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Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 1

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Skulduggery Pleasant

By: Derek Landy
Narrated by: Rupert Degas
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“So you won't keep anything from me again?"
He put his hand to his chest. "Cross my heart and hope to die."
"Okay then. Though you don't actually have a heart," she said.
"I know."
"And technically, you've already died."
"I know that too."
"Just so we're clear."

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 intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source – the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.

When all hell breaks loose, it's lucky for Skulduggery that he's already dead. Though he's about to discover that being a skeleton doesn't stop you from being tortured, if the torturer is determined enough. And if there's anything Skulduggery hates, it's torture… Will evil win the day? Will Stephanie and Skulduggery stop bickering long enough to stop it? One thing's for sure: evil won't know what's hit it.

©2007 Derek Landy (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London, UK Fantasy Fiction Humourous Fiction Literature & Fiction Scary Stories Science Fiction & Fantasy Scary
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I’d listen to more audio books if this guy narrated more of them. Great story, great narration, perfect and worth the money.

Amazing story teller

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I have loved this series ever since I discovered it when I was around 13. Five years later I have rediscovered my love for it and it is just as amazing as I remember. Can’t wait to listen to the rest of the series and catch up on what I have missed! Incredible story, loveable characters and amazing writing!

Incredible

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Landy's excellent world building lends itself very well to the medium of audio, and Degas' narration is supurb

Very easy to get into and the world is so easy to slip into, it's very well written and the fights are incredibly disciptive and easy to follow

even though this is a young adult novel I would recommend it to anyone just because of the world building.

An absolutely vivid world building

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I love having books on audible. I can listen to them in the car. I find I don't want to get out of the car and can't wait to drive again Hahaha

I loved it

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this book still makes me chuckle and binge listen to it for a while.

One of my favourite books as a young teen.

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I loved the narrator of this book. I've already read the whole series, but the audiobook is a different experience. I'd recommend Skulduggery Pleasant to younger and older readers alike, although as the series goes on the books do become more mature, kind of like Harry Potter does.

Great read love the narration

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Out of all of the books I think this is the funniest. I have no idea why ai find it so funny. It just is, I completely agree with Stephanie I could listen to Skullduggery’s voice all day.

I have only gotten up to Kingdom of The Wicked and then stopped after I got to Carol’s chapter cause I know sje ends up dying. I have a very much loved copy of Playing With Fire.

I absolutely love the blurb on the back of the frist book. Its the best. This was a wonderful book and I love it and will very likely read it many more times in the future.

I absolutely adore this book

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A good audio book, the Irish accent of the reader makes it all the better.

good voice actor, good book

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Narration is awesome and the story is fast paced and will keep you listening for hours! Not bad for teen readers either.

Witty and Funny

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I started listening to this based purely on Rupert Degas narrating then someone told me it was a kids book. Regardless I loved it. The humor is very dry and it was well written and Rupert is so gifted, I listen to him narrate a phone book. Good light listen.

Love the Humor

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