Kingdom Of The Wicked (skulduggery Pleasant, Book 7)

The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe... DEATH BRINGER, book 6 in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, was the number-one bestselling children's book for two weeks running in September 2011, as well as outselling the number one adult fiction hardback. And guess what? This one is going to be EVEN BIGGER. Hot on the heels of World Book Day, when 250,000 copies of Derek's one-off novelette will be distributed, everyone will be a Skulduggery fan in 2012 -- and EVERYONE will want this book. Books 1-3 were the Faceless Ones trilogy. Books 4-6 were the Necromancer trilogy. Now, get ready for... the Darquesse trilogy. Valkyrie will finally come into her destiny. The end will finally come. And the last part of your minds will be totally and utterly blown... The seventh installment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe - and the follow-up to 2011s number-one bestseller, Death Bringer Magic is a disease. Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever. And then there's the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods, they're set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them. Looks like it's going to be another one of those days Magic is a disease. Across the land, normal people are developing wild and unstable powers. Somehow infected by a rare strain of magic, they are dangerous and terrified. Th eir only hope lies with the Sanctuary, which is having problems of its own. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed not only to fi nd out what is causing the infection, but also to prevent the take-over of the Sanctuary by a consortium of international sorcerers. And then there's the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Wielding the magic of gods, they're set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them. Looks like it's going to be another one of those days... Den menneskelige hovedpersonen i Skranglebein Likanes er 12 år gamle Valkyrie. Valkyries avdøde onkel Gordon var en suksessrik og styrtrik grøsserforfatter. Nå har Valkyrie til slektningenes store forbauselse og forargelse arvet Gordons hus og formue. I Gordons begravelse dukker det opp en mystisk mann med solbriller, hatt og skjerf som dekker mesteparten av ansiktet. Senere stifter Stephanie nærmere bekjentskap med mannen, Pleasant (Skranglebein Likanes), og det viser seg at han har gode grunner til å gjemme ansiktet. Det er nemlig ikke noe ansikt der, bare en hodeskalle! De to første bøkene i serien er oversatt til norsk Meet Skullduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior. Oh yes, and dead. Magic is a disease. Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Wielding the magic of the gods, they're set to tear the city apart, unless someone stands up to them. For Skullduggery and Valkyrie, it's going to be another one of those days ..