Series
Books like Skulduggery Pleasant: 9 series to read next
Skulduggery Pleasant is dark fantasy and urban fantasy, set in contemporary and our world, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.
Skulduggery Pleasant is 34 books, 2007–2026.
“The books revolve around the adventures of fledgling detective Valkyrie Cain and her mentor Skulduggery Pleasant, along with other friends and allies.”
from the catalogue description
- The World of Skulduggery Pleasant
- Modern Tale of Faerie
- Young Wizards
- Artemis Fowl
- Dragonfire
- Switchers
- The Mortal Instruments
- The Dark Is Rising
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
seriesDerek Landy38 books2007
Dark fantasy and urban fantasy, adventurous in tone, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Modern Tale of FaerieSeries
seriesHolly Black4 books2002
About fae.
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- Young WizardsSeries
seriesDiane Duane24 books1983
Fantasy, adventurous in tone, about coming of age and wizards, set in contemporary and our world.
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- Artemis FowlSeries
seriesEoin Colfer15 books2001
About fae.
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- SwitchersSeries
seriesKate Thompson3 books1997
About shapeshifters.
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- The Mortal InstrumentsUniverse
universe70 books2007
Urban fantasy and fantasy, set in contemporary.
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- The Dark Is RisingSeries
seriesSusan Cooper5 books1965
Mythic fantasy.
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seriesMichael Scott15 books2007
About immortality.
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Why these
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Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.
Questions readers ask
- What should I read after Skulduggery Pleasant?
- The World of Skulduggery Pleasant — the closest match to Skulduggery Pleasant on what it is about, not on what sells.
- Where do I start with Skulduggery Pleasant?
- Skulduggery Pleasant. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Skulduggery Pleasant.
- How big is Skulduggery Pleasant?
- Skulduggery Pleasant is 34 books, 2007–2026.