About the Book: Skulduggery Pleasant Kingdom of the Wicked The seventh instalment in the biggest, funniest, most thrilling comedy-horror-adventure series in the universe... Magic is a disease. Across the land, normal people are suddenly developing wild andunstable powers. Infected by a rare strain of magic, they areunwittingly endangering their own lives and the lives of the peoplearound them. Terrified and confused, their only hope lies with theSanctuary. Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are needed nowmore than ever. And then theres the small matter of Kitana. A normal teenagegirl who, along with her normal teenage friends, becomes infected.Becomes powerful. Becomes corrupted. Wielding the magic of gods,theyre set to tear the city apart unless someone stands up againstthem. Looks like its going to be another one of those days... Books 1-3 were the Faceless Ones trilogy. Books 4-6 were the Necromancer trilogy. Now, get ready for? the Darquesse trilogy. Valkyrie will finallycome into her destiny. The end will finally come. And the last partof your minds will be totally and utterly blown? About the Author: Derek Landy Derek Landy is the author of the internationally bestsellingSkulduggery Pleasant series. He doesnt like to brag about all theawards hes won, such as the Irish Book of the Decade, or the RedHouse in the UK, or all the other awards that he humbly displays onhis mantelpiece. He is also far too modest to mention things likethe first book being a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year, butwould like to extend an invitation to Oprah to pop around one dayfor tea, in thanks for selecting his book for the Oprahs Book ClubKids Reading List. Derek plays too many video games, reads too manycomics, and watches too many movies. He lives in Ireland with toomany cats and too many dogs. Occasionally he talks to real people,but only when he absolutely has to.