Skulduggery Pleasant Books in Order
Derek Landy's darkly comic urban-fantasy series follows Stephanie Edgley (Valkyrie Cain) and the wisecracking skeleton detective Skulduggery Pleasant as they battle sorcerers and ancient evils in a hidden magical Ireland. The eighteen main novels span three story phases published from 2007 onward.
Publication order
In the order the books were originally released.
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Buy on Amazon2007 · Derek Landy
After her uncle's mysterious death, twelve-year-old Stephanie Edgley inherits both his estate and a strange new acquaintance: a wisecracking skeleton…
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Buy on Amazon2008 · Derek Landy
Now going by the name Valkyrie Cain, Stephanie continues her apprenticeship with Skulduggery as a deadly artifact resurfaces. The fire-throwing…
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Buy on Amazon2009 · Derek Landy
The murder of a Teleporter sets Skulduggery and Valkyrie on the trail of a conspiracy to throw open the gates for the Faceless Ones, the godlike…
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Buy on AmazonSkulduggery Pleasant. Dark Days
2010 · Derek Landy
With Skulduggery gone, Valkyrie struggles to carry on and resolves to bring him back, no matter the cost. Meanwhile the sinister Remnants and a…
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Buy on Amazon2010 · Derek Landy
A wave of attacks reveals that the fanatical Necromancers believe Valkyrie may be their long-prophesied Death Bringer. As trust within the Sanctuary…
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Buy on AmazonDeath Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 6)
2011 · Derek Landy
The Necromancers move to fulfill their dark prophecy and crown a Death Bringer who could end the divide between life and death, with catastrophic…
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Buy on AmazonSkulduggery Pleasant. Kingdom of the Wicked
2012 · Derek Landy
Valkyrie is haunted by visions of a possible future in which a terrible version of herself, Darquesse, lays waste to the world. As a rogue sorcerer…
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Buy on AmazonLast Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 8)
2013 · Derek Landy
War erupts among the world's Sanctuaries as a rebel faction launches a coordinated strike against the Irish Sanctuary. Forced into a desperate fight…
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Buy on Amazon2014 · Derek Landy
With Darquesse finally loose upon the world, Skulduggery and Valkyrie must unite every ally and enemy they can find to stop a being of almost…
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Buy on AmazonSkulduggery Pleasant - Resurrection
2017 · Derek Landy
Years after the war, a guilt-ridden Valkyrie returns from self-imposed exile in America when a new menace stirs. Reunited with Skulduggery, she meets…
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Buy on AmazonMidnight (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 11)
2018 · Derek Landy
Valkyrie is abducted and given a brutal deadline: a poison in her system will kill her within hours unless an impossible ransom is met. As…
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Buy on Amazon2019 · Derek Landy
As the secretive Children of the Spider tighten their grip and a deranged cult plots devastation, Valkyrie infiltrates the enemy's ranks while…
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Companion & related books
Short-story collections and companion titles in this series.
Frequently asked questions
What order should I read the Skulduggery Pleasant books in?
Publication order — Recommended by the publisher (HarperCollins) and consistent with author Derek Landy's three-phase structure Start with “Skulduggery Pleasant.”
How many books are in the Skulduggery Pleasant series?
We list 17 books by Derek Landy , published between 2007–2025.
Where can I buy the Skulduggery Pleasant books?
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Reading order compiled from author/publisher guidance and verified bibliographic data. Spotted an error? We continuously correct the catalog.