But it still baffles me how this series hasn’t grown as popular as Harry Potter. This series is pretty popular, more so in Britain and Ireland. It has been two years since the Skulduggery Pleasant series finished.
There are some typical fantasy creatures, vampires, wizards, trolls, but there are also some more unusual touches, such as an appearance by English folklore character Spring Heeled Jack or an eyeless good old boy from Texas who can travel through the ground and has a nasty affection for a straight razor. The novels are greatly enriched with a cast of colorful side characters. If you’re thinking a certain young female protagonist might just have a connection with these beings, you may be on to something. There were also ancient good being called, conveniently, The Ancients. Most of their plans revolve around bringing back ancient evil beings called The Faceless Ones who were banished to another dimension many years ago.
There are the bad guys, a shifting cadre of villains seeking to do what villains do, upset the balances, horde the power, subjugate the weak, slaughter the innocent, etc.
There are the good guys, largely affiliated with The Sanctuary, the ruling body of the magical world. The world of the books is fairly standard for fantasy novels. His self.Magic, mystery, monsters, and a witty, fire-wielding skeleton are all elements that make up Derek Landy’s Skulduggery Pleasant. Stray looked behind her, at his yard with no grass and a few weeds, and then behind him, at the wallpaper peeling and the general shabbiness of several centuries of neglect, because what the hell was the point?Ī chance to get his life back. “That’s what everyone said about computers, Faceless Ones and Skulduggery Pleasant.”
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If it works, you’ll be free of the leash around your neck everyone flaunts at you.” “I’m a scientist,” she said, “and I want to offer you the chance to take part in an experiment to nullify the power of true-names. You don’t trust anyone, because when other people are around you can’t trust yourself.” The woman nodded, like this was to be expected. “I want to know,” said the woman, “how much you’d like your life back.” Who wanted to talk to him, in particular? Someone a couple of centuries behind in their news, maybe. It was a relieved smile, and that was the part that took Stray aback. They were almost lost in the shade of her skin, but she had them. Stray hadn’t been humbled enough to be above being one of those people. She was the kind of woman people would have said was pretty if only she hadn’t pulled her hair back so severely or gone without makeup or pursed her lips like she was concentrating so hard that words were a distraction. Or, worse, Pleasant or one of his cohorts. Stray had been expecting the Monster Hunters again. There was a woman behind it, which was a surprise. The bell rang again, so Stray got to his feet and kicked one of the microwavable aluminium trays under his couch, and tied his dressing-gown more securely around his waist, and went to open the door. Maybe they’d done some advertising for him. One was all hot air in a human-shaped body, like a Hollow Man but more authentic looking, and the other was a pom. The Monster Hunters had a few months ago, but Stray didn’t think they counted. Myron Stray looked up and stared at the back of the door. ← Previous Work Part 6 of the Skulduggery Pleasant: Dead Men Walking series Next Work → Stats: Published: Completed: Words: 110435 Chapters: 47/47 Comments: 97 Kudos: 142 Bookmarks: 3 Hits: 2791
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