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Resurrection: Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 10 Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Derek Landy (Author), Caroline Lennon (Narrator), HarperCollins Publishers Limited (Publisher)

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The skeleton detective is coming back to life...again! It's the triumphant 10th novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, and it will rearrange your world.

Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back in the 10th instalment in the best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series - an incredible and unexpected treat for the legions of fans around the world.

We can't say much, but we can say this: Skulduggery and Valkyrie are going to team up with beloved characters from the first nine audiobooks as well as an all-new cast, including new teen costar Omen Darkly, for an adventure that takes the story to truly global proportions...while answering questions that go right back to the beginning.

And Derek says this: 'I was halfway through Last Stand of Dead Men, I think, when I realised that I had more stories to tell. I told myself that if Skulduggery and Valkyrie survived the series, I would leave the option open of returning to their world. There were still secrets I need to reveal, after all, and there were still horrors they had to face. They survived the first series. But they're really going to wish they hadn't.'

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Listening Length	13 hours and 59 minutes
Author	Derek Landy
Narrator	Caroline Lennon
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	27 June 2017
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Limited
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B0735GCRBP
Best Sellers Rank	9,426 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 236 in Science Fiction for Young Adults 246 in Action & Adventure for Children (Audible Books & Originals) 265 in Science Fiction & Fantasy for Children (Audible Books & Originals)

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Snapped Fireblade

A hundred stars out of five...

Reviewed in Australia on 29 July 2017

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OMG THIS IS THE BEST BOOK IN THE SKULDUGGERY SERIES AND I RECOMMEND IT TO EVERYONE WHO LOVES FAST PACED ACTION, WITH A HINT OF HUMOR AND AN AMAZING PLOT. This book is beautifully structured and plotted with sudden turns and jumps making it by far the best in the series, and is finished with a perfect cliff hanger. A hundred stars out of five. Mr Landy I hope you still have the guts to write a book 11...

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Cher Mc

It gud

Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2021

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Atlas

Beautiful and heart-wrenching

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 June 2017

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"This is how I'm going to die, she'd realised. On my knees"

*this review contains select quotes from the book because the writing is too good not to share, but no spoilers*

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4 / 5

I didn't expect for there to be a tenth book to the series, but I am very glad that there is. I think it has quite a different vibe to the previous few books and it's lacking a few old favourites (like Tanith or Scapegrace), but I did enjoy Resurrection. Whilst the plot isn't that great, maybe on par with Dark Days or one of the earliest books, it's made up for by a much more mature consideration of Skulduggery and Valkyrie.

"Skulduggery, you're my best friend and I love you"

Valkyrie Cain is an older, broken woman. After the events of Dying of the Light with Gant, she moves back to Ireland to live in Gordan's house with her dog, Xena. She's wracked with guilt for what has happened to her younger sister, Alice, and barely leaves the house. She avoids Roarhaven because of her association with Darquesse, murderer of mages. Valkyrie Cain lived for years with prophecies and worlds on her young shoulders and now she just wants to be left alone. I can't much blame her. Meanwhile, Skulduggery is futilely trying to pretend that nothing is wrong, that a good case will take them back five years to when they were the dream duo, saving the world left and right.

Valkyrie broke my heart. When I was younger, I wanted to be her, and so I fell into the same trap that Valkyrie Cain did: wanting to be someone, a hero, but saving the world is not fun, it breaks you. We are the same age in Resurrection which makes it even easier to understand her. There's this lovely quote right at the start of her POV:

"The years, they had thundered by, heavy and unstoppable, a boulder rolling downhill. Bruises and broken bones and bloody knuckles and screams and laughs and tears. A lot of tears. Too many tears"

Sounds a bit depressing, doesn't it? Never fear, Resurrection manages to balance this rather depressing, but realistic, outlook on Valkyrie and Skulduggery with good, Landy humour. The plot is entirely new, with new characters, rather than trying to rehash old characters and storylines. Roarhaven has grown, under the guiding hand of China Sorrows, into a full mage city complete with school for children. Attending this school is Omen Darkly, younger brother to Auger Darkly who is prophesied to have a courageous heart and to fight the King of the Darklands in a battle to decide the fate of humanity. He's recruited by Skulduggery to have a nosey into some strange goings on at the Academy; Omen is interesting, he's nice and pleasant in his own right but also serves as a reflection of Valkyrie when Skulduggery recruited her.

"You should have seen her, back in the good old days. She sparked. She was fearless."

"No," she said, 'I wasn't."

"You were fearless in every way that mattered," he responded. "You were magnificent. You were funny, and tough, and confident, and amazing. You did things no one else could do. You survived what no one else could survive. Just being around you made me a better person. And now look at what you've become"

The writing is, I think, the highlight of this book. It's so beautiful and thoughtful. There's so many amazing quotes that I want to share: funny ones, philosophical ones, sad ones. The best ones are, I think, about Skulduggery and Valkyrie's relationship. They aren't in love, obviously, but they love each other in a way that develops from shared burdens and suffering:

"Fight them. I'm begging you."

"I thought you didn't beg."

"You're my exception," she said. "You always were."

Essentially, Skulduggery Pleasant: Resurrection is a great addition to the series. It isn't as intense and wide-spanning as The Dying of the Light, not having as many links and connections to the other books, but it is fun, clever, and very enjoyable with some new additions to the cast and a great look at how some of the characters have aged.

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Jools Butcher

Resurrection; resounding success?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2017

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I was a little disappointed in Valkeryie's characterisation in this storyline but the action held the tale together. Assume there will be a continuation as so many plot lines are left open. Saying that, still couldn't stop reading but more for the hope that it got better as it went along.
If I didn't love the characters so much maybe I wouldn't have carried on...

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SuperMcFluffyPants

You Can't Keep A Dead Man Down- Thank Goodness!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2020

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"I'm a better detective with you as my partner, and a better person with you as my friend."

THERE WILL BE NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW. However, there will be my favourite quotes from Ressurrection (I saw another reviewer do this and thought it was a good idea ;D)

Wow. I picked up Skulduggery with low expectations and watched as they sped to high two pages in. I wasnt let down. Now, ten books later, I'm still hooked and wanting no.11! I'm sure this goes for all the Skeleton Detectives fans…

"'I'm afraid this is a bit more urgent.' He said.
'How urgent?'
'Me-driving-through-your-gate-right-now urgent.' "

Valkyrie Cain just can't seem to stay out of trouble. Now a broken, suicidal and self-hating 24 year old woman, all she wants is to be alone with her dog and her awful thoughts. But of course, thats not going to happen! When Skulduggery's friend goes missing, supposedly captured by an anti-sanctuary, she gets dragged back to Roarhaven...

"Auger Darkly. He's the Chosen One. I'm OMEN Darkly. I'm only his brother."

Omen Darkly is second best to his very popular brother, Auger. He's used to being nobody. But its not every day that a skeleton shows up and asks you to help with his latest mission. What can he say? It's the first and only chance Omen has at being somebody. So while he's snooping around looking for a recruiter for the Anti-Sanctuary at Corrival Academy, the Anti Sanctuary have gained the biggest possible advantage....

" 'All in favour, say AYE!'
'Aye!' said Razzia.
'Thank you' said Pleasant.
'No problem. What were we talking about? I wasnt listening.'"

A war against mortals seems inevitable. The Anti Sanctuary, with mind controlling Smoke and unbeatable Lethe, are intent on resurrecting the mass murderer Princess of the Darklands, Abyssinia. That is NOT good. At all.

Omen and Never (his friend) have never done anything like this before. It's scary. It's brilliant. But will they make it out alive? Valkyrie and Skulduggery are back together again, but,looking at Skulduggery- can you keep a dead WOMAN in her grave? Not likely.

" 'What if one of them is a sketch artist? What if he shows the drawing to Jenan and he goes: Yeah, I know that guy, hes an idiot, but he has a cute friend. Lets kill them both!' "

One point I noticed is this- in book nine, Skulduggery dies. yeah. But here, he's back. And Im glad, only- HOW IS HE STILL HERE???? If you know, please dont judge me. I probably missed a detail.

I really loved this book! You won't regret it one bit if you buy it! Landy has taken on a much more mature narrative, but the old wisecracks and plot twists are still there. It's for all ages and it's beautiful!

"' The story isn't over yet.'
' Oh God. I need to sit down' "

Thank you for taking the time to read this review. I hope it was helpful. Yours truly,
The Bookworm on The Hill.

" 'Oh God. I need to sit down!'
' You are sitting down.'
'I need to sit down more.' "

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O. S. Ezeocha

Another great book by a fantastic author

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 July 2020

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I've always loved these books and this installment will not dissapoint. Another thrilling book filled with twists and turns, trauma and sacrifice. Mr. Landy has a way of moving the reader constantly between motions while ensuring your never bored. Often I find that book blurbs and titles don't live up to the books but not here. For fans of thrillers and actions this is a definite must. This book seems to captivate the audience to belive you are there, watching the drama unfold in Ireland.

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Joe ashton

Always loved skulduggery and couldn't wait to read this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 July 2017

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Always loved skulduggery and couldn't wait to read this book, but it was just not up to standard compared to the others. It was really slow moving and from start to finish, it just seemed like not a lot happened.

But if you have read Skulduggery up to this point then obviously you gotta read this...

Just hope it doesn't end on this note.

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