A la mort de son oncle, Stephanie Edgley, douze ans, hérite d'une vaste propriété. Un étrange individu fait irruption lors de la lecture du testament. Emmitouflé dans un long manteau, le visage caché par des lunettes noires et un chapeau, il s'appelle Skully Fourbery. Détective privé, dandy sarcastique, mais aussi...squelette ! Il lui apprend que son oncle a été assassiné et qu'elle est peut-être la prochaine sur la liste. Une galerie de héros irrésistibles et une bonne dose d'humour noir pour une histoire sombre et palpitante. Fantastique, enquête et aventures sont au rendez-vous.
Skulduggery Pleasant Séries
La série Skulduggery Pleasant de Derek Landy suit les aventures de Skulduggery Pleasant, un détective magique, et de sa jeune partenaire Stephanie, qui devient Valkyrie Cain. Ensemble, ils combattent des forces obscures menaçant à la fois le monde magique et humain. La série est remplie de magie, d'humour, d'action palpitante et de personnages inoubliables.
Ordre de lecture recommandé
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
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." Valkyrie parted her tunic, and Skulduggery pointed the gun at the vest beneath. "Please forgive me," Skulduggery said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled the trigger. With Serpine dead, the world is safe once more. At least, that’s what Valkyrie and Skulduggery think, until the notorious Baron Vengeous makes a bloody escape from prison, and dead bodies and vampires start showing up all over Ireland. With Baron Vengeous after the deadly armour of Lord Vile, and pretty much everyone out to kill Valkyrie, the daring detective duo face their biggest challenge yet. But what if the greatest threat to Valkyrie is just a little closer to home…?
The Faceless Ones
- 396pages
- 14 heures de lecture
The third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the series that puts the “funny” back in, um, funny series. That didn’t really work, did it? If you’ve read the previous Skulduggery books then you know what the Faceless Ones are — and if you know what the Faceless Ones are, then you can probably take a wild guess that things in this book are going to get AWFULLY sticky for our skeletal hero and his young sidekick. If you haven’t read the previous Skulduggery books then what are you doing reading this? Go and read them right now, so that you know what all that stuff in the previous paragraph was about. Done? Good. So now you’re on tenterhooks too, desperately awaiting the answers to all your questions, and instead you’re going to have to wait to read the book. Sorry about that.
When the evil Baron Vengeous escapes from prison, Detective Skulduggery Pleasant and his apprentice, Valkyrie Cain, have just two days to recapture him or the Baron's creature, the Grotesquery, may summon the Faceless Ones back to their world.
Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil
- 320pages
- 12 heures de lecture
Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series -- guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and 100% thrills!
The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that's a good thing. The catch? They don't need her any more because they've found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death. And that's a very, very bad thing ...
Magic is a disease.Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever.And then there's the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods, they're set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them.Looks like it's going to be another one of those days...
Last Stand of Dead Men
- 604pages
- 22 heures de lecture
War has finally come.But it's not a war between good and evil, or light and dark – it's a war between Sanctuaries. For too long, the Irish Sanctuary has teetered on the brink of world-ending disaster, and the other Sanctuaries around the world have had enough. Allies turn to enemies, friends turn to foes, and Skulduggery and Valkyrie must team up with the rest of the Dead Men if they're going to have any chance at all of maintaining the balance of power and getting to the root of a vast conspiracy that has been years in the making.But while this war is only beginning, another war rages within Valkyrie herself. Her own dark side, the insanely powerful being known as Darquesse, is on the verge of rising to the surface. And if Valkyrie slips, even for a moment, then Darquesse will burn the world and everyone in it.
The FINAL shocking, heart-wrenching book in the jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series. Valkerie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain't big enough for the three of them. The end will come... The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder. And so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, killers, criminals... and Valkyrie's own murderous reflection. The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive...
The best-selling return of skeleton detective Skulduggery Pleasant, out now in paperback.
Exciting new adventure from bestselling author, Derek Landy, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant.
The 12th explosive novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, BEDLAM will blow your mind - and change everything...
The thirteenth thrilling novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, SEASONS OF WAR will test the Skeleton Detective and Valkyrie like never before... War is coming. To avert catastrophe, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are sent on a secret mission that takes them away from everything they know, to a forsaken land of magic and grim, unrelenting terror. It is here that Valkyrie will have to fight the hardest -- not only against the enemies who want her dead, but also against her own self-destructive impulses. It's only by crawling through darkness that she'll be able to once again stand in the light...
Dead or Alive
- 608pages
- 22 heures de lecture
Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - and their most epic test yet...
The second cycle of the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series comes to a thrilling end. You are not ready...
Set in a thrilling new trilogy, the latest installment of the Skulduggery Pleasant series continues the captivating adventures of its beloved characters. Readers can expect a blend of humor, magic, and action as they navigate through a world filled with danger and intrigue. The story promises to deepen the lore and expand upon the relationships that fans have come to cherish, while introducing new challenges that will test the heroes in unexpected ways.
Skulduggery Pleasant: Nur Zorn im Herzen
- 448pages
- 16 heures de lecture
Ein toter Mann steht immer wieder auf! Schon wieder ein Mörder mit Maske! Aber dieses Mal hat er es nicht nur auf Sterbliche abgesehen. Während Skulduggery und Walküre ihren neusten Fall aufklären, bereitet sich die Zauberergemeinschaft auf eine besondere Zeremonie vor. Für drei Tage wird die magische Insel Insadoom aus dem Meer auftauchen und danach wieder verschwinden. Es gibt ein rauschendes Fest mit schönen Kleidern, viel Champagner und noch mehr Blut. Und eins wird schnell klar. Niemand ist sicher! Und nur wenige werden lebend da rauskommen … Nur Zorn im Herzen ist der 17. Band in Derek Landys schwarzhumoriger Urban Fantasy-Reihe Skulduggery Pleasant. Mördergut! Rache ist bitter Der neueste Band der Kultserie um das zaubernde Skelett Skulduggery Pleasant. Bestsellerautor Derek Landy überrascht wieder einmal mit augenzwinkerndem Sarkasmus, kohlschwarzem Humor und mitreißender Action.
