Skulduggery Pleasant: Dead or Alive by Derek Landy
Synopsis
Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series – and their most epic test yet…
In a matter of days, the world will change.
Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones — she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind's ancient overlords.
To prevent this, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have one last – terrible – option: the assassination of Damocles Creed. With protests stirring in the magical city of Roarhaven, with riots and revolutions on the horizon, Valkyrie must decide who she wants to be: the hero who risks everything for a noble ideal, or the killer who sacrifices her own soul for the fate of humanity.
The decision must be made, and time is running out.
Reviews
'Landy [has the] ability to craft an engaging story from start to finish.' Inis
'Derek Landy has been something of a publishing phenomenon.' Irish Post
'A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue.' Robert Dunbar, Irish Times
'A rip-roaring adventure.' Irish Sunday Independent
'Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages ... It's a good job Harry's [Potter] resigning before he's forcibly retired.' Irish Mail on Sunday
About the Author
Derek Landy is the author of the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, which has been published in 35 languages and won him many awards, including the Red House Children’s Book Award and the Irish Book of the Decade.
Although he retains his Irish citizenry, Derek has seceded from Ireland by building a moat around his house. He hopes one day to fill it with the shark from Jaws. And maybe a Kraken.