Description: She's twelve. He's dead. But together they're going to save the world. Hopefully. The iconic first book in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series. Stephanie's uncle Gordon is a writer of horror fiction. But when he dies and leaves her his estate, Stephanie learns that while he may have written horror, it certainly wasn't fiction. Pursued by evil forces, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead sorcerer... Gold title * Brand new and striking cover editions of this ground-breaking children's series with continues to go from strength to strength * Skulduggery Pleasant was named the Bord Gais Irish Book of the Decade in 2010 beating adult authors such as Cathy Kelly, Colm Tobin and Cecelia Ahern amongst others * Dedicated global website www.skulduggerypleasant.com continues to get bigger and better with new downloads, widgets, wallpapers and web chats with author Derek Landy, and 45k Skulduggery fans signed up to hear the latest news * Unofficial forum and Facebook group run for fans by fans continues to grow and drive the online Skulduggery buzz * Catch up with Derek regularly on his active new blog http://dereklandy.blogspot.com * Publishing along with the full rejacketed backlist: PLAYING WITH FIRE, THE FACELESS ONES, DARK DAYS and new into paperback MORTAL COIL Competition: Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy; Darren Shan; Anthony Horowitz

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