Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light

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The Dying of the Light
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First edition
Author Derek Landy
Cover artistTom Percival
LanguageEnglish
Series Skulduggery Pleasant
Genre Children's novel, Fantasy novel, detective novel, comedy novel, adventure novel
Publisher HarperCollins
Publication date
28 August 2014
Publication place Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages605 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN 0-00-74892-50 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC 36074312
Preceded by Last Stand of Dead Men (2013) 
Followed by Resurrection (2017) 

Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light is young adult and fantasy novel written by Irish author Derek Landy, published in August 2014. It is the ninth and final of the first Skulduggery Pleasant series and follows to Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men .

Contents

The book was planned to be released in the US and Canada in 2018. [1]

In 2014, The Dying of the Light was shortlisted for the Senior Irish Children's Book of the Year. [2] [3]

Plot summary

The story follows the sorcerer and detective Skulduggery Pleasant after the loss of Valkyrie Cain, as he allies with his former protegé's murderous reflection to track down and stop Darquesse before she destroys the world.

Critical response

Sarah Webb, writing for The Independent, said "With plot twists that had me gasping at Landy's audacity, whip-smart dialogue, and enough clever popular culture references to impress even the most jaded teenager, this is a world class book not to be missed.". [4]

The book currently holds a rating of 4.59 out of 5 on Goodreads with 68% of a total 12,585 ratings being 5 stars. [5]

References

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