Skulduggery Pleasant was a big hit with critics and children’s writers. Landy says his main character Stephanie Edgley – aka Valkyrie Cain – is inspired by some fearless and witty young girls he met while teaching karate. It is obvious Degas has a deep understanding and affection for the characters. His deep voice and subtle accent pulls us in close and before long we find ourselves deeply attached. These audiobooks are brought to life by narrator Rupert Degas who also reads the character Pantalaimon in His Dark Materials.ĭegas's deadpan and almost stony tone is perfectly suited to these stories. You just might not know it yet.Ī darkly comic fantasy series, Derek Landy’s award-winning books have a strong theme of nonconformity and wit. You are either given a name or you take a name. In these stories, names are of the utmost importance. Pressing matters keep them busy, such as the ever present supernatural evil and mysteries that won’t solve themselves. Together, they plan to save the world, as long as they can stop hassling each other. Then there’s Stephanie, the gutsy teenage fighter and Elemental magician. He also happens to be a long-dead skeleton. Skulduggery Pleasant is a wise-cracking detective and sorcerer.
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