Skulduggery Pleasant: Dying of the Light

Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light[1] written by Derek Landy was released on the 28th of August 2014. It is the last of the nine book series Skulduggery Pleasant. It is about the Darquesse vision that was foreseen in Dark Days and set in motion during Last Stand Of Dead Men. Derek landy completed the book on May 21st, 2014. On Monday, the 16th of June, 2014, the front cover of the book was uploaded.A limited edition cover was also released. A Back Cover art was revealed on Tuesday, the 19th of August.

Official Summary

The final book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series.

Valkyrie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain’t big enough for the three of them. The end will come…

The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder.

And so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, killers, criminals… and Valkyrie’s own murderous reflection.

The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive…

Chapter List

1. Meek Ridge

2. Living in the Shadow

3. Throwing Down the Gauntlet

4. Friends and Foe

5. To Watch the World Burn

6. My Normal Life

7. Visions

8. Curiosity

9. Signate

10. Girls' Night Out

11. Honey I'm Home

12. The Cauldron

13. My Friend. My Furniture.

14. A Common Enemy

15. Finbar's Dream

16. The National Black Belt Review Board

17. A Voice From The Darkness

18. Brogues and Burrs

19. Me and Her

20. Home Delivery

21. The Eviction

22. The Return of Valkyrie Cain

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24. A Fine Pair of Specimens

25. Going to America

26. Weird Feelings

27. The Gnarl

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29. Those Who Live in Darkness

30. Forgiven

31. Creepy Kid

32. The Job Offer

33. Misadventures in Babysitting

34. Saying Goodbye

35. The Loss

36. Joining the Stream

37. Brooking No Argument

38. Enemy Territory

39. Finding the Fountain

40. Famous Last Words

41. There Be Dragons

42. Brainstorm

43. Shunting Ravel

44. A Better Person

45. A Brutal Act of Kindness

46. The Conversation

47. The Death Bringer Wakes

48. A New Roarhaven

49. Stopping for Gas

50. The Card Trick

51. The Temple of the Spider

52. The Devil Comes to Play

53. The End is Nye

54. The Deal

55. The Exiled

56. Toe to Toe

57. A World of Pain

58. Valkyrie's Affliction

59. The Corpse Trail

60. Freaks

61. The Plan

62. The Knock on the Door

63. The City Below

64. Chasing Alice

65. The Second Test

66. Table Manners

67. Lighting

68. The Hourglass

69. Strange Bedfellows

70. Return of the Living Dead

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The chapters don't all have names.

They jump from the story of darquesse to a story of "danny" who is chased by "Mr. Gant" and his assistant "Jeremiah".

References

  1. ISBN 9780007489299; Imprint: None ; Format: E-Book; Trimsize: ; Pages: 576;