Derek Landy
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Derek Landy is an Irish
author
and screenwriter
, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant
series of children's books.
He has written two screenplays that have been made into films -- the IFTA
award winning Dead Bodies
and the IFTA nominated Boy Eats Girl
starring Samantha Mumba
. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.
Landy later moved onto writing the Skulduggery Pleasant novels
, starting with Skulduggery Pleasant
, published by Harper Collins which according to The Sunday Times
in 2006 paid 1 million euro for the publishing rights. He plans to write 9 books in the series
He attended Drogheda Grammar School
during his childhood years and also has a black belt in kenpo
karate
.
His first novel, Skulduggery Pleasant
was originally released in 2007 and won the illustrious Red House Children's Book Award
, with children voting for the winning novel. It was published in the US in 2009 as Scepter of the Ancients. Playing with Fire and Mortal Coil both won the senior Irish Children's Book Award
, in 2009 and 2010.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
author
Author
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and screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, famous for the Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant (series)
Skulduggery Pleasant is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books chronicle the adventures of the skeleton detective, Skulduggery Pleasant and a teenage girl, Stephanie Edgley along with other friends...
series of children's books.
He has written two screenplays that have been made into films -- the IFTA
IFTA
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award winning Dead Bodies
Dead Bodies
Dead Bodies is a 2003 Irish drama film by Robert Quinn starring Andrew Scott, Katy Davis, Eamonn Owens, Darren Healy and Kelly Reilly. The screenplay was written by Derek Landy.-Awards:...
and the IFTA nominated Boy Eats Girl
Boy Eats Girl
Boy Eats Girl is a 2005 horror film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Samantha Mumba, produced and shot in Ireland. The plot tells of a teenage boy who comes back to life as a zombie, similar to the plot of the American film My Boyfriend's Back....
starring Samantha Mumba
Samantha Mumba
Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba is an Irish singer and actress.Her first album was released in 2000. Her most notable role was Mara in the 2002 film The Time Machine. She has also appeared in a number of Irish independent films.-Early life, education and early career:Mumba was born in Dublin,...
. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.
Landy later moved onto writing the Skulduggery Pleasant novels
Skulduggery Pleasant (series)
Skulduggery Pleasant is a series of fantasy novels written by Irish author Derek Landy. The books chronicle the adventures of the skeleton detective, Skulduggery Pleasant and a teenage girl, Stephanie Edgley along with other friends...
, starting with Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
, published by Harper Collins which according to The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times is a British Sunday newspaper.The Sunday Times may also refer to:*The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times *The Sunday Times...
in 2006 paid 1 million euro for the publishing rights. He plans to write 9 books in the series
He attended Drogheda Grammar School
Drogheda Grammar School
Drogheda Grammar School is a co-educational, multi-denominational boarding and day school, located on the Mornington Road, Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland....
during his childhood years and also has a black belt in kenpo
Kenpo
is the name of several Japanese martial arts. The word kenpō is a Japanese translation of the Chinese word "quánfǎ. This term is often informally transliterated as "kempo", as a result of applying Traditional Hepburn romanization, but failing to use a macron to indicate the long vowel...
karate
Karate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
.
Novels
- Skulduggery PleasantSkulduggery PleasantSkulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
(With "Scepter of the Ancients" as an alternative name to avoid confusion with the series) (2007) - Playing with Fire (2008)
- The Faceless OnesSkulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless OnesSkulduggery Pleasant: The Faceless Ones is the third novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant novels written by Derek Landy....
(April, 2009) - Dark DaysSkulduggery Pleasant: Dark DaysSkulduggery Pleasant: Dark Days is the fourth novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant novels written by Derek Landy.The story continues after the events of the third book and follows Valkyrie Cain as she rescues Skulduggery Pleasant from the Faceless ones in another dimension, and then working with him...
(April, 2010) - Mortal CoilSkulduggery Pleasant: Mortal CoilSkulduggery Pleasant: Mortal Coil is the fifth book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy, released on the 1st of September 2010. After some discussion, the final title was confirmed to be "Mortal Coil"...
(September 2010) - Death BringerSkulduggery Pleasant: Death BringerSkulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer is the sixth book in the Skulduggery Pleasant series. It was released on September 1, 2011. The book focuses more on the Necromancers and the Death Bringer. The sixth book will have a paperback released in April 2012, which will include a new short story...
(September 2011) - End of the world (2012)
His first novel, Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant
Skulduggery Pleasant is the debut novel of Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in 2007. It is the first of the Skulduggery Pleasant novels...
was originally released in 2007 and won the illustrious Red House Children's Book Award
Red House Children's Book Award
The Red House Children's Book Award is a series of literary prizes for works of children's literature published during the previous year. The prize was known as the Children's Book Award from its inauguration in 1981...
, with children voting for the winning novel. It was published in the US in 2009 as Scepter of the Ancients. Playing with Fire and Mortal Coil both won the senior Irish Children's Book Award
Irish Book Awards
The Irish Book Awards is an annual Irish literary award given to books and authors in various categories. It is the only literary award supported by all-Irish bookstores. First awarded in 2006, they grew out of the Hughes & Hughes bookstore's Irish Novel of the Year Prize which was inaugurated in...
, in 2009 and 2010.