The book opens with twelve-year old Stephanie Edgley receiving an inheritance from her recently deceased uncle. Derek Landy makes his debut in children's fiction with this delightfully action-packed romp about a skeleton detective and his strong-minded 12 year old sidekick. But that hasn't stopped him from trying to save the world. He's an elemental master who never has to find trouble, because it finds him. something that just makes your fingers itch to crack the cover. It can be the title, the cover, the plot description. Some books you just know will be fun to read. If you're looking for the next great adventure story, this is it!
This book deserves to be way more popular in the United States than it currently is.
The action and fighting sequences are well-written, and it's clear the author knows what he's talking about Derek Landy is a black belt, and still trains regularly. The plot is highly original, the villains having been loosely based off of H.P. It's also satisfying to read a book where the main character doesn't hate his or her parents, and the parents aren't oblivious idiots in Skulduggery Pleasant, the Edgley family begins to notice when Stephanie goes out to solve mysteries with a skeleton detective. Stephanie Edgley is strong, intelligent, and precocious, which makes this book suitable for older readers as well as kids. Although this may not be an issue for everyone, it pleases me to read a story that rings with gender equity, yet doesn't contain a poorly developed in-your-face female lead. While the book is lighthearted, I'm fascinated by the way Derek Landy has managed to subtly defy so many social stereotypes.
The witty, clever dialogue thrown back and forth between Stephanie and Skulduggery will bring nonstop entertainment. At the heart of the story is Skulduggery Pleasant, a character who's so good he deserves to have the series named after him. This book contains everything a good children's book should: Ancient relics that possess sinister powers, a band of heroes and heroines who need to save the world, a creepy mansion, a unique system of magic, and even a scene of nice, old-fashioned spelunking. And this is still one of my favorite books ever. First of all, don't laugh, but I'm almost 16.
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