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The Lost Art of World Domination: (1–2) Set after Skulduggery Pleasant, Scaramouch Van Dreg manages to capture Skulduggery Pleasant. Originally included in Skulduggery Pleasant. Would give 1.5 stars if available. Spoilers are mentioned. tldr review- good first half that is tainted by proxy with a second half that feels like I've read the premise better in fanfiction. Also, my god what a dedication. These books are known for funny dedications, but we've never had one that terrified me to my very soul.) The Skulduggery Pleasant series is close to my heart, it is, but god Derek Landy needs to branch out.
Loved the part where Skulduggery went in to save Ravel and was so crazed about the thought of losing his friends that he actually lost it and became Vile. That was intense. And sad. Later, the Dead Men are having dinner while waiting for Meritorious at an inn. Ghastly ponders the lives of mortals and sorcerers, his ex Anselm and then accompanies Hopeless while he frees a trapped cat. It is revealed that Hopeless was a Knife in the Darkness, an assassin and that he seemingly has a different personality for different people, explaining why he was said to have many faces. They reach the cat and discuss whether Skulduggery will kill Serpine or not, now they are not that far away. Hopeless also says that of the Dead Men, Skulduggery is the most notorious, Anton is the scariest, Skulduggery, again, is the darkest. In addition, Dexter is the most honest, Saracen is the most charming, Ravel’s the most loyal and Ghastly is the most decent. At some point, Skulduggery kind of just said "we have to kill this one guy here AND in the future to make our problem go away. I know this, but you'd never understand it so I won't explain why". That lead to the big problem of "we only have one of these magic knives that can kill him but the magic knife is only magic for one cut" - for the sole reason that there wouldn't be a big problem otherwise, I guess.After obtaining the Scepter, Serpine created an immortal fighter called the White Cleaver. During a fight with the White Cleaver, Ghastly used magic to petrify himself to avoid being killed. Serpine then invaded the Sanctuary and killed two Elders with the help of the other traitorous Elder. He tried to use the Book of Names to control the World but all three Elders' consent was needed to read from it. Skulduggery Pleasant: Hell Breaks Loose is the prequel set three hundred years before the events of the actual book series. a b Landy, Derek (31 October 2022). Halloween Livestream! Halloween joyous extravaganza! . Retrieved 31 October 2022– via YouTube.
Four stars for the conversations, five stars for Ghastly's wonderful POV, three stars for the plot, and four stars for the historical setting. In fact, I really enjoyed a lot of it. The whole idea of a prequel worked surprisingly great: Lots of characters you know and love - but with a twist, because it's set in the early 18th century and much of the later character development hasn't happened yet. (Also, you get to revisit some favourites that got killed off, which is awesome.) The whole thing centers around the Dead Men, so hilarity happens. During the fight with Serpine in the Sanctuary, Stephanie glimpsed her True name in the Book of Names but could not remember it before the Book of Names was destroyed. Skulduggery destroyed Serpine with the Scepter, breaking the Scepter's power in the process. Afterward, Skulduggery offered to take Stephanie on as his assistant and apprentice because she is a descendant of the Ancients. Stephanie decided to take the name of Valkyrie Cain. A writer at the height of his powers . . . Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride.” - Irish Independent Landy, Derek (30 March 2023). "So I am meeting Derek Landy again tomorrow — does anyone here have any questions they would like me to ask on their behalf?". Reddit . Retrieved 30 March 2023. Derek Landy: Everyone also had Harry Potter wands, Skulduggery having a wand that was a magnifying glass to focus his fire.
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