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The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcast. In 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their...
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The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcast
Another epic fantasy adventure set in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant universe
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The book version of the thrilling and innovative second Skulduggery Pleasant podcast.
In 1962, three sorcerers converged to do battle in a hidden chamber near a disused platform in the London Underground. Prophecy foretold that the victor would hold the very fate of humanity in their hands. Since then… nothing.
Now, the people who are trying to find out exactly what happened all those years ago are being murdered – there is a killer coming after them, a killer with a plan – and their only hope for survival lies with Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain.
Because when the end of the world comes knocking, our first line of defence must always be sarcasm.
Unstoppable, withering sarcasm.
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Playing With Fire
Just when you think you’ve saved the world… "You will kill her?" the Torment asked. Skulduggery sagged. "Yes." He hesitated, then took his gun from his jacket. "I'm sorry, Valkyrie," he said softly. "Don't talk to me," Valkyrie said. "Just do what you have to do." "Please forgive me," Skulduggery said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled...Paperback$1700Elsewhere:$1999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780008776701
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 May 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Audience: Children, Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 18.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 160g
Pages: 244
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." www.skulduggerypleasant.com
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