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| Author | Derek Landy |
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| Cover artist | Tom Percival |
| Language | English |
| Series | Skulduggery Pleasant |
| Genre | Children's novel, Fantasy novel, detective novel, comedy novel, adventure novel |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1 April 2008 |
| Publication place |  Ireland |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 351 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-00-72570-58 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 877986693 |
| Preceded by | Skulduggery Pleasant (2007) |
| Followed by | The Faceless Ones (2009) |
Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire is a young adult and fantasy novel written by Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in April 2008. It is the second of the Skulduggery Pleasant series and sequel to the novel of the same name.
The story follows sorcerer-detectives Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant and their magic-wielding allies as they try to prevent Baron Vengeous and his forces from resurrecting the Grotesquery and returning the Faceless Ones to the world. The book did not see release in the US and Canada until 2018.[1] HarperCollins Audio also publishes the unabridged CD sets of the books read by Rupert Degas.
In 2009, it won the award of Senior Irish Children's Book of the Year.