Skulduggery Pleasant
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Name: | Skulduggery Pleasant |
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Creator: | Derek Landy |
Date(s): | 2007-ongoing |
Medium: | books |
Country of Origin: | Ireland |
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Skulduggery Pleasant is an ongoing book series created by Derek Landy, set in Ireland and following the story of a young girl who meets the titular skeleton detective. The novels are centred around the magical goings-on and the efforts to keep the world from being destroyed by the big bad of the book.
Series
There are currently 15 books in the split into two series.. There are also multiple short stories and novellas, most of which were included in the book Armageddon Outta Here. Series 1 starts with "Skulduggery Pleasant", Series 2 starts with "Resurrection".
Fandom
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The fandom mentality (popular opinions/ volume of posts) towards the series and the author varies depending on the social media platform. Twitter has more positive responses to Derek Landy's tweets, while Tumblr is more critical. A common trend is to not use Derek Landy's name, but instead use a mispronunciation similar to the way Benedict Cumberbatch became "Bandersnatch Cumberbund", for example.
Common Tropes & Storylines in Fanfiction
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- A Masquerade/Ball is being held and the characters have to attend
- Casefic
- Jokes in serious moments
- Tangents in the middle of the big speeches
Ships and Pairings
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Het Pairings
- Valkyrie Cain/Fletcher Renn
- Valkyrie Cain/Skulduggery Pleasant
- China Sorrows/Skulduggery Pleasant
- Tanith Low/Ghastly Bespoke
- Tanith Low/Billy-Ray Sanguine
Slash Pairings
- Anton Shudder/Dexter Vex
- Thrasher/Vaurien Scapegrace
Femslash Pairings
- Valkyrie Cain/Militsa Gnosis
- China Sorrows/Eliza Scorn
Fan Created Content
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Fanfiction
- The Adventures of Skulduggery and Baby Val by cunzy4
- Sometimes I lick Windows by Flaring Rhythm
- The Smiling Detective by Flaring Rhythm
- Poppling by kirkr0se (Author previously went by Mademise Morte and Iphis)
- The Skulduggery Chronicles by AmaraqWolf
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