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Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 284440 22 909082 book 1 4 2007 Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1) total:1116|5:441|4:396|3:221|2:47|1:11| 1116 4557 1551 357 165168 4.09 1758 534 51964624 447538 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 931
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 4 false Mon Apr 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 12:36:54 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 12:17:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 33672588 1543634 924351 0061341045 9780061341045 19 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179503347m/924351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179503347s/924351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/924351.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.22 40 Meet Skulduggery Pleasant

Ace detective
Snappy dresser
Razor—tongued wit
Crackerjack sorcerer
and
walking, talking, fire-throwing skeleton

As well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgely, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old.

These two alone stand in the way of an all-consuming ancient evil.

]]> 2007 5 2 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 20:56:02 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 07:25:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8330691 351830 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 2 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 27 18:58:23 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 14 14:28:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3200932 200076 924062 0007241623 9780007241620 14 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179502174m/924062.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179502174s/924062.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/924062.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.00 59
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 2 false Tue Jul 17 23:22:24 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:59:28 -0800 2009 fun from beginning to end. It has a sweepingly fast pace without feeling rushed, all kinds of epic drama without feeling melodramatic, horrific monsters (I'm thinking of one in particular, but it's a spoiler) without being too dark, and brilliant banter without not having brill...more...]]> 7404855 436546 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 2 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 19:10:11 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 19:10:11 -0700 2007
I initially picked this book up to return it to it's rightful division -glancing at the cover, I doubted it was a children's book. I decided to read the first sentence...then the first paragraph...first page...

The dialogue was witty (you can ...more...]]> 43658913 1924514 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 3 1 false Tue Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jan 19 20:26:07 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 20:26:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 32981337 1524104 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 1 false Mon Sep 15 22:58:36 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 21 21:50:54 -0700 2008 2 more...]]> 17284856 554998 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 1 false Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 21:15:50 -0800 2008 Fri Mar 07 21:44:59 -0800 2008
At the funeral of her recently deceased uncle, a writer of highly successful horror novels, twelve-year-old Step...more...]]> 38786214 1724042 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 27 22:04:13 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 22:04:49 -0800 2008 more...]]> 73452526 2803373 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 0 0 false Sun Oct 04 17:54:12 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 17:55:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68602870 2657706 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Aug 23 16:32:05 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 16:32:46 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 62692716 1594028 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 17:20:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 18:50:57 -0700 2009 1 Skulduggery Pleasant. It is about a 12-ye...more...]]> 58322595 1196851 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Wed Jun 03 13:31:49 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 13:33:06 -0700 2009
A mysterious-looking individual attends both her uncles funeral and the reading of his will. He is ...more...]]> 56499874 220947 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon May 18 11:34:57 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 11:35:54 -0700 2009
Stephanie Edgley is your a...more...]]> 68498497 355739 2039283 0061231177 9780061231179 13 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642045m/2039283.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642045s/2039283.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2039283.Skulduggery_Pleasant 3.93 41 Meet Skulduggery Pleasant

Ace Detective
Snappy Dresser
Razor-tongued Wit
Crackerjack Sorcerer
and
Walking, Talking,
Fire-throwing Skeleton

—as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old.

These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil.

The end of the world?

Over his dead body.

]]> 2007 4 1 false Sun Aug 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 17:55:43 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 10:50:13 -0700 2009 1
Oh, and he's a skeleton. Mustn't forget that part.

When Stephanie Edgley's beloved uncle passes away, a series of...more...]]> 55653914 1843208 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Mon May 11 06:07:53 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 06:35:46 -0700 2009
But then I realized:...more...]]> 55704287 2308286 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 4 0 false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 13:55:08 -0700 2009 Mon May 11 14:27:03 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53002760 1298343 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 3 0 false Fri Apr 17 05:50:59 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 15:12:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 18551639 88295 284440 0061231150 9780061231155 297 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060m/284440.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255642060s/284440.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/284440.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116
Stephanie and Skulduggery are quickly caught up in a battle to stop evil forces from acquiring her recently deceased uncle's most prized possession—the Sceptre of the Ancients. The Ancients were the good guys, an extinct race of uber-magicians from the early days of the earth, and the scepter is their most dangerous weapon, one capable of killing anyone and destroying anything. Back in the day, they used it to banish the bad guys, the evil Faceless Ones. Unfortunately, in the way of bad guys everywhere, the Faceless Ones are staging a comeback and no one besides our two heroes believes in the Faceless Ones, or even that the Sceptre is real.

So Stephanie and Skulduggery set off to find the Sceptre, fend off the minions of the bad guys, beat down vampires and the undead, prove the existence of the Ancients and the Faceless Ones, all while trading snappy, snippy banter worthy of the best screwball comedies.]]> 2007 5 1 false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Mar 24 18:17:10 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 18:19:13 -0700 2008
No, it's not a towering achievement in children's literature. But is it a grand good time? Yes, yes it is. ...more...]]> 23013000 317592 924351 0061341045 9780061341045 19 <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Book 1)]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179503347m/924351.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179503347s/924351.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/924351.Skulduggery_Pleasant 4.08 1116 Meet Skulduggery Pleasant

Ace detective
Snappy dresser
Razor—tongued wit
Crackerjack sorcerer
and
walking, talking, fire-throwing skeleton

As well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgely, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old.

These two alone stand in the way of an all-consuming ancient evil.

]]> 2007 5 3 false Mon May 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 18:54:29 -0700 2008 Mon May 26 19:00:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=284440