Skulduggery Pleasant

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Name: Skulduggery Pleasant
Abbreviation(s):
Creator: Derek Landy
Date(s): 2007-ongoing
Medium: books
Country of Origin: Ireland
External Links:
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Fan made Skulduggery Pleasant movie poster showing Skulduggery standing in an archway in the foreground with his back to the viewer, head turned to the left with a cityscape in the background. And he's the good guy is the tagline at the top of this image
Fan made poster by SkinnyGlasses

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

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

  • 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

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

Fanfiction

References

Skulduggery Pleasant Website