Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
9-13 years |
| Reading Age |
9-13 years |
| NBS Text |
Children's Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
320 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 111mm
Height: 178mm
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| Weight |
Not specified - defaults to 600g |
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| Dewey Code |
Not specified |
| Catalogue Code |
144898 |
Description of this Book
Just when you think you've saved the world! You will kill her? the Torment asked. Skulduggery sagged. Yes. He hesitated, then took his gun from his jacket. I'm sorry, Valkyrie, he said softly. Don't talk to me, Valkyrie said. Just do what you have to do. Valkyrie parted her tunic, and Skulduggery pointed the gun at the vest beneath. Please forgive me, Skulduggery said, then aimed the gun at the girl and pulled the trigger. With Serpine dead, the world is safe once more. At least, that's what Valkyrie and Skulduggery think, until the notorious Baron Vengeous makes a bloody escape from prison, and dead bodies and vampires start showing up all over Ireland. With Baron Vengeous after the deadly armour of Lord Vile, and pretty much everyone out to kill Valkyrie, the daring detective duo face their biggest challenge yet. But what if the greatest threat to Valkyrie is just a little closer to home!?
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for Independent Booksellers' Book of the Year Award: Children's Book of the Year 2008.
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| NZ Review |
A debut that brings a much-needed twist to the mystery/fantasy genre with its wisecracking detective hero. New York Times Readers will be skipping meals and sleep to get to the end. Kirkus Reviews An utterly charming debut, perfect for the Potter crowd. Publishers Weekly |
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Author's Bio
Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply-dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a murderous horror film. I think my career-guidance teacher is spinning in her grave, he says, or she would be if she were dead.
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