Mortal Coil (2010) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Valkyrie Cain: Also known as Stephanie Edgeley, she is Awsome, Epic and Unstoppable!
• Skulduggery Pleasant: Detective extraordinaire! Has a huge Ego.
• Tanith Low: Valkyrie's best friend, like an older sister to her. She is an adept, and is great with a sword in combat
• Fletcher: Fletcher is the last teleporter known on earth. He is known for his 'big' hair, and his charming personality.
• Finbar Wrong: Finbar is a physic. He can see into the future and was the first person to see the mysterious Darqueese.
• Darquesse: Valkyrie's inner self. She tries to seal her true name, to hide her real power to stop destroying the world. Does she succed?
• Gordon: Gordon is Valkyrie's uncle. He wrote many books on the world of magic, and won many awards. He is dead, but his sole lives on in an echo stone.
• Dalrymple: Add a description of this character.
• Davina Marr
• Eamon
• Clarabelle: Kenspeckle's assistant. Not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer...
• Erskine
• Stephanie
• Kenspeckle
• Muriel
• Nye
• Carol
• Thrasher
• Haggard
• Craven
• Adolf
• Kerry
• Anton Shudder
• Caelan: A vampire, very possibly the only nice one one in existence.
• Ceryen
• Tenebrae
• Shakra
• Philomena
• Dan
• Pete
• Owen
• Ephraim
• Roarhaven
• Ashley

Quotes edit see section history

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• “"I want a weapon you hold. You have a gun, Tanith has a sword... I want a stick."”

  Valkyrie Cain

• “" I'll buy you a stick for Christmas."”

  Skulduggery Pleasant

• “Not on your life, dead man.”

  Erskine Ravel

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• China
• Ireland
• Dublin
• Bentley
• Necromancy
• Midnight Hotel
• Drogheda
• Australia

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Table of Contents edit see section history

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Dark Days, and followed by Death Bringer.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Derek Landy (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Tom Percival (Illustrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Irish Book Award (2010: Irish Children's Book - Senior, Winner)

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Lots of violence.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12
• Books › Teens › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history