Skulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel by Derek Landy and the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant series. The novel crosses the horror, comedy, mystery and fantasy genres. The story follows the character Skulduggery Pleasant, an undead sorcerer and detective, with his partner Stephanie Edgley (Valkyrie Cain), and numerous magic-wielding allies as they try to prevent Nefarian Serpine from unleashing a weapon of terrible power on the world. It won the coveted Red house Children’s Book Award in 2007. There are now five books in the series. To find out more go to: http://www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk/
