The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 15 books · 2007 to 2022 · Set in Dublin

Derek Landy

FantasyYoung adultUrban fantasyComic fantasyYA fantasy

Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant is a wise-cracking skeleton detective who protects Ireland's hidden magical community. He takes on Stephanie Edgley, who takes the name Valkyrie Cain, as his partner.

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Skulduggery Pleasant

15 books · Set in DublinUrban fantasyYA fantasyComic fantasy
  1. 1Skulduggery Pleasant2007With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Playing with Fire2008With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  3. 3The Faceless Ones2009With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Dark Days2010With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Mortal Coil2010With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Death Bringer2011With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  7. 7Kingdom of the Wicked2012With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Last Stand of Dead Men2013With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Dying of the Light2014With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  10. 10Resurrection2017With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Midnight2018With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  12. 12Bedlam2019With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Seasons of War2020With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Dead or Alive2021With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Until the End2022With Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie CainBuy on Amazon

Characters

7 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

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