Valkyrie's bookshelf: all en-US Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:46:31 -0700 60 Valkyrie's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Skully Fourbery, 2 : Skully Fourbery joue avec le feu]]> 10762516 368 Derek Landy 2070603180 Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.04 2007 Skully Fourbery, 2 : Skully Fourbery joue avec le feu
author: Derek Landy
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> The Button 17181755
"This story- which I had intended to be REALLY REALLY short and funny and quirky- eventually became a little longer. And a lot less funny. But this is it.

And it will come down at midnight, Irish time, on the 22nd [December 2012]..."

Somewhere in the distance, a train rattled on its tracks.

Liam sat in his kitchen with the curtains drawn, the lamp on the table casting its searing eye over his handiwork. It was the size of a shoebox, and wooden. Heavy. Inside were things he did not, could not, understand. There were gears and levers and finely balanced cogs and symbols painstakingly etched into it all. He didn’t know what they meant, didn’t know what they were for, but he had seen them in his head for as long as he could remember. Transferring those symbols to metal and wood, after all these years, was... well, it was wonderful. It was a relief. It was like he’d been tense his whole life, every muscle knotted and his teeth gritted and his eyes screwed shut, and now suddenly he was relaxing, and a strange sort of euphoric calm spread through him. ]]> Derek Landy Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.33 2012 The Button
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[The Slightly Ignominious End to the Legend of Black Annis (Skulduggery Pleasant, #3.5)]]> 16001980 14 Derek Landy Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.25 2011 The Slightly Ignominious End to the Legend of Black Annis (Skulduggery Pleasant, #3.5)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, #8)]]> 16123975
But it's not a war between good and evil, or light and dark – it's a war between Sanctuaries. For too long, the Irish Sanctuary has teetered on the brink of world-ending disaster, and the other Sanctuaries around the world have had enough. Allies turn to enemies, friends turn to foes, and Skulduggery and Valkyrie must team up with the rest of the Dead Men if they're going to have any chance at all of maintaining the balance of power and getting to the root of a vast conspiracy that has been years in the making.

But while this war is only beginning, another war rages within Valkyrie herself. Her own dark side, the insanely powerful being known as Darquesse, is on the verge of rising to the surface. And if Valkyrie slips, even for a moment, then Darquesse will burn the world and everyone in it.]]> 604 Derek Landy 000748920X Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.58 2013 Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, #8)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.58
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5.5)]]> 16072554 26 Derek Landy Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.39 2011 The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5.5)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.39
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]]> <![CDATA[The Maleficent Seven (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7.5)]]> 16119044
A brilliant, hilarious one-off novella in the Skulduggery Pleasant universe, from number-one-bestselling 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…]]> 288 Derek Landy 0007512392 Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.32 2013 The Maleficent Seven (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7.5)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant #1-5 (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1-5)]]> 10846914 Derek Landy 1780481101 Valkyrie 5 4.73 2011 Skulduggery Pleasant #1-5 (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1-5)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.73
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant #1-4: Skulduggery Pleasant, Playing with Fire, The Faceless Ones, Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1-4)]]> 10934877 Derek Landy 1780481098 Valkyrie 5 4.80 2011 Skulduggery Pleasant #1-4: Skulduggery Pleasant, Playing with Fire, The Faceless Ones, Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1-4)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.80
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]]> <![CDATA[Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (Skulduggery Pleasant #2.5)]]> 12607983 A jolt of Skulduggery Pleasant action for free.

Midnight. Valkyrie Cain approaches an old, ramshackle church to make a delicate deal with a trio of ugly, hairy goblins. To her absolute non-surprise, the goblins have no intention of honouring that deal- but not to worry. Skulduggery Pleasant is standing by to deliver a surprise of their own.

Things, however, don’t go exactly according to plan. Not least because the goblins have a sister. A very big, very strong sister. Who might just have a TINY crush on one of our heroes…

All the following Skulduggery Pleasant novels are available in ebook now:
• Skulduggery Pleasant
• Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire
• Skulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones
• Skulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days
• Skulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil

]]> 26 Derek Landy Valkyrie 5 currently-reading 4.19 2011 Gold, Babies and the Brothers Muldoon (Skulduggery Pleasant #2.5)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lost Art of World Domination (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1.5)]]> 12456972 28 Derek Landy Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.32 2011 The Lost Art of World Domination (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1.5)
author: Derek Landy
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average rating: 4.32
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]]> <![CDATA[The End of the World (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6.5)]]> 12884237 128 Derek Landy 0007458207 Valkyrie 5 4.30 2012 The End of the World (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6.5)
author: Derek Landy
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average rating: 4.30
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]]> <![CDATA[Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7)]]> 13537640
Magic is a disease.

Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild and unstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they are unwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the people around them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with the Sanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed now more than ever.

And then there's the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenage girl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected. Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods, they're set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up against them.

Looks like it's going to be another one of those days…]]> 607 Derek Landy 0007480229 Valkyrie 5 4.47 2012 Kingdom of the Wicked (Skulduggery Pleasant, #7)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.47
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]]> <![CDATA[Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)]]> 10221341 The sixth instalment in the historic, hysterical and horrific Skulduggery Pleasant series. Think you’ve seen anything yet? You haven’t. Because the Death Bringer is about to rise…

Meet Skulduggery detective, sorcerer, warrior.

Oh yes. And dead.

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 Thing…]]> 609 Derek Landy 0007426194 Valkyrie 5 4.48 2011 Death Bringer (Skulduggery Pleasant, #6)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.48
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]]> <![CDATA[Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)]]> 8113344 Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series -- guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and 100% thrills!

The blonde girl with the black lips turned to Valkyrie. 'We know,' she said. 'We've seen the future. We know you're going to kill the world!'

Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back -- just in time to see their whole world get turned upside down! While they struggle to protect a known killer from an unstoppable assassin, Valkyrie is on a secret mission of her own. This quest, to prevent her dark and murderous destiny, threatens to take her to the brink of death and beyond. And then the body-snatching Remnants get loose, thousands of twisted souls who possess the living like puppets, and they begin their search for a being powerful enough to lead them. Facing such insurmountable odds, Skulduggery, Valkyrie, Ghastly and Tanith can trust no one. Not even each other!]]> 604 Derek Landy 0007325983 Valkyrie 5 4.45 2010 Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, #5)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.45
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]]> <![CDATA[Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)]]> 2157243
Once Vengeous is on the loose, dead bodies and vampires start showing up all over Ireland. Now pretty much everybody is out to kill Valkyrie, and the daring detective duo faces its biggest challenge yet.

But what if the greatest threat to Valkyrie is just a little closer to home?

Look for Scepter of the Ancients]]> 389 Derek Landy 0061240885 Valkyrie 5 4.31 2008 Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant, #2)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2008
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]]> <![CDATA[The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, #3)]]> 4893390
If you’ve read the previous Skulduggery books then you know what the Faceless Ones are — and if you know what the Faceless Ones are, then you can probably take a wild guess that things in this book are going to get AWFULLY sticky for our skeletal hero and his young sidekick. If you haven’t read the previous Skulduggery books then what are you doing reading this? Go and read them right now, so that you know what all that stuff in the previous paragraph was about. Done? Good. So now you’re on tenterhooks too, desperately awaiting the answers to all your questions, and instead you’re going to have to wait to read the book. Sorry about that.]]> 395 Derek Landy 0007302142 Valkyrie 5 4.41 2008 The Faceless Ones (Skulduggery Pleasant, #3)
author: Derek Landy
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average rating: 4.41
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]]> <![CDATA[Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant, #4)]]> 7261549 Skulduggery Pleasant is lost on the other side of a portal, with only some evil gods for company. Can he possibly survive? (Yes, all right, he's already dead. But still.)

Meet Skulduggery Pleasant: detective, sorcerer, warrior.

Oh yes. And dead.

Skulduggery Pleasant is gone, sucked into a parallel dimension overrun by the Faceless Ones. If his bones haven’t already been turned to dust, chances are he’s insane, driven out of his mind by the horror of the ancient gods. There is no official, Sanctuary-approved rescue mission. There is no official plan to save him.

But Valkyrie's never had much time for plans.

The problem is, even if she can get Skulduggery back, there might not be much left for him to return to. There’s a gang of villains bent on destroying the Sanctuary, there are some very powerful people who want Valkyrie dead, and as if all that wasn’t enough it looks very likely that a sorcerer named Darquesse is going to kill the world and everyone on it.

Skulduggery is gone. All our hopes rest with Valkyrie. The world’s weight is on her shoulders, and its fate is in her hands.

These are dark days indeed.]]> 415 Derek Landy 0007325940 Valkyrie 5 4.44 2010 Dark Days (Skulduggery Pleasant, #4)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.44
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]]> Holes (Holes, #1) 38709
It doesn’t take long for Stanley to realize there’s more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.]]> 272 Louis Sachar 0439244196 Valkyrie 3 4.01 1998 Holes (Holes, #1)
author: Louis Sachar
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1998
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)]]> 284440
Ace Detective,
Snappy Dresser,
Razor–tongued Wit,
Crackerjack Sorcerer,
and Walking, Talking,
Fire-throwing Skeleton,


—as well as ally, protector, and mentor of Stephanie Edgley, a very unusual and darkly talented twelve-year-old.

These two alone must defeat an all-consuming ancient evil.

The end of the world?

Over his dead body.]]> 392 Derek Landy 0061231150 Valkyrie 5 4.19 2007 Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1)
author: Derek Landy
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]> 377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 Valkyrie 0 to-read 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
author: Rick Riordan
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average rating: 4.31
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]]> <![CDATA[Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)]]> 6304335
Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town's oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them.

In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.]]> 563 Kami Garcia 0316042676 Valkyrie 0 to-read 3.78 2009 Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)
author: Kami Garcia
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 3.78
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]]> Is It Just Me? 15733346 Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude if I didn't tell you a little about my literary feast. So, here is the thing: is it just me or does anyone else find that adulthood offers no refuge from the unexpected horrors, peculiar lack of physical coordination and sometimes unexplained nudity, that accompanied childhood and adolescence?

Does everybody struggle with the hazards that accompany, say, sitting elegantly on a bar stool; using chopsticks; pretending to understand the bank crisis; pedicures - surely it's plain wrong for a stranger to fondle your feet? Or is it just me?

I am proud to say I have a wealth of awkward experiences - from school days to life as an office temp - and here I offer my 18-year-old self (and I hope you too dear reader) some much needed caution and guidance on how to navigate life's rocky path.

Because frankly where is the manual? The much needed manual to life. Well, fret not, for this is my attempt at one and let's call it, because it's fun, a Miran-ual. I thank you.]]> 323 Miranda Hart 1444734148 Valkyrie 0 to-read 3.83 2012 Is It Just Me?
author: Miranda Hart
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)]]> 41865
First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him - and I didn't know how dominant that part might be - that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

Deeply seductive and extraordinarily suspenseful, Twilight is a love story with bite.]]> 498 Stephenie Meyer 0316015849 Valkyrie 2 3.66 2005 Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
author: Stephenie Meyer
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2005
rating: 2
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]]> <![CDATA[The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)]]> 2767052
Winning means fame and fortune. Losing means certain death. The Hunger Games have begun. . . .

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before-and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weigh survival against humanity and life against love.]]> 374 Suzanne Collins Valkyrie 5 4.34 2008 The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
author: Suzanne Collins
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2008
rating: 5
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]]> The Witches 6327 Note: This edition shares ISBN 0590032496 with another edition.

This is not a fairy-tale. This is about real witches. Real witches don't ride around on broomsticks. They don't even wear black cloaks and hats. They are vile, cunning, detestable creatures who disguise themselves as nice, ordinary ladies. So how can you tell when you're face to face with one? Well, if you don't know yet you'd better find out quickly-because there's nothing a witch loathes quite as much as children and she'll wield all kinds of terrifying powers to get rid of them.]]> 208 Roald Dahl 0590032496 Valkyrie 4 4.18 1981 The Witches
author: Roald Dahl
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1981
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)]]> 3 309 J.K. Rowling 0439554934 Valkyrie 5 to-read 4.47 1997 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
author: J.K. Rowling
name: Valkyrie
average rating: 4.47
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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