Skullduggery pleasant derek landy biography
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Author Spotlight – Derek Landy
For the first few years of his life, Derek Landy was raised by foxes. “It’s not as impressive as being raised by wolves”, he admits, but “it’s a darn sight better than being raised by badgers”. This is taken from the biographical blurb of one of his novels – short passages, completely fictitious in nature, but which still manage to give you an insight into his character.
When I met Landy at a signing/Q&A, he gave an entertaining rant about his cats which had recently given birth to far, far too many kittens. With humour permeating everything from his events to his dust covers, you’d be forgiven for thinking Landy’s work didn’t take itself very seriously, but this is not necessarily true. Landy has had a fairly eclectic career. He has written screenplays, a Doctor Who short story, and comic books such as the Disney+ tie-in The Falcon, and the Winter Soldier. But it’s his novels that are most well-known.
Landy’s flagship work is Skulduggery Pleasant – a 15-installment series (plus a spin-off novel, reference guide, and multitude of short stories) that almost transcends genre. At its core, it’s fantasy – one of the main characters can control elemen
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Derek Landy
Born
in Lusk, IrelandOctober 23, 1974
Website
http://www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk
DerekLandy
Genre
Young Adult, Loathing, Mystery & Thrillers
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