It is the first book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. It was called simply "Skulduggery Pleasant" in the US and in the UK.
Many of the reviews of Skulduggery Pleasant have been copied over to this version of the book, including those on Amazon.
The first Skulduggery Pleasant book is just called 'Skulduggery Pleasant'. It was retitled "Skulduggery Pleasant: Scepter of the Ancients" for US release.
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Skulduggery Pleasant (In the USA, it is called "Scepter of the Ancients", and is the same as the regular first book in the other nations)Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire,Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones,Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark days,Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil (September 2, 2010)(also known as Skulduggery Pleasant: The New Order or Skulduggery's Secret)Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer (September 1, 2011)Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the WickedSkulduggery Pleasant: Last Stand of Dead Men (2013)
China's big secret in the Skulduggery Pleasant series is that he is the original Faceless One, the most powerful sorcerer in history who created the magical scepter known as the Scepter of the Ancients. This secret is revealed in the book "The Faceless Ones" and plays a significant role in the overall story arc of the series.
Only four of the Skulduggery books have been released so far, and they are (in order) : Skulduggery Pleasant Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days If you live in the US, they are called: The Sceptre of the Ancients Playing with Fire The Faceless Ones The 5th book comes out in the UK on the 2nd of September 2010, and is probably going to be called Mortal Coil!
The main antagonist in "Skulduggery Pleasant" is Nefarian Serpine, a powerful sorcerer seeking to obtain immortality by finding a weapon known as the Scepter of the Ancients. He serves as a recurring threat throughout the series.
You have to walk around and find Items that tell you about the books You then try to find the sceptre of the a ancients
#1 skulduggery pleasant #2 skulduggery pleasant playing with fire #3 skulduggery pleasant the faceless ones #4 skulduggery pleasant dark days #5 skulduggery pleasant unknown #6 skulduggery pleasant unknown #7 skulduggery pleasant unknown #8 skulduggery pleasant unknown
The first Skulduggery Pleasant book is in fact called: "Skulduggery Pleasant." Then (in order) they go like this: 1st: Skulduggery Pleasant 2nd: Skulduggery Pleasant - Playing With Fire 3rd: Skulduggery Pleasant - The Faceless Ones 4th: Skulduggery Pleasant - Dark Days 5th: Skulduggery Pleasant - Mortal Coil 6th: Skulduggery Pleasant - The Death Bringer
There is already 5 out. Skulduggery Pleasant, Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire, Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones, Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days and Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil. The 6th book is due out this month (September) and is called Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer. After the 6th, there is going to be 3 more books. In conclusion: 9 books altogether I hope this helps :) Tanith Low
Skulduggery Pleasant(2007)Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire (2008)Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones (2009)Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days (2010)Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil (2010)Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer (2011)Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the Wicked (2012)
One hardbound edition has a total of 380 pages. It has 370 pages and like 20 words on the next page but that page it isn't numbered so technically 370. The US paperback, retitled "Scepter of the Ancients" has 416 story pages.