Skullduggery Pleasant books

The Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy follows a skeleton detective and his teenage partner through twenty-eight books of dark fantasy adventure, published between 2007 and 2026.

Skulduggery Pleasant Reading Order

Title Published Buy on Amazon
Scepter of the Ancients / Skulduggery Pleasant 2007 Buy
Playing with Fire 2008 Buy
The Faceless Ones 2008 Buy
Dark Days 2010 Buy
Mortal Coil 2010 Buy
The Lost Art of World Domination 2011 Buy
Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon 2011 N/A
Death Bringer 2011 Buy
The End of the World 2012 Buy
Kingdom of the Wicked 2012 Buy
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven 2013 Buy
Last Stand of Dead Men 2013 Buy
Armageddon Outta Here 2014 Buy
The Dying of the Light 2014 Buy
Resurrection 2017 Buy
Midnight 2018 Buy
Bedlam 2019 Buy
Seasons of War 2020 Buy
Apocalypse Kings 2021 Buy
Dead or Alive 2021 Buy
The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire 2021 Buy
Until the End 2022 Buy
Hell Breaks Loose 2023 Buy
A Mind Full of Murder 2024 Buy
The Haunted House on Hollow Hill 2024 Buy
A Heart Full of Hatred 2025 Buy
A Small Matter of Impending Catastrophe 2025 Buy
A Soul Full of Shadows 2026 Buy

The Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy centers on a skeleton detective who wields magic and cracks jokes while fighting supernatural threats alongside his teenage partner, Valkyrie Cain. Scepter of the Ancients (2007) launched the series, which has grown to twenty-eight books.

The original run of fourteen books concluded with The Dying of the Light (2014), but Landy returned with Resurrection (2017) to begin a second phase. The series has continued through Seasons of War, Dead or Alive, Until the End, and beyond. Landy has also written companion novellas and the reference book The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire (2021). A Soul Full of Shadows (2026) is the most recent entry.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Skullduggery Pleasant written?

Skullduggery Pleasant has written 28 books in one series.

What was Skullduggery Pleasant's first book?

Skullduggery Pleasant’s first book is Scepter of the Ancients / Skulduggery Pleasant, published in 2007.

Who writes the Skulduggery Pleasant books?

The Skulduggery Pleasant series is written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books follow Skulduggery Pleasant, a wise-cracking skeleton detective, and his partner Valkyrie Cain as they fight supernatural threats. The series began with Scepter of the Ancients (2007) and has continued through twenty-eight books.

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