Death Bringer Paperback – January 1, 2012

The series has been getting steadily darker and more ethically/morally challenging, and this is no exception. I've greatly enjoyed reading these on my lunch breaks. It's perfect to dive in and out of.

My daughter got the very first book and after reading it gave it to me to read, while sitting there watching me as I was reading it. I truly enjoy the book and could not put it down and could not stop laughing. The Skulduggery books appeals to such a broad audience and is really good clean fun. We learn more about Darquesse in the Death Bringer and there are a few important surprises about other characters too. It absolutely still contains Landy's trademark humour.

Another thrilling episode in the Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie series. Non stop action all the way. Although one of the longer books, it is a quick read, hard to put down. Looking foward to the next book. This a series my whole family enjoys and we have shared with others. Read by 4 different people the first week we had the book and with a waiting list to borrow it.

This book was amazing I find that most authors depend on description to make their books interesting but Derek Landy interests the reader with this mix of sarcasm and full on actionThis is truly a great piece of literature for boys and girls and the fact that he is an Irish author really shows that our country can produce varied arts.IrishBookworm

EVERYTHING BY THIS AUTHOR IS PLAIN GENIUSi never laugh out loud when i read except with skulduggery pleasant.every one of his books is amazing.the wittiness, sarcasm, the fights, the PLOT the TWISTS its all so awesome!!!MY FAVORITE BOOKS SERIES!!it's so depressing how few people in America read this series

Although, in most book series, I think that the origional is always the best, I have pushed my stereotype aside when reading this book. It was beautifuly writen, and I found my jaw dropping at some of the twists and turns that were woven into this peice of art. It's a must-read for all Skulduggery Pleasant fans!

I just got my book in the mail today, 2 weeks earlier than the predicted delivery!! The cover looks awesome and I've already read a sneak preview of the first couple chapters online so I know it's going to be an awesome read. Will definitely order from this company again when the next book comes out!

Wow I really enjoyed this book there's a epic Fight at the end of the book and you Learn a shocking truth a dark secret from skulduggery pleasant he's the ruthless lord vile my jaw dropped. Sorry to give away spoilers

Bought this for my son who is an avid reader and gets through books like there's no tomorrow. He picked up a Skulduggery book from a charity shop and really enjoyed it so we decided to get him the rest of the series.My son loved this book! He thought book 5 was good, but this one blew his socks off! He said it was so good that I decided to read it myself. I can confirm that it is brilliant. It's full of humour and moves along at a cracking pace. This book is basically Valkyrie and the Death Bringer trying to prevent and destroy the evil... hang on... I don't really want to tell you much as it may spoil it and I don't wan't to do that!Basically, this book is fantastic but DO NOT read it without reading the previous 5 books first - things will make a lot more sense then. That's what my son told me and that's what I did.Summary: An excellently written book that you won't be able to put down. Recommended for kids and adults alike!

I'm a huge fan of Derek Landy and anything he writes and this was no exception for me. In fact, I've been so in love with this book I decided to re-read the rest of the series too and I enjoyed doing so immensely.For those who are unaware of the legend that is Skulduggery Pleasant then don't read any further, it will spoil the previous 5 books and we don't want that. For everyone else, read on for synopsis of Death Bringer (as seen on Goodreads):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 ThingIndeed it is a very bad thing, as I quickly discovered while reading this book! Death Bringer is following the trend in this series in the sense each book seems to get slightly darker, but this is in no way a bad thing and it certainly doesn't detract from the humour, as I was doubled up laughing on so many occasions I lost count.One thing that always amazes me with this series is Landy's ability to put Valkyrie and Skulduggery in the most terrifying situations and still have them make a joke of it. It's just stupidly hilarious. I love it.On a more serious note the threat increases, especially with Valkyrie still facing the fact she may turn into the terrifying sorcerer that is Darquesse and without spoiling things I will say that we learn a lot more about said evil sorcerer in this book and how she comes into being.On a personal note, as much as I love Valkyrie, her slightly selfish streak comes out as her love life becomes slightly tangled and by the end of the book I had the urge to hit Caelan the vampire over the head with a vampire romance novel, (since he seemed to be spouting a lot of prose from one) even if some of it had me laughing.With regards to Skulduggery himself, there was such a big 'wow I didn't see that coming' moment that I was left stunned for a little while and had to re-read the page I'd been reading. The effect it has on his relationship with Valkyrie is pretty intense, though I will say personally I think it makes them stronger in the end.Taking both the big revelation about skulduggery and Valkyries supposed 'destiny' there is one amazing battle towards the end of the book that is truly breath taking and it isn't what you think it will be either.Skulduggery's secrets aren't the only ones being spilt either as a lot more is revealed about China Sorrows, and some other characters that have been alluded to before make an appearance throughout the novel.Even with all the revelations, fights and the 'passage' being brought into being there's laughs a plenty, a cute gurgling baby called Alice, a love-struck vampire and annoying brat named Melancholia St Claire (whom I hate) and lets not forget Lord Vile.Anyway, it may be a good idea for me to wrap this review up before I accidentally post spoilers. But wow, this book is amazing. Just read it. READ IT!

This book is worth more than 5:99!! The meddling journalist Kenny has found out about everything and is now threatening to display it to the world!!Meanwhile, the death bringer and valkyrie must work together to destroy evil. Dark secrets are unleashed as you discover who lord vile truly is. WARNING you MUST read the others first, it's like this: skulduggery pleasant, skulduggery pleasant playing with fire, skulduggery pleasant the faceless ones, skulduggery pleasant dark days, skulduggery pleasant mortal coil, skulduggery pleasant death bringer, skulduggery pleasant kingdom of the wicked and the the book about tanith

Once again, Skulduggery Pleasant did not fail to surprise and impress me. The twists and turns the plot takes, the perfectly placed humour and the delightful style of Derek Landy all total up into another amazing roller coaster novel.However, Death Bringer, I'm my view, had mucho the emotional depth to it, compared to the previous books. Yes, all of the stories have given a sense of love, hate and all manner of personalities and relationships. But, and especially in the latter, this particular story flourished.We see the struggles and highlights of Fletcher Renn and Valkyrie Cain's relationship, as well as discovering dark secrets about more than one main character. And most of all, the bit that makes every Skulduggery Pleasant novel, an ultimately climactic ending.SUPERB!!

I thought the epic volume 'Mortal coil' would take some beating, but Derek Landy ramps it up a notch with 'Death Bringer'. a real rollercoaster ride, punctuated with some brilliant wry humour, the pace never slackens. as with all of the series, don't read the pages at the back about the next volume in the series, there are spoilers. Highly recommend you start from book one, great fun.