About Derek Landy
Derek LandyDerek Landy (born October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant series of children's books.
Derek has written two screenplays that have been made into films -- the IFTA award winning Dead Bodies and the IFTA nominated Boy Eats Girl starring Samantha Mumba. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.
Landy later moved onto writing the Skulduggery Pleasant novels, starting with Skulduggery Pleasant, published by Harper Collins which according to The Sunday Times in 2006 paid 1 million euro for the publishing rights.
He attended Drogheda Grammar School during his childhood years and also has a black belt in kenpo karate.
Derek has written two screenplays that have been made into films -- the IFTA award winning Dead Bodies and the IFTA nominated Boy Eats Girl starring Samantha Mumba. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.
Landy later moved onto writing the Skulduggery Pleasant novels, starting with Skulduggery Pleasant, published by Harper Collins which according to The Sunday Times in 2006 paid 1 million euro for the publishing rights.
He attended Drogheda Grammar School during his childhood years and also has a black belt in kenpo karate.
Series
Skulduggery Pleasant
1. Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)
aka Scepter of the Ancients
2. Playing with Fire (2008)
3. The Faceless Ones (2009)
4. Dark Days (2010)
5. Mortal Coil (2010)
6. Death Bringer (2011)
7. Kingdom of the Wicked (2013)
8. Last Stand of Dead Men (2014)
Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (2011)
The Lost Art of World Domination (2011)
The End of the Word (2012)
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven (2013)
1. Skulduggery Pleasant (2007)
aka Scepter of the Ancients
2. Playing with Fire (2008)
3. The Faceless Ones (2009)
4. Dark Days (2010)
5. Mortal Coil (2010)
6. Death Bringer (2011)
7. Kingdom of the Wicked (2013)
8. Last Stand of Dead Men (2014)
Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (2011)
The Lost Art of World Domination (2011)
The End of the Word (2012)
Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven (2013)
Skulduggery Pleasant Omnibus
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 5 (2011)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 3 (2013)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 4 - 6 (2013)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 2 (2013)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 5 (2011)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 3 (2013)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 4 - 6 (2013)
Skulduggery Pleasant Books 1 - 2 (2013)
Collections
Haunted (2011) (with Susan Cooper, Joseph Delaney, Berlie Doherty, Jamila Gavin, Matt Haig, Robin Jarvis, Sam Llewellyn, Mal Peet, Philip Reeve and Eleanor Updale)
Links to other websites
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