Skulduggery Pleasant Series 9 Books Collection Set by Derek Landy - Young Adult - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Skulduggery Pleasant
Playing with Fire
The Faceless Ones
Dark Days
Mortal Coil
Death Bringer
Kingdom of the Wicked
Last Stand of Dead Men
The Dying of the Light

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780007966271
Publisher: HarperCollins
Age Range: Ages 11+ (Grade 6+)

Overview
Enter the wisecracking, magic-soaked world of Skulduggery Pleasant with this complete nine-book paperback collection from Irish author Derek Landy. Twelve-year-old Stephanie Edgley teams up with Skulduggery, a sharply dressed skeleton detective and sorcerer, to battle dark magic, ancient evils, and shadowy conspiracies threatening their hidden world. Blending sardonic humor, fast-paced action, and genuinely inventive fantasy world-building, the series has become a favorite of young adult and middle-grade readers who love their fantasy with a comic, cinematic edge. This set gathers the full original nine-book arc in one collectible bundle, perfect for a first-time binge read or a treasured reread.

About the Books
This nine-book set traces the entire original Skulduggery Pleasant saga, following Stephanie Edgley from the moment she inherits a mysterious house and discovers Skulduggery Pleasant, a centuries-old skeleton detective and sorcerer, through to the final confrontation in The Dying of the Light. Across the series, Stephanie takes on the magical name Valkyrie Cain and grows from a curious, sharp-tongued twelve-year-old into a formidable sorcerer in her own right, forging an unlikely but deeply loyal partnership with Skulduggery as the two investigate murders, chase down rogue magicians, and uncover conspiracies reaching into the highest levels of the hidden magical world. Derek Landy builds an inventive, rule-bound magic system and populates it with a colorful cast of allies, villains, and morally gray figures, all delivered with rapid-fire banter and cinematic set-piece action. The tone balances genuine peril and loss with comic timing, giving the series real emotional stakes without losing its sense of fun. Later books escalate dramatically, introducing world-ending threats, shifting alliances, and darker consequences for the choices Stephanie and Skulduggery make along the way. Fans of fast-paced urban fantasy, detective-style mysteries, and character-driven adventure will find plenty to love here, and the escalating stakes reward reading the books in order. Whether picked up as an introduction to the series or as a way to finally complete a much-loved collection, this nine-book paperback set delivers the whole original story arc in one place, making it easy to follow every twist, betrayal, and triumph from beginning to end.

Key Benefits

• Complete original nine-book Skulduggery Pleasant story arc in one collectible set
• Fast-paced, witty urban fantasy that blends mystery, humor, and action
• Ideal for confident middle-grade readers and YA fantasy fans ages 11 and up
• Great value way to own the entire series in matching paperback editions
• Perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, or building a home or classroom library
• Rewarding reread for longtime fans following Stephanie and Skulduggery from book one

Book-by-Book Guide
Skulduggery Pleasant — Stephanie Edgley inherits a strange house and meets Skulduggery Pleasant, a wisecracking skeleton detective, launching the series' first murder-mystery-meets-magic adventure.
Playing with Fire — A dangerous escaped villain and a rising threat push Stephanie and Skulduggery into deadlier territory as the magical world's stakes and lore expand.
The Faceless Ones — Ancient, faceless gods threaten to break through into the world, forcing Stephanie and Skulduggery to race against a terrifying cult.
Dark Days — Skulduggery's grim past resurfaces as the pair confront brutal enemies and a shocking betrayal that reshapes the series' direction.
Mortal Coil — A deadly artifact called the Grotesquery drives a desperate chase, while Stephanie wrestles with the darker side of her own growing power.
Death Bringer — A prophecy naming a world-ending figure comes into sharp focus, raising the tension as old allies and enemies collide.
Kingdom of the Wicked — Newly empowered ordinary people upend the balance of magic, testing loyalties as Stephanie and Skulduggery investigate a mysterious criminal mastermind.
Last Stand of Dead Men — Old friendships fracture and factions go to war in a penultimate installment packed with high-stakes battles and shifting allegiances.
The Dying of the Light — The series' original nine-book arc concludes with a climactic confrontation that forces Stephanie and Skulduggery to face the ultimate cost of their choices.

About the Author
Derek Landy is an Irish author and screenwriter, born in Lusk, County Dublin, in 1974. Before turning to fiction, he wrote screenplays for film, including the IFTA award-winning Dead Bodies. Landy launched the Skulduggery Pleasant series in 2007, introducing readers to sorcerer-detective Skulduggery Pleasant and his partner Stephanie Edgley. Known for sharp dialogue, dark comic timing, and inventive world-building, Landy has continued the series across multiple story arcs, earning a devoted global following among young adult and middle-grade fantasy readers who return again and again for its blend of humor, mystery, and high-stakes magic.

Why You'll Love This Collection
Witty, fast-paced, and genuinely thrilling, this complete nine-book paperback set is a fantastic gift for tweens, teens, and fantasy-loving readers of any age. Perfect for a birthday, the holiday season, a stocking stuffer, back-to-school reading, or summer reading, it delivers an entire binge-worthy saga in one collectible bundle kids will want to read again and again.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.