A bone-shaking new trilogy begins - the latest adventure in the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series SIX YEARS AGO, THE UNIVERSE ENDED. When it restarted, blinking back into existence, it brought with it a darkness that remains hidden from the mortal population. A week ago - fuelled by unimaginable hatred and unstoppable rage - a masked sorcerer killed one of those mortals. Then he killed another. And another. With their time running out, Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain must work to solve the puzzles the killer leaves behind before more innocents die, embarking on a journey that will force them to deal with the apocalypse they failed to prevent the first time around. AND MURDER. LOTS AND LOTS OF MURDER.

Gold title * Dead. Famous. Bestseller. The Skulduggery Pleasant series has sold over six million copies, and has a huge, loyal fanbase. * A brand-new Skulduggery Pleasant adventure - book 16 in the bestselling series and the start of a bone-shaking new trilogy. * The official Skulduggery Pleasant merchandise store launched in 2023 * Supported by a strategic schedule of brand activity throughout 2024 to engage fans and bring new readers to this evergreen series Competition: Artemis Fowl;Percy Jackson;Young Bond;Alex Rider;Cirque Du Freak;Trials of Apollo;The Notorious Scarlett and Browne;With a Mind to Kill;The Spook's Apprentice;Eragon. Eoin Colfer;Rick Riordan;Charlie Higson;Anthony Horowitz;Darren Shan;Jonathan Stroud;Joseph Delaney;Christopher Paolini.