FantasyYoung Adult

Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy

15 books

Skulduggery Pleasant is a skeleton mage and detective; Valkyrie Cain is the teenage girl who becomes his partner. Together they fight dark magic and save the world — repeatedly, with excellent banter.

Reading Order

  1. 1.

    Skulduggery Pleasant

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  2. 2.

    Playing with Fire

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  3. 3.

    The Faceless Ones

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  4. 4.

    Dark Days

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  5. 5.

    Mortal Coil

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  6. 6.

    Death Bringer

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  7. 7.

    Kingdom of the Wicked

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  8. 8.

    Last Stand of Dead Men

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  9. 9.

    The Dying of the Light

    End of Phase 1.

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  10. 10.

    Resurrection

    Phase 2 begins — time skip, new threats.

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  11. 11.

    Midnight

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  12. 12.

    Bedlam

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  13. 13.

    Seasons of War

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  14. 14.

    Dead or Alive

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  15. 15.

    Until the End

    Final book in the series.

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