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Derek Landy

Ireland (b.1974)

Derek Landy (born October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of children's books.

Derek has written two screenplays that have been made into films -- the IFTA award winning Dead Bodies and the IFTA nominated Boy Eats Girl starring Samantha Mumba. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.

Landy later moved onto writing the Skulduggery Pleasant novels, starting with Skulduggery Pleasant, published by Harper Collins which according to The Sunday Times in 2006 paid 1 million euro for the publishing rights.

He attended Drogheda Grammar School during his childhood years and also has a black belt in kenpo karate.

Genres: Children's Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, Science Fiction

Series

Skulduggery Pleasant
   1. Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)
     aka Scepter of the Ancients
   1.5. The Lost Art of World Domination (2011)
   2. Playing with Fire (2008)
   2.5. Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (2011)
   3. The Faceless Ones (2009)
   4. Dark Days (2010)
   5. Mortal Coil (2010)
   6. Death Bringer (2011)
   6.5. The End of the World (2012)
   7. Kingdom of the Wicked (2012)
   7.5. Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven (2013)
   8. Last Stand of Dead Men (2013)
   8.5. Armageddon Outta Here (2014)
   9. The Dying of the Light (2012)
   10. Resurrection (2017)
   11. Midnight (2018)
   12. Bedlam (2019)
   13. Seasons of War (2020)
   14. Dead or Alive (2021)
   Apocalypse Kings (2021)
   The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire (2021)

Skulduggery Pleasant Omnibus
   Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 5 (2011)
   Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 3 (2013)
   Skulduggery Pleasant Books 4 - 6 (2013)
   Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 2 (2013)
   Skulduggery Pleasant Books 7 - 9 (2015)
   Skulduggery Pleasant - The Complete Series Books 1-9 (2015)

Demon Road
   1. Demon Road (2015)
   2. Desolation (2016)
   3. American Monsters (2016)

Collections

Haunted (2011) (with Susan Cooper, Joseph Delaney, Berlie Doherty, Jamila Gavin, Matt Haig, Robin Jarvis, Sam Llewellyn, Mal Peet, Philip Reeve and Eleanor Updale)

Novellas

The Hero of Drumree (2014)

Series contributed to

Doctor Who (with Holly Black, Malorie Blackman, Eoin Colfer, Neil Gaiman, Charlie Higson, Richelle Mead, Patrick Ness, Philip Reeve, Michael Scott Rohan, Alex Scarrow, Michael Scott and Marcus Sedgwick)
12 Doctors 12 Stories (2014)

Awards

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Children/Young Adult Fiction nominee (2008) : Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy recommends

Curse of Kings (2011)
(Trials of Oland Born, book 1)
Alex Barclay
"Fiercely imaginative, with razor-sharp twists and a plot that moves so fast it ignites."

The Sons of Scarlatti (2014)
(Infinity Drake, book 1)
John McNally
"Funny, thrilling, brain-punchingly good."

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