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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
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Skulduggery Pleasant
   0. Hell Breaks Loose (2023)
   1. Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)
     aka Scepter of the Ancients
   2. Playing with Fire (2008)
   3. The Faceless Ones (2009)
   4. Dark Days (2010)
   5. Mortal Coil (2010)
   5.5. Apocalypse Kings (2021)
   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 (2014)
   10. Resurrection (2017)
   11. Midnight (2018)
   12. Bedlam (2019)
   13. Seasons of War (2020)
   14. Dead or Alive (2021)
   The Skulduggery Pleasant Grimoire (2021)
   15. Until the End (2022)
   16. A Mind Full of Murder (2024)
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Demon Road
   1. Demon Road (2015)
   2. Desolation (2016)
   3. American Monsters (2016)
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Collections
   Haunted (2011) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   The Hero of Drumree (2014)
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Series contributed to
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Doctor Who
   12 Doctors 12 Stories (2014) (with others)
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Derek Landy recommends
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Giant Killer (2017)
(Infinity Drake, book 3)
John McNally
"Funny, thrilling, brain-punchingly good."
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Curse of Kings (2012)
(Trials of Oland Born, book 1)
Alex Barclay
"Fiercely imaginative, with razor-sharp twists and a plot that moves so fast it ignites."

Anthologies containing stories by Derek Landy
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Beyond the Stars (2014)
Twelve Tales of Adventure, Magic and Wonder
edited by
Sarah Webb

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


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