Skulduggery Pleasant - Couverture rigide

Landy, Derek

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0061231150 ISBN 13 : 9780061231155

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

Skulduggery Pleasant Sidesplittingly funny, nail-bitingly spooky, and thrillingly original, this breakneck tale of magic and adventure marks the debut of a pair of heroes unlike any other before--a 12-year-old girl and an animated skeleton--who must save the world from an ancient evil. HarperCollins Childrens

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur :

Derek Landy lives near Dublin. Before writing his children's story about a sharply dressed skeleton detective, he wrote the screenplays for a zombie movie and a little thriller in which everybody dies.

As a blackbelt in Kenpo Karate, he has taught countless children how to defend themselves, in the hopes of one day building his own private munchkin army. He firmly believes that they await his call to strike against his enemies (he doesn't actually have any enemies but he's assuming they'll show up sooner or later).

The reason Derek writes his own biographical blurb is so that he can finally refer to himself in the third person without looking pompous or insane.

Revue de presse :

“An utterly charming debut, perfect for the Potter crowd.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))

“Landy keeps the action brisk, his characters slightly macabre, and uses humor to take the edge off.” (ALA Booklist)

“Fun and quirky with lots of humor.” (Locus)

“A distinctly Horowitzian humor and verve.” (London Times)

“This book is a delight. Full of character, black humor, and great fun.” (Daily Telegraph (London))

“Expected to take over Harry Potter’s place.” (UPI)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061231150
• ISBN 13: 9780061231155
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Illustrateur: Percival Tom