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Praise for Skulduggery Pleasant Hugely enjoyable -- a thrill-a-minute adventure.' Jonathan Stroud 'It's exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun. I sincerely hope Landy revisits these characters.' Philip Ardagh, Guardian 'A gripping debut.' Phil Hogan, Observer 'Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure. Once you've met Stephanie and Skullduggery, you'll be clamouring for a sequel.' Rick Riordan "A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue." Robert Dunbar, Irish Times "[Landy's] fight scenes are perfectly pitched. His characters are exceptionally well drawn and delightfully colourful! Reading [this book] is like riding a rollercoaster." Irish Independent "Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages! With writing of this standard, a rattling plot and definite potential for cross-over appeal, it's a good job Harry's [Potter] resigning before he's forcibly retired." Irish Mail on Sunday "Humour and magic combine in this thrilling adventure." Waterstone's Books Quarterly "!people in the book world are raving about this book." Glasgow Herald "It's pacy, it's funny, it's irreverent. The relationship between Skulduggery and Stephanie is tremendously strong. Stephanie is a splendid character -- blunt, logical and outspoken! We enjoyed Skkulduggery Pleasant. Muchly. Roll on volume two!" The Book Bag "A rip-roaring adventure." Irish Sunday Independent "Full of black humour, super powers, mysteries, murder and mayhem." Carousel
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Stephanies Onkel schreibt Horror-Romane. Er stirbt, und der Horror wird für sie real.
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Stephanie Edgely never could have predicted the death of her beloved Uncle Gordon would lead to her rebirth as Valkyrie Cain, magical apprentice to the world famous skeleton detective Skulduggery Pleasant.
Instead of attending school, doing homework, and spending time with her family like other thirteen-year-old girls, Valkyrie sends her reflection to carry out the mundane duties of everyday life, while she prowls the streets of Dublin with Skulduggery, honing her abilities and hunting down villains by order of The Elders back at Sanctuary.
Skulduggery harbors suspicions about head and (presently) sole council member Thurid Guild, suspicions that only increase when one of the Malevolent's most fanatical, intelligent, and powerful generals, Baron Vengeous, escapes from his secretly located prison. Aided by the vampire Dusk and razor-blade wielding U.S. import Billy-Ray Sanguine, Vengeous plans to complete a mission Lord Vile set in motion years ago.
With the help of China Sorrows and Tanith Low, Skulduggery and Valkyrie must put together the various pieces of the Baron's plot before he resurrects the Grotesquery (a monster assembled from the most fearsome beasts of legend) and brings the Faceless Ones back to life.
PLAYING WITH FIRE is a swiftly paced novel that delivers adventure and suspense without sacrificing character and relationship development. The relationships between Valkyrie and her mentors have deepened in this second novel, yet we also see a distance being created from her family and old life.
Readers will be satisfied with the novel's plot wrap-up, yet still hunger for the next installment thanks to Derek Landy's overarching hints and teases of a much larger conspiracy. To sum up, PLAYING WITH FIRE is a clever, snarky, satisfying read.
Reviewed by: Cat
Instead of attending school, doing homework, and spending time with her family like other thirteen-year-old girls, Valkyrie sends her reflection to carry out the mundane duties of everyday life, while she prowls the streets of Dublin with Skulduggery, honing her abilities and hunting down villains by order of The Elders back at Sanctuary.
Skulduggery harbors suspicions about head and (presently) sole council member Thurid Guild, suspicions that only increase when one of the Malevolent's most fanatical, intelligent, and powerful generals, Baron Vengeous, escapes from his secretly located prison. Aided by the vampire Dusk and razor-blade wielding U.S. import Billy-Ray Sanguine, Vengeous plans to complete a mission Lord Vile set in motion years ago.
With the help of China Sorrows and Tanith Low, Skulduggery and Valkyrie must put together the various pieces of the Baron's plot before he resurrects the Grotesquery (a monster assembled from the most fearsome beasts of legend) and brings the Faceless Ones back to life.
PLAYING WITH FIRE is a swiftly paced novel that delivers adventure and suspense without sacrificing character and relationship development. The relationships between Valkyrie and her mentors have deepened in this second novel, yet we also see a distance being created from her family and old life.
Readers will be satisfied with the novel's plot wrap-up, yet still hunger for the next installment thanks to Derek Landy's overarching hints and teases of a much larger conspiracy. To sum up, PLAYING WITH FIRE is a clever, snarky, satisfying read.
Reviewed by: Cat
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Ich habe die Skulduggery Pleasant Serie per Zufall entdeckt als ich aus purer Langweile im Buchladen gestöbert habe. Was meine Aufmerksamkeit erregt hat war das Cover und als ich ein paar Seiten gelesen hatte war klar, ich musste das Buch haben. Mit dem ersten Band war ich innerhalb von 2 Tagen fertig und hab mir dann Band 2-4 von Amazon bestellt. Diese habe ich ebenfalls innerhalb von wenigen Tagen verschlungen und warte nun ungedulding auf Band 5 der im September 2010 in die Läden kommt. Ich sollte vielleicht erwähnen, dass es sich um eine Kinder-/Jugendbuchreihe handelt und ich 21 Jahre alt bin. Aber wie bei Harry Potter gilt, nicht nur für Kinder!
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Skeleton Vs. Monster Frankenstein
11. August 2008
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He's back. The wise-guy Skulduggery Pleasant is ready to save the world with his young partner Valkyrie Cain, once called Stephanie Edgely. While she learns the tricks of the magic trade, a new villain, Baron Vengeous, has escaped from jail and plans to awaken the Grotesquery, a creature combining the parts of various monsters that will open the way for the ultimate evil, the Faceless Ones. If he successes, the world is doomed. So, of course it is up to a living skeleton and a thirteen-year old girl to stop him and the beast he hopes to unleash using magic, revolvers, and smart aleck remarks. You have to feel sorry for them, Vengeous and the Grotesquery that is.
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a comic book movie in a novel
24. Dezember 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
[I would apply this review to both the first two books in the series, but I wrote it just after reading the second (Playing With Fire).]
How could a book seem so badly written and yet be this hard to put down? It's not as badly written as it seems although a lot of aspects of the story are not believable at all. Even fantasy has to be believable in a way, and this isn't. Some people are going to really like this style of story. Some people will think it's terrible. As I writer, I appreciate both sides and say it's both. It's terrible and yet it's just the kind of style and story that's likable in way that you like in some movies, but seems a little out of place as a novel.
It reads like one of those comic book movies like Batman and Spiderman or even more like X-Men and Dick Tracy with multiple direct references to H.P. Lovecraft and half a touch of Harry Potter in certain places. It has very little depth (probably less than any of the movies and books I mentioned), and a lot of action -about half of which is pretty much pointless. The plot has a lot of the kind of cheesy bits you expect in those kind of movies.
Another major thing which makes me think of X-men is that although the characters are presented as mages or sorcerers, most of the time they seem a lot more like X-men-esque mutants with certain special power(s). And something about the way the characters, especially the bad guys, are described and the way they interact reminds me of Dick Tracy.
It seems like this story could've been a much better fit as a comic book and/or a movie or cartoon in which case I probably would never have read/watched it -and would not have suffered much loss for that. Then again, if you think you might really like what I'm describing, you'll probably like these books. I give it a 3.5 / 5 instead of a 3 because it was a fun read, but I likely won't bother reading further in the series. And again, I give it a 3.5 for me, but I have a feeling certain types of people will like this kind of book a lot more than I do.
How could a book seem so badly written and yet be this hard to put down? It's not as badly written as it seems although a lot of aspects of the story are not believable at all. Even fantasy has to be believable in a way, and this isn't. Some people are going to really like this style of story. Some people will think it's terrible. As I writer, I appreciate both sides and say it's both. It's terrible and yet it's just the kind of style and story that's likable in way that you like in some movies, but seems a little out of place as a novel.
It reads like one of those comic book movies like Batman and Spiderman or even more like X-Men and Dick Tracy with multiple direct references to H.P. Lovecraft and half a touch of Harry Potter in certain places. It has very little depth (probably less than any of the movies and books I mentioned), and a lot of action -about half of which is pretty much pointless. The plot has a lot of the kind of cheesy bits you expect in those kind of movies.
Another major thing which makes me think of X-men is that although the characters are presented as mages or sorcerers, most of the time they seem a lot more like X-men-esque mutants with certain special power(s). And something about the way the characters, especially the bad guys, are described and the way they interact reminds me of Dick Tracy.
It seems like this story could've been a much better fit as a comic book and/or a movie or cartoon in which case I probably would never have read/watched it -and would not have suffered much loss for that. Then again, if you think you might really like what I'm describing, you'll probably like these books. I give it a 3.5 / 5 instead of a 3 because it was a fun read, but I likely won't bother reading further in the series. And again, I give it a 3.5 for me, but I have a feeling certain types of people will like this kind of book a lot more than I do.
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Readers will be eagerly awaiting the next book in this increasingly entertaining series
21. Juni 2010
Format:Taschenbuch
The cover of Derek Landy's inaugural SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT novel shows the eponymous skeleton in his trademark hat and sunglasses next to the legend, "And he's the good guy." Good doesn't even begin to describe the fun to be found between the covers of that book and, fortunately for readers, the second installment in the series, SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: PLAYING WITH FIRE, takes the fun to a whole new level.
Well into her apprenticeship with Skulduggery, Valkyrie Cain --- the girl formerly known as Stephanie Edgley --- is fighting alongside her sardonic teacher. As the story unfolds, the pair defeats a homicidal villain known as Scapegrace, who sees his intended killing spree as a form of art. But the victory is short-lived as a new, far more powerful adversary appears on the scene.
Baron Vengeous, a terrible baddie from Skulduggery's past, escapes from prison. (In a clever nod to This is Spinal Tap, Skulduggery notes that on the villain scale of one to ten, Vengeous "turns it all the way up to eleven.") The Baron, much like Serpine from the first book, is on a mission to revive the Faceless Ones from the dead. His plan involves summoning a beast known as the Grotesquery, a Frankenstein-like hodgepodge of body bits. With the Grostequery and the magical armor of the powerful necromancer Lord Vile, nothing can stand in the Baron's way. Except, perhaps, the fire-flinging Valkyrie and her dead mentor.
In their quest to stop the Baron, the pair encounter Springheeled Jack, a creature who strikes fear into the hearts of Londoners at night and an infected assassin called Billy-Ray Sanguine. The lightning-fast story offers plenty of twists and a touch of paranoia as Valkyrie and Skulduggery come to understand that there's far more to this plot than they originally imagined.
Fans of Landy's initial outing will be very pleased with the second book, which, I'm happy to say, is even funnier than the first. Landy has a talent for the snappy banter between Valkyrie and Skulduggery, perfectly framing their relationship as both friends and teacher/student. Valkyrie is settling in to her role as a descendent of the Ancients who can control elements. It's fun to watch her grow more confident in her abilities but, at the same time, acknowledge that she still relies on Skulduggery's knowledge and assistance. Although the story moves along briskly, Landy manages to breathe life into all his characters and allow them to grow as events unfold.
Realizing that there was a higher force controlling the Baron, the book ends on a pleasantly ominous note: "Bad things are coming for us, Valkyrie." Bad things for Valkyrie and Pleasant perhaps, but only great things for readers, who will be eagerly awaiting the next book in this increasingly entertaining series.
Well into her apprenticeship with Skulduggery, Valkyrie Cain --- the girl formerly known as Stephanie Edgley --- is fighting alongside her sardonic teacher. As the story unfolds, the pair defeats a homicidal villain known as Scapegrace, who sees his intended killing spree as a form of art. But the victory is short-lived as a new, far more powerful adversary appears on the scene.
Baron Vengeous, a terrible baddie from Skulduggery's past, escapes from prison. (In a clever nod to This is Spinal Tap, Skulduggery notes that on the villain scale of one to ten, Vengeous "turns it all the way up to eleven.") The Baron, much like Serpine from the first book, is on a mission to revive the Faceless Ones from the dead. His plan involves summoning a beast known as the Grotesquery, a Frankenstein-like hodgepodge of body bits. With the Grostequery and the magical armor of the powerful necromancer Lord Vile, nothing can stand in the Baron's way. Except, perhaps, the fire-flinging Valkyrie and her dead mentor.
In their quest to stop the Baron, the pair encounter Springheeled Jack, a creature who strikes fear into the hearts of Londoners at night and an infected assassin called Billy-Ray Sanguine. The lightning-fast story offers plenty of twists and a touch of paranoia as Valkyrie and Skulduggery come to understand that there's far more to this plot than they originally imagined.
Fans of Landy's initial outing will be very pleased with the second book, which, I'm happy to say, is even funnier than the first. Landy has a talent for the snappy banter between Valkyrie and Skulduggery, perfectly framing their relationship as both friends and teacher/student. Valkyrie is settling in to her role as a descendent of the Ancients who can control elements. It's fun to watch her grow more confident in her abilities but, at the same time, acknowledge that she still relies on Skulduggery's knowledge and assistance. Although the story moves along briskly, Landy manages to breathe life into all his characters and allow them to grow as events unfold.
Realizing that there was a higher force controlling the Baron, the book ends on a pleasantly ominous note: "Bad things are coming for us, Valkyrie." Bad things for Valkyrie and Pleasant perhaps, but only great things for readers, who will be eagerly awaiting the next book in this increasingly entertaining series.
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