Wednesday, August 20, 2014

HarperCollins Children’s Books announces the grand finale of the hugely popular epic adventure Skulduggery Pleasant and an author tour.


The #1 international bestselling series and Irish Book of the Decade draws to its heart-stopping conclusion in a year of ground breaking events and innovative marketing that marks 2014 out as The Year of the Requiem.

Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy burst onto the publishing scene in 2007 with a colossal splash and a new children’s fiction superstar was born. The last three books have been number-one bestsellers in the UK, Ireland , Australia and New Zealand, global sales are in excess of 5 million copies and Skulduggery Pleasant can now be read in 36 languages.

The awards heaped upon the epic adventure series include Irish Book of the Decade and the Red House Book Award. It also featured on Oprah’s Book Club. Derek Landy has become a ‘golden god’ to his 75k facebook fans, a fandom unparalleled for its feverish devotion. Many of these fans have grown up with Skulduggery, they generate vast amounts of Skulduggery inspired fan art and creative writing and happily queue for as much as six hours on Derek’s book signing tours. They are a unique and dedicated community, often striking up friendships through their shared passion for Skulduggery.

Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light will be released in New Zealand on 1 September.  It is the explosive and extraordinary conclusion to the series.

Derek Landy will be visiting New Zealand at the beginning of October.  His public appearances will be as follows:

Thursday 2 October
12.30pm Whitcoulls Riccarton Mall, Christchurch
5.30pm Riccarton Primary School Hall, with The Children’s Bookshop and Christchurch Public Libraries

Friday 3 October
12pm Whitcoulls Queensgate Mall, Lower Hutt, Wellington
Saturday
5.30pm Event with The Children’s Bookshop, contact books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz

Saturday 4 October
11am Whitcoulls Westfield Sylvia Park, Mt Wellington, Auckland
2.30pm Whitcoulls Albany Mall, Auckland


For further details about Derek Landy, visit www.skulduggerypleasant.com

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