Skulduggery Pleasant: Kingdom of the Wicked (Book 8)

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 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 ..