num_pages: 392
description: Meet Skulduggery Pleasant Ace DetectiveSnappy DresserRazor–tongued WitCrackerjack SorcererandWalking, 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.
language: English
title: Skulduggery Pleasant
titlecomplete: Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
characters: Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant
genres: Fiction, Magic, Adventure, Mystery, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Paranormal, Childrens, Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
ratings_count: 64759
places: Ireland
series: Skulduggery Pleasant
awards: awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Mythopoeic Fantasy Award
category: Children's Literature, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Odyssey Award, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Red House Children's Book Award
category: Older Readers & Overall, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Bolton Children's Book Award, awardedAt: 1293868800000
name: California Young Readers Medal
category: Middle School/Junior High, awardedAt: 1199174400000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: HarperCollins