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Skulduggery Pleasant

Skeleton detective · Derek Landy

Skulduggery Pleasant is a wisecracking skeleton detective.

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Character facts

First appearance
Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)
Latest appearance
Until the End (2022)
Books
15 (15 as lead)
Series
Skulduggery Pleasant
Author
Derek Landy
Circle
The Sanctuary

Where to meet Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant first appears in Skulduggery Pleasant (2007), as the lead, book 1 of the Skulduggery Pleasant series.

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Every book with Skulduggery Pleasant

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 2007LSkulduggery Pleasantlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  2. 2008LPlaying with Firelead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  3. 2009LThe Faceless Oneslead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  4. 2010LDark Dayslead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  5. 2010LMortal Coillead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  6. 2011LDeath Bringerlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  7. 2012LKingdom of the Wickedlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  8. 2013LLast Stand of Dead Menlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  9. 2014LThe Dying of the Lightlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  10. 2017LResurrectionlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  11. 2018LMidnightlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  12. 2019LBedlamlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  13. 2020LSeasons of Warlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  14. 2021LDead or Alivelead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy
  15. 2022LUntil the Endlead · Skulduggery PleasantBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
China SorrowsBeautiful, dangerous librarian15
Valkyrie CainStephanie Edgley, his partner15
Ghastly BespokeScarred tailor9
Tanith LowSwordswoman9
Fletcher RennTeleporter7
Omen DarklyBoy at Corrival Academy6