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After the first skulduggery pleasant series finished, in 2017 derek landy delighted fans by releasing the first book in a new series featuring the. It is about a young girl named stephanie edgley and a longdead mage named skulduggery pleasant as they try to stop an evil adept named nefarian serpine. Jun 01, 2017 resurrection skulduggery pleasant, book 10 hardcover 1 jun. Scepter of the ancients is a young adult fantasy novel by derek landy. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 392 pages and is available in hardcover format. Stephanies uncle gordon is a writer of horror fiction. Buy a discounted paperback of skulduggery pleasant online from australias leading online bookstore. Skulduggery pleasant skulduggery pleasant, book 1 derek.
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