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The girl said nothing. The man had a smooth voice, like velvet. Unusual name, I know. My family were incredibly narcissistic. You are Kenny Dunne, are you not? Or Kenny.

Can I call you Kenny? Thank you very much. Maybe if you tell us everything you know, we can persuade our colleagues to go easy on you. You just worry about yourself. What was your relationship with the corpse? He is, or he was, a conspiracy nut, kind of. You mean like government cover-ups, that sort of thing?

Nothing big, nothing major, but stories that get ignored because when you hear them, they sound insane. No newspaper is going to take this stuff seriously, so I can really only devote a small amount of time to them.

But I started hearing new ones. Someone saw a gunfight where people threw fire. Someone saw a man leap over a building, or a woman just disappear. And did Lynch claim to be such a superhero? God, no. He had visions, he said. They scared the hell out of him. He was sent to psychiatrist after psychiatrist, given pill after pill, but nothing worked.

Eventually, I learned how to separate the ramblings from the… well, the facts, I suppose. Kenny frowned. The first one concerned these Dark Gods, the Faceless Ones, whatever he called them. Someone banished them eons ago, nobody knows.

When he was seventeen, Lynch had a vision in which they returned. He saw millions dead. Cities levelled. He saw the world break apart. He kept having these visions, and every time it would be some new aspect, some new viewpoint from which to watch the world end.

He was convinced we were all going to die one night, a little under three years ago. He said these things, these god-creatures, would emerge through a glowing yellow door between realities. Of course no one would listen to him. And the visions stopped.

More visions came to him. He predicted the Insanity Virus, you know. They got the guys who did it. As a Christmas prank, a radical group of anarchists drop a drug into the water supplies around the country — and then months later they come forward and admit to it?

Anarchists, taking responsibility for their actions? Do you know when the trial is? Inspector Me sat back. What do you think happened? He said it was little slices of darkness, flying around and infecting people. So why was he killed? He said it looked like a mugging. Why is she even here? Do you make a habit of bringing schoolgirls into interview rooms with murder suspects?

Unless you did, in which case I reserve the right to say that I knew it all along. But she asks a good question, Kenny. Why were you meeting him?

His latest apocalypse. As soon as Kenny noticed it, he looked away. His mother had taught him it was not polite to stare. How did you hear about it? It sounds like the Rapture, to be honest. How did you hear about the Passage? Why are you focusing on rumours and urban legends?

Like what? Unless you wanted to distract me. Perhaps he said something that annoyed you. I believe you. You have an honest face. You have honest ears. So who do you think killed him? Do you think someone killed him because of the Passage? Are there people out there who really believe in this stuff? Any family he still spoke to? Maguire, I think. She helps out at one of the shelters.

She used to be a teacher, or something. He talked to her. She was talking to Lynch. Have you ever seen her with a sword? That would have been my first clue. The door opened, and a boy with blond hair poked his head in. It clicked shut, and all was suddenly quiet for a very brief moment. The door opened again. A middle-aged man walked in, carrying a notebook. Inspector Me and his two teenage students were gone.

Sorry to keep you waiting. Who was that, then? You just passed. He was with a girl on work experience and a boy with spiky hair. It had been a nice top, too. It had really gone with her jeans. Squinting slightly against the sun, Valkyrie glanced back into the church. One sharply-dressed skeleton.

One grief-stricken young woman. One teenage boy who can't remember which class he's supposed to be in. This cannot end well. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back in their most gripping story yet, as book 11, Midnight, picks up where Resurrection left off - and runs. For years, Valkyrie Cain has struggled to keep her loved ones safe from harm, plunging into battle - time and time again - by Skulduggery Pleasant's side, and always emerging triumphant.

But now the very thing that Valkyrie fights for is in danger, as a ruthless killer snatches her little sister in order to lure Valkyrie into a final confrontation. With Skulduggery racing to catch up and young sorcerer Omen scrambling along behind, Valkyrie only has twelve hours to find Alice before it's too late. The clock is ticking. Skulduggery Pleasant Bedlam. On a desperate journey to recover her sister's lost soul, Valkyrie Cain goes up against the High Sanctuary itself, and there's nothing Skulduggery Pleasant can do to stop her.

With Abyssinia's grand plan about to kick off in a night of magic, terror, and bloodshed, it falls to Omen Darkly to save the lives of thousands of innocent people. And as the madness unfolds around him, as hidden enemies step into the light, and as Valkyrie is sucked into a desperate, lawless quest of her own, he has no choice but to become the hero he never really wanted to be - or die in the attempt.

Skulduggery Pleasant Seasons of war. War is coming. To avert catastrophe, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are sent on a secret mission that takes them away from everything they know, to a forsaken land of magic and grim, unrelenting terror. It is here that Valkyrie will have to fight the hardest - not only against the enemies who want her dead, but also against her own self-destructive impulses. It's only by crawling through darkness that she'll be able to once again stand in the light.

Skulduggery, Valkyrie and Omen return in the 14th and penultimate novel in the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - and their most epic test yet In a matter of days, the world will change.

Billions of lives will be wiped away in a final, desperate search for the Child of the Faceless Ones - she who is destined to bring about the return of humankind's ancient overlords. To prevent this, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain have one last - terrible - option: the assassination of Damocles Creed. With protests stirring in the magical city of Roarhaven, with riots and revolutions on the horizon, Valkyrie must decide who she wants to be: the hero who risks everything for a noble ideal, or the killer who sacrifices her own soul for the fate of humanity.

The decision must be made, and time is running out. The Skulduggery Pleasant grimoire. An unmissable paraquel to the internationally bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series, The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire is at once a thrilling recap of the books so far, a reference guide to characters, and a treasure-trove of bonus content.

As the Skulduggery Pleasant series nears its end again , relive the adventure in this lavishly illustrated compendium of all things Skulduggery. Featuring a unique run-down of the books so far, it also includes an invaluable reference tool for the dizzying cast of characters, as well as bonuses, surprises, and a dark story all of its own. The Grimoire is an essential book for any Skulduggery fan. The cover of this edition uses special inks and debossing to represent the age and magic of the Grimoire.

Pages inside are designed to represent each archivist's actual papers, and are filled with brand-new information and illustrations from a group of carefully selected artists, including illustrator-extraordinaire Tom Percival as well as brand-new names working in multiple styles, to represent the incredible and broad world of Skulduggery Pleasant. Book Review Show. Irish Gifts. Children's Christmas Reads. Other titles by the same author. Death Bringer Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 6 quantity.

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Like how much can possibly be wrapped up in these two? Still fully plan on continuing with the series, and I'm nowhere near wanting to give up on it, but I'm also still hoping it gets better. It seems like it's kinda circling the airport at this point, so to speak.

Dec 10, Nikki rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. Another excellent addition to the series. This one is a bit of a turning point, propelling the series to a bit of a darker place. The character development blows me away! First read Second read July A lot happens in this book, and it's both violent and bloody. We also get a few surprises, and I like that. Enjoyable, as almost always! I borrowed the first Skulduggery book a few years back, when i was on my fishing trip to Ireland.

My family have this house in Donegal, which has been passed down the family. When i started reading it of course, i realised that it was actually SET in Ireland, how friggin' awesome.

So there i was in Ireland, reading Skulduggery Pleasant, as you do. And i thought it was pretty snazzy. Then i read "playing with fire". And then I borrowed the first Skulduggery book a few years back, when i was on my fishing trip to Ireland.

And then i saw Death Bringer. Everything about it, the characters, dialogue, story, is brilliant, beyond comparison. I haven't been able to relate to the previous books as well, i think this is because it took this book for me to finally tune into the right wave length.

Next time i read the previous books, ill probably love them more. This book has so many awesome quotes that i'll never forget. The romance is hilarious. Constantly laughing in Bella and Edwards face. Taking the Mick out of Paranormal romances, iv'e never smiled so much whilst reading.

Here's a couple of epic quotes: Valkyrie to Caelan - "were not Buffy and Angel, or Romeo and Juliet, or those two from west side story.

Were not even Edward and Bella, OK? You're far too freaky for me. If i am ever in a fight with someone, right before i punch them, i will make sure i say "the Sparrow flies south for winter" Read the book, then you will understand.

I mean it though. Read it. Read the others before though, or you won't have a clue what you're reading. Bring on more Derek Landy, you genious. I forgot how intense those last 70 or so pages were. Like holy heck, I cringed so much and nearly had to stop reading. I honestly think that the best thing about this series is that there are practically never any low points.

It just And goes and goes and goes. Do ya get me? This series will be the absolute death of me, but it'll be a good death. May 13, Highness Atharva rated it it was amazing. There are a lot of elements that dictate the proceeding of the story along with multitude of character interactions we have never seen before like Kenny, the reporter, the street mugger, Dragonclaw, the necromancers, the Warlock a race which we believed was extinct , the Twin Sisters of Havoc, Clarabelle, Nye, The League of Dead Men, Eliza Scorn, Melancholia fancy name, character sucks , Craven, Wreath, The Sensitives, Lord Vile, Scapegrace and the Zombie Horde, Fletcher and the newly appointed Sanctuary leaders all play a noticeable if not major every single time role in the book.

The way the plot moves is almost flawless with superb transitions and the author bides his time with character secrets and reveals them at a time creating the most impact. I almost do not have any complaints about the book as Mr Landy uplifts the readers to new heights with everything fresh with new depth and detail, a bit complicated but highly entertaining. I loved the reveal of Lord Vile's character being a subconscious of Skulduggery and the whole history lesson with regard to that.

The League of the Dead Men introduced at the requiem Ball seems very fancy and may recur in further installments. Nye and Clarabelle working together? It can't get more weird! A bit disappointing! Kenny, the reporter's takes on the Magical Community? Something's Fish! Valkyrie-Fletcher-Caelan love triangle? Sorry, I don't dig that. Let me talk about the necromancers in the book as the philosophical idea of 'Death Bringer' mostly relates to these outcast members of the society looking for the perfect person who can instantaneously kill 3B people for their salvation and permenance upon the Earth.

The idea seemed so enormous and fancy at first but I didn't imagine Solomon Wreath would aid them but the part played out very well. Melancholia's visual appeal was superb but every single word coming out of her mouth, every line of dialogue seemed cheesy, corny and trivial like she did not really have an idealistic motive but a soiled adult with superpowers capable of destroying the entire magical community.

Mostly, this had an intrisinic villainous roots with Eliza Scorn and Dragonclaw also kicking the protagonists a few times. Mostly, Lord Vile just swept his hands and the rest would be done by the shadows, that part totally engrossed me. A lot has been happening with Valkyrie's family, Alice, The Toxic Twins an the reveal that Fergus knows a bit of magic totally shocked me, it was so unexpected.

The final battle between Lord Vile and Darquesse rose to epic heights than I'd expect. I'm very much excited for the future of the series, the author has thrown in some key plot points which may aid the story in the future installments. I thoroughly enjoyed this.

Nice Reading! Death Bringer is always in the fight to climb higher and higher in my top favourites within the series, and without a doubt, it definitely earns its place within the top 5. So many. The Jitter Girls. Why are we hiding from a box? I would tear you from your family. Your friends would be powerless to stop me. The Skeleton Detective? Fletcher and Caelan at the end of the book.

Caelan took a breath, like he was in pain, and straightened up. His voice was low, guttural. If you cry, will your mascara run? How about the sparrow flies south for winter? The Requiem Ball!!!! He wore armour to disguise his old form. He took a new name to kill his old self. Probably my favourite scene of all time in Death Bringer - when Skulduggery came through and tried to call out to Valkyrie and then the banter that we all know and love after this scene His voice was a whisper.

Darquesse smiled. What was it Skulduggery said earlier? There are so many big reveals and it felt like such a huge payoff after all the other books previous to it. Copyright HarperCollins Publishing, review under fair use. Skulduggery is usually saving the world, but this time he saved my reading. I have spent some time agonising over how to write this review without giving away any spoilers, and the only thing I can think of is to make it shorter than most of my reviews.

There is just so much happening in this book that it is nigh impossible to say much at all about the story without giving something away that may spoil the book for the few die-hard fans out there who have not yet read it. I will do my utmost however, although if you have not yet read Mortal Coil, the fifth book in the s I have spent some time agonising over how to write this review without giving away any spoilers, and the only thing I can think of is to make it shorter than most of my reviews.

I will do my utmost however, although if you have not yet read Mortal Coil, the fifth book in the series, then I suggest you navigate away from this page now.

Mortal Coil was an incredibly dark book, and as I mentioned in my review last year, one of my favourite in the series so far. There were so many great revelations, and the climactic scenes had me gasping for breath, especially regarding the fate of one of my favourite characters, Tanith Low. However, Death Bringer may have just usurped Mortal Coil and could now be my favourite book in the series, although the complete absence of Tanith from the story was a slight disappointment.

So what makes it so good? I think the best way of doing this without giving away spoilers is in list form, so in no particular order: The dialogue. It's brilliant, and there seems to be so much more of it in this book.

In fact, I think the increased dialogue between Sulduggery and Valkyrie is possibly the main contributing factor to the book's length. Derek Landy has created so many great characters, but what makes them stand out so much is the banter between them, and especially between his two main protagonists. It is consistently funny, occasionally poignant, and shows the deep bond that has grown between these two over the course of their adventures together.

The action. There are some amazing action scenes in this book, and they are some of the best we have seen from the author. There was one scene where I suddenly started choking as I had not realised that I had been holding my breath and my lungs need to breath suddenly caught up with my brain's fixation on the story I was reading. More character development. Some of Landy's characters have remained pretty much on the sidelines of the main plot so far in the series, and although ever present we still do not know a great deal about them.

One such characters is China Sorrows, and in Death Bringer we find out a great deal more about her history, and it is far from being good. More revelations. I don't think I am particularly stupid so I hope I wasn't the only one who did not see one particular revelation about Skulduggery coming.

In fact, I was so surprised that I think my brain went into shut down, and I spent a good five minutes just staring at the page in shock. I've saved the best until last