The Dying of the Light

Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 9

By: Derek Landy

Narrated by: Stephen Hogan

Length: 18 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

The ninth book in the original, jaw-droppingly stupendous Skulduggery Pleasant series.

Valkyrie. Darquesse. Stephanie. The world ain’t big enough for the three of them. The end will come…

The War of the Sanctuaries has been won, but it was not without its casualties. Following the loss of Valkyrie Cain, Skulduggery Pleasant must use any and all means to track down and stop Darquesse before she turns the world into a charred, lifeless cinder.

And so he draws together a team of soldiers, monster hunters, killers, criminals… and Valkyrie’s own murderous reflection.

The war may be over, but the final battle is about to begin. And not everyone gets out of here alive…

©2019 Derek Landy (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A high-intensity tale... Readers, particularly Artemis Fowl fans, will be skipping meals and sleep to get to the end." (Kirkus Reviews)

"Utterly charming…perfect for the Potter crowd." (Publishers Weekly)

Great story awful choice for narrator

I love Derek Landy, probably one of the best fantasy writers out there. Imwould even dare to state that Landy’s complex plots and character developments can rival even more adult fantasy-fiction writers (looking at you George R. R. Martin) even though Landy writes for YA/children and for me thankfully doesn’t delve into unnecessary gratuitous details of sex of violent scenes.

That being said.... the narrator chosen to read SP series is kind of like the voice equivalent of nails on chalkboard. He knows where to emphasize on the words, but he doesn’t really know how to differentiate his voice from characters, or reflect any real passion or excitement and life into the characters.

I do plan on keeping this only bc audiobooks are 100% lighter than carrying around the book set (hardcover or paperback) but I plan on still purchasing the entire series of books to simply experience pure relief and escapism into the story, but keep the audio for distracting white noise.

I wasn't sure at first

I was really having a hard time in the beginning, but holy shit , good!!

Best book in the series so far

I feel like I got two books worth out of one. I finished it only a couple days

amazing

that end killed me, i went through so many emotions in so little time.

I CRIED SO MUCH

First of all i adore val and skulduggerys dynamic. The trials they both endure are so obviously getting harder each book- stripping them down, just like Gordon did to his heroes. You’d think after so many books Landry would get bored or run out of ideas, but i just keep gasping, laughing, & crying as this emotional rollercoaster keeps me on the edge of my seat. BRAVO BRAVA

Love this one!!

So so so so so good
From start to finish.
Didn’t want it to end.

An amazing story with a great narrator

I loved this book!

I’ve been reading the SP series since I was little and they’re just one nonstop thrill ride after another, this book is no exception! I loved it! And in this series the narrators change around A LOT, but I really like the current one.

Every book just gets better and better 💯

Absolutely love this series! Easily my favourite and can't wait to listen to the next one :)

DANNY my boy

Holy crud... i was freaking out. Darkes is... UGH! Yet thank you Derek Landy for this amazing addition to the series! Cant get enough of this skeleton! You totally pulled a EndGame on me with the time skip... holy moly