“Every once in a while, I get the urge. You know what I’m talking about, don’t you? The urge for destruction. The urge to hurt, maim, kill. It’s quite a thing, to experience that urge, to let it wash over you, to give in to it. It’s addictive. It’s all-consuming. You lose yourself to it. It’s quite, quite wonderful. I can feel it, even as I speak, tapping around the edges of my mind, trying to prise me open, slip its fingers in. And it would be so easy to let it happen. But we’re all like that, aren’t we? We’re all barbarians at our core. We’re all savage, murderous beasts. I know I am. I’m sure you are. The only difference between us, Mr Prave, is how loudly we roar. I know I roar very loudly indeed. How about you? Do you think you can match me?”

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About Derek Landy

Irish author and screenwriter

Derek Landy is an Irish author and screenwriter best known for the Skulduggery Pleasant and Demon Road series. He has built a large readership through fiction that moves between fantasy, adventure, and darker comic elements. Since 2018, he has also written numerous comic book series for Marvel Comics. His work is most often associated with action-driven storytelling and sharply voiced characters.

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Skulduggery Pleasant

2007

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The Faceless Ones

2010

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Playing with fire

2008

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Skulduggery Pleasant. Dark Days

2010

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Skulduggery Pleasant. Kingdom of the Wicked

2012

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