Skulduggery Pleasant book 1 · 2007
Skulduggery Pleasant
Twelve-year-old Stephanie Edgley inherits her uncle’s estate after his sudden death, and meets Skulduggery Pleasant, a skeleton detective investigating it. Soon she is drawn into a hidden world of magic and a hunt for an ancient weapon.
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Book facts
- Author
- Derek Landy
- Series
- Skulduggery Pleasant, book 1 of 15
- Published
- 2007
- Setting
- Set in Dublin
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Skulduggery Pleasant
5 recurring or key characters from Derek Landy’s chart. Introduces Skulduggery Pleasant, Valkyrie Cain, China Sorrows, Ghastly Bespoke and 1 more.
Lead 2
- Skulduggery PleasantFirst appearanceSkeleton detective
- Valkyrie CainFirst appearanceStephanie Edgley, his partner
Major 1
- Tanith LowFirst appearanceSwordswoman
Minor and cameo 2
- China SorrowsFirst appearanceBeautiful, dangerous librarian
- Ghastly BespokeFirst appearanceScarred tailor
Also featuring these characters
Other Derek Landy books that share the most characters with Skulduggery Pleasant.
- The Faceless Ones2009 · Skulduggery Pleasant · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Dark Days2010 · Skulduggery Pleasant · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Mortal Coil2010 · Skulduggery Pleasant · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death Bringer2011 · Skulduggery Pleasant · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon