Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones

by Derek Landy

Book Overview

Third bone-breaking, belly-busting adventure in the bestselling series that puts the "funny" back in... um... funny bestselling series. That didn't really work, did it? This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061240915
• ISBN13: 9780061240911
• Release Date: August 2009
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Skulduggery Pleasant The Faceless Ones

They are the best books ever cannot put the books down I love the twist in the end.

DEREK, YOU NEVER FAIL ME.

THIS CERTAINLY IS ONE OF THE BEST SERIES IN THE YA SCI-FI WORLD TODAY. IT IS ORIGINAL AND IT SHOULD BE MADE INTO A MOVIE.

wicked

OMG i loved this book so much like it was one of the best books i ever read if you like good funny wierd books then this is the book for you when i got the book i could not put it down and i am not joking i dident go to bed or eat or sleep it came in top condition but it did not seem like 480 pages or that might have been because i read it so fast YOU HAVE TO READ THIS BOOK IT IS THE BEST BOOK IN THE WORLD I NEED MORE OF THIS FUNNY WIERD BOOKS PLEASE DEREK LANDY RIGHT MORE

Mystery, Fantasy, Adventure

Reviewed by Ben Weldon (age 11) for Reader Views (9/09) "The Faceless Ones" by Derek Landy is the exciting, if somewhat gruesome, story of Skullduggery Pleasant, a living skeleton who works as a detective, and his thirteen-year-old sidekick Valkyrie Cain as they search for an evil villain who is responsible for killing several Teleporters. Teleporters are people endowed with the power to teleport anywhere at any time. They hold the key to the end of the world. And there aren't many of them left. But could this mysterious villain have an even deeper, darker secret than cold-blooded murders? Skullduggery Pleasant is no ordinary detective. A skeleton brought to life for magical reasons Skullduggery is witty and now almost invincible. He's shot at and chopped at by scythes, but, lucky for him, he hasn't got a drop of blood to lose. My favorite thing that Skullduggery said about him self is probably, "I am a skeleton brought back to life with an extraordinary fashion sense." After all, people would get really scared if they just saw bones walking around. Valkyrie Cain is an energetic thirteen-year-old girl who is Skullduggery's sidekick. She has helped Skullduggery on many different cases since they met. Now learning magic from Skullduggery and wearing clothing made by a magically endowed tailor, she can hold her own against even the most powerful villains. It helps that her clothes are bullet-proof and she is good at throwing fireballs. When a mysterious series of murders happens, Skullduggery and Valkyrie dig in and search for clues. They uncover a link between the mysterious murderer and the Diablerie, a strange gang of psycho super villains. But Skullduggery and Valkyrie have just two more problems to solve. Who is the mysterious ringleader? And what is his goal? I would recommend this book to people who like fantasy and mystery novels. This book would probably be better for people ten and up. I would strongly not recommend this book to the faint of heart. There are corpses in most every chapter. I read this book (the fourth in its series) without having read the preceding books and it was still an engaging and entertaining book. "The Faceless Ones" by Derek Landy was a great book and an intriguing mystery that sweeps you into the book from the first page.

Skullduggery Pleasant: the Faceless Ones

Loved It! Finally the Faceless Ones are coming back to show their power. As usual, there is only one duo up to the task of stopping it from happening. Stephanie and Skullduggery actually have more than a plateful this time, and I can't promise that all of our favorites make it through. Cost of doing business with magical misfits, I guess. Children will read it and be as shocked as in Harry Potter #6. Don't worry- the author hints that there is more to come. Get hooked if you are not already a fan.