

Brilliant second book in the series by Derek Landy. This book is a first edition, first printing. The film rights have sold.

About the Author

Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children’s story about a sharply dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a little thriller in which everybody dies.

As a blackbelt in Kenpo Karate, he has taught countless children how to defend themselves, in the hopes of one day building his own private munchkin army. He firmly believes that they await his call to strike against his enemies (he doesn’t actually have any enemies but he’s assuming they’ll show up sooner or later).

The reason Derek writes his own biographical blurb is so that he can finally refer to himself in the third person without looking pompous or insane.

Product details

Signed First Edition First Printing
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (1 May 2008)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 389 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0061240885
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0061240881
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 – 13 years
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.97 x 3.18 x 20.96 cm

Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1) By Derek Landy First Edition First Printing Book

claire — Mon, 24 May 2021 10:00:26 +0000

Brilliant first book in the series by Derek Landy. This book is a first edition, first printing. The film rights have sold.

Review
‘Make no bones about it: Skullduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure. Once you’ve met Stephanie and Skullduggery, you’ll be clamouring for a sequel.’ Rick Riordan ‘Hugely enjoyable — a thrill-a-minute adventure.’ Jonathan Stroud

Product Description
Get ready for the biggest NEW publishing phenomenon of 2007! “So you won’t keep anything from me again?” He put his hand to his chest. “Cross my heart and hope to die.” “Okay then. Though you don’t actually have a heart,” she said. “I know.” “And technically, you’ve already died.” “I know that too.” “Just so we’re clear.” Stephanie’s uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn’t fiction. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source — the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard. When all hell breaks loose, it’s lucky for Skulduggery that he’s already dead. Though he’s about to discover that being a skeleton doesn’t stop you from being tortured, if the torturer is determined enough. And if there’s anything Skulduggery hates, it’s torture! Will evil win the day? Will Stephanie and Skulduggery stop bickering long enough to stop it? One thing’s for sure: evil won’t know what’s hit it.

Product details

First Edition First Printing
Hardcover: 368 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Books (2 April 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0007241615
ISBN-13: 978-0007241613
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16 x 4 cm