The Maleficent Seven (From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant)

By: Derek Landy

Narrated by: Tamaryn Payne

Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

A brilliant, hilarious one-off novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant universe, from number-one best-selling author Derek Landy.

This time, the bad guys take the stage. Tanith Low, now possessed by a remnant, recruits a gang of villains – many of whom will be familiar from previous Skulduggery adventures – in order to track down and steal the four God-Killer level weapons that could hurt Darquesse when she eventually emerges. Also on the trail of the weapons is a secret group of Sanctuary sorcerers, and doing his best to keep up and keep Tanith alive is one Mister Ghastly Bespoke.

When the villains around her are lying and scheming and plotting, Tanith needs to stay two steps ahead of her teammates and her enemies. After all, she's got her own double-crosses to plan – and she’s a villain herself…

©2013 Derek Landy (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"Tanith is more kick-ass than a box set of Buffy" ( Bookzone4Boys)

Horrible Reader Ruins Book

This is a short story that focuses on Tanith Low and it advances the Skullduggery Pleasant series. It should be read prior to listening to Last Stand of Dead Men but not listened to as an audio book as the reader, not voice actor, does not do any of the voices adequately. Imagine a women with a high voice and a British accent doing Billy-Ray Sanguine’s Texas accent and sounding like a southern belle. There is good humour in this story, but reader ruins it.

Interesting

I can't say this book hooked me as much as the main SP books have. However, it does serve as an interesting diversion. Also their are some interesting origin details to give more background to Tanith's character. Personally I don't think the narrator was the best choice. Don't get me wrong, she wasn't bad by any means, just not the best I've heard.

Tanith up till now has only been a side character.

but now we know a bit more about her.
I only wish I knew "when" this was set in regard to the skulldugery books.

Great intermediate book

A bit of an interruption in the series of "Skulduggery Pleasant" and it was good. A lot of people have complained that with male-dominated cast, the female narrator didn't really fit, even thought it was done because of the story being told from the point of view of Tanith Low. I must say, it did not irritate me at all. I thought it all fitted rather well and that the female narrator did a great job. The book is full of dry humour, action and plot twists, characteristic to Derek Landy. So hold on to your hats and if you haven't tried yet to listen to the Skulduggery Pleasant series, then you are missing out!

JACK NOOOOO

Bro finally found love! This is not what I though my mate meant when she said we see more of him, HE WAS TWOOOOO

great book terrible narrator

the narrator read with no emotion and way to fast, other than that, good book

Nice side story

I have been moving through all the books and I am now waiting for book 15. loved this little side story to see what Tanith et al got up to

Must read

It's not often you hear a sidestory like this. Good to hear more about tanith too. And really wanted to know how she got all the god killer weapons.
This story fits in well along the skulduggery series.

loved it

Nice to see what Tanith Low has been doing in the time she wasn't with Skulduggery and Valkyrie

Amazing narrator and overall great book.

loved it. really like the spinoff from the series that gives you more depth into the story. the narrator is really good at making each voice sound unique. 😊

Awesome

This is one of the best and in places goriest audio books I've ever listened to not for the faint hearted this is a harass combo of all things awesome😀