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Experience Skulduggery Pleasant as never before ? in this fully original graphic novel brought vibrantly to life in full colour

?A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it?s one you will adore and never forget? Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

A small town in the middle of Ireland, a string of unexplained deaths and a monster on the loose. Better call in the experts.

When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people haunted by their own secrets. There is a creature stalking the streets ? a creature who delights in cruelty, who feeds off the little hatreds, who grows stronger with every drop of blood spilled.

Horror and mystery collide in an original graphic novel by Derek Landy, P. J. Holden, Matt Soffe, Rob Jones and Pye Parr.



Trade Review

Praise for Bad Magic:

‘Grisly, gripping and memorably satisfying, the first graphic novel in the hugely popular Skulduggery Pleasant series is also a perfect entry point for 14+ readers’ Guardian

‘A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it’s one you will adore and never forget’ Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

‘Landy’s smash-hit series for readers aged eight and up is prose gold, with 15 novels in the series so far. And now the skull-faced investigator’s fans can look forward to the graphic novel, complete with a brand new grisly mystery, now in glorious technicolour … Pitch-perfect’ The Bookseller

Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series:

‘A writer at the height of his powers . . . Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ Irish Independent

‘Fast and funny’ The Times

‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan

‘Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages’ Irish Mail on Sunday

‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud

‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express

‘Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian

‘Gripping’ Observer

‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue’ Irish Times

‘A rip-roaring adventure’ Irish Sunday Independent

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A Paperback / softback by Derek Landy

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    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    Publication Date: 28/09/2023
    ISBN13: 9780008585785, 978-0008585785
    ISBN10: 0008585784

    Description

    Book Synopsis

    Experience Skulduggery Pleasant as never before ? in this fully original graphic novel brought vibrantly to life in full colour

    ?A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it?s one you will adore and never forget? Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

    A small town in the middle of Ireland, a string of unexplained deaths and a monster on the loose. Better call in the experts.

    When Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain drive into Termoncara, they discover a town with a dark past and a people haunted by their own secrets. There is a creature stalking the streets ? a creature who delights in cruelty, who feeds off the little hatreds, who grows stronger with every drop of blood spilled.

    Horror and mystery collide in an original graphic novel by Derek Landy, P. J. Holden, Matt Soffe, Rob Jones and Pye Parr.



    Trade Review

    Praise for Bad Magic:

    ‘Grisly, gripping and memorably satisfying, the first graphic novel in the hugely popular Skulduggery Pleasant series is also a perfect entry point for 14+ readers’ Guardian

    ‘A real cracker. Fun, thrilling, smartly scripted and powerfully making a stand for diversity and inclusion in the face of intimidation and ignorance. Even if this is your first encounter with the worlds of Skulduggery Pleasant, it’s one you will adore and never forget’ Win Wiacek, Now Read This!

    ‘Landy’s smash-hit series for readers aged eight and up is prose gold, with 15 novels in the series so far. And now the skull-faced investigator’s fans can look forward to the graphic novel, complete with a brand new grisly mystery, now in glorious technicolour … Pitch-perfect’ The Bookseller

    Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series:

    ‘A writer at the height of his powers . . . Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ Irish Independent

    ‘Fast and funny’ The Times

    ‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan

    ‘Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages’ Irish Mail on Sunday

    ‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud

    ‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express

    ‘Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian

    ‘Gripping’ Observer

    ‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue’ Irish Times

    ‘A rip-roaring adventure’ Irish Sunday Independent

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