num_pages: 6
description: 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.
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