Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men

Last Stand of Dead Men
AuthorDerek Landy
Cover artistTom Percival
LanguageEnglish
SeriesSkulduggery Pleasant
GenreFantasy novel, detective novel, comedy novel, adventure novel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
29 August 2013
Publication placeIreland
Media typePrint (hardcover)
Pages604 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-00-75343-61 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC869549346
Preceded byKingdom of the Wicked (2012) 
Followed byThe Dying of the Light (2014) 

Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men is a young adult and fantasy novel written by Derek Landy published in August 2013. It is the eighth book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series and the sequel to Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the Wicked.

The story follows sorcerer-detectives Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant as they work to uncover the conspiracy behind the war between the Sanctuaries. Meanwhile, Valkyrie's alter-ego, Darquesse, is on the verge of bringing about the end of the world.

In 2013, Skulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men won the Senior Irish Children's Book of the Year, and was released in the US and Canada in 2018.[1] HarperCollins Audio published the unabridged audio book, read by Rupert Degas.

  1. ^ Corbett, Sue (1 May 2018). "He's Baaaack: HarperCollins Reintroduces Skulduggery Pleasant". Publishersweekly.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.