Skulduggery Pleasant Books in Order, by Derek Landy

A popular fantasy-adventure series targeted primarily at young adult readers, the series written by Derek Landy follows the adventures of Stephanie Edgley, a young girl who discovers a hidden world of magic and sorcery after the death of her eccentric uncle, Gordon Edgley.

Stephanie soon teams up with a witty and charming skeleton detective named Skulduggery Pleasant, who is a powerful sorcerer himself.

Together, they navigate a world filled with magic, mystery, and danger, facing off against various villains and dark forces that threaten both the magical and mundane realms.

Here is the Skulduggery Pleasant Series in Order

Hell Breaks Loose (prequel, 2023)
“Across a Dark Plain“
“The Horror Writers’ Halloween Ball“
Skulduggery Pleasant (2007, the first novel, start here)
“The Lost Art of World Domination“
Playing with Fire (2008)
“Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon“
The Faceless Ones (2009)
“The Slightly Ignominious End to the Legend of Black Annis“
“Friday Night Fights“
“Death and Texas“
Dark Days (2010)
“Myosotis Terra“
Mortal Coil (2010)
“The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous“
“Just Another Friday Night“
“Apocalypse Kings“
“Going Once, Going Twice“
Death Bringer (2011)
“The End of the World”
Kingdom of the Wicked (2012)
“Trick or Treat“
“Get Thee Behind Me, Bubba Moon“
“Theatre of Shadows“
“The Maleficent Seven“
“Eyes of the Beholder“
“The Button“
Last Stand of Dead Men (2013)
The Dying of the Light (2014)
Resurrection (2017)
Midnight (2018)
Bedlam (2019)
Seasons of War (2020)
Dead or Alive (2021)
Until the End (2022)
A Mind Full of Murder (2024)

Most of Skulduggery Pleasant short stories and novellas have been collected into “Armageddon Outta Here” (2014).