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In the start of the book, Cleric Craven "helps" Melancholia through her Surge by tattooing her with symbols of magic, and she becomes very powerful - but unstable. She is then given the title "Death Bringer". This shocks and relieves Skulduggery and Valkyrie, as this takes a burden off... read more

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The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise…The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing.There’s just one catch.... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise…The Necromancers no longer need Valkyrie to be their Death Bringer, and that’s a Good Thing.There’s just one catch. There’s a reason the Necromancers don’t need her any more. And that’s because they’ve found their Death Bringer already, the person who will dissolve the doors between life and death.And that’s a very, very Bad Thing…

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Ireland

Table of Contents edit see section history

Prologue
1. Kenny
2. Me and the Girl
3. The Christening
4. Craven
5. The Jitter Girls
6. China's Secret
7. The Death Bringer
8. Friends in High Places
9. Friends in Low Places
10. The Warlock
11. Alone at Last
12. Bump in the Night
13. Shadowknives
14. The Call
15. The Doctor is In
16. Full Recovery
17. The Zombie King - And Co
18. The Arrest Warrant
19. Gods and Monsters
20. Riding Out
21. The Love of a Vampire
22. The Church of the Faceless
23. The Homecoming
24. The Temple Siege
25. The Vivid Dead
26. Terminal Two
27. Into the History
28. A Vile History
29. Who Knows What Darkness
30. Tenebrae
31. Fuel
32. A Bad Night in Haggard
33. Willow Hill
34. Valkyrie and Fletcher
35. Teaching the Twins
36. Confiding in Uncle Gordon
37. The Wisdom of Leonard Cohen
38. Back at the Window Again
39. Killing Craven
40. The End of the Death Bringer
41. Home Sweet Home
42. A New Mission
43. A & E
44. Mission Accomplished
45. The Nicest Town in Ireland
46. The Requiem Ball
47. This Evening's Entertainment
48. Going Underground
49. The Pre-Emptive Strike
50. China’s Ally
51. Flirting Disastrously
52. All Fall Down
53. The Death Bringer Rises
54. Monster, Murderer
55. Tunnel Vision
56. Panic
57. Beheaded
58. The Main Event
59. Hero and Villain
60. Tattletale
61. My Twilight
62. They Walk Among Us

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 6 of 34 in Skulduggery Pleasant. (standard series)

Preceded by Mortal Coil, and followed by Kingdom of the Wicked.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Derek Landy (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: August 2011
ISBN: 978-0-00-732602-0
Page Count: 602

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Ages 9-12

Many violent scenes.

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Skulduggery Pleasant
  • Playing with Fire
  • The Faceless Ones
  • Dark Days
  • Mortal Coil
  • The End of the World

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