num_pages: 371
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. Pursued by evil forces intent on recovering a mysterious key, Stephanie finds help from an unusual source - the wisecracking skeleton of a dead wizard.
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