“A writer at the height of his powers … Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride.” Irish Independent Derek’s events are legendary - part storytelling, part comedy show - as he riffs off questions from the audience, shares his love of films, gaming and, of course, books, and reveals what it’s really like creating one of the coolest skeleton detectives in fiction. The bone-shaking trilogy concludes with A Soul Full of Shadows , the epic new adventure in the bestselling series. Skulduggery Pleasant has an enemy he cannot beat alone but where is his partner when he needs her most? Valkyrie Cain is in prison, fighting to stay alive in a place where everyone wants to kill her. With an island of sorcerers ready to cut themselves off from the rest of the world, a terrorist group enjoying unprecedented public support, and a showdown looming between Winter Grieving and the Child of the Ancients, Skulduggery and Valkyrie’s options, like their chances, are running out.
Whether you’re channelling Skulduggery himself, Valkyrie Cain or another hero (or villain) from the series, costumes are very welcome
Derek Landy is the bestselling author of the multi-million selling Skulduggery Pleasant series. The awards heaped upon the epic adventure series include the Irish Book of the Decade and the Red House Children’s Book Award. 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. He has written numerous comic book series at Marvel Comics, including star properties Captain American, Iron Man and Avengers.