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Hell Breaks Loose

By: Derek Landy
Narrated by: Kevin Hely
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About this listen

Discover the world of Skulduggery Pleasant in this prequel to the bestselling series. So many enemies, so little time . . .

Italy, 1703.

As the war with Mevolent rages on, the Dead Men are dispatched to a walled town in the Tuscan hills – not to assassinate the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers, but to save him. A rift has opened to a hellish dimension where a being of devastating power awaits, and only Mevolent is strong enough to seal it and save the world.

A simple mission, then, which turns ever-so-slightly trickier when Skulduggery is presented with the opportunity to finally get revenge on Nefarian Serpine, the man who murdered him and killed his family thirteen years earlier.

Return to the world of Skulduggery Pleasant in a short novel set hundreds of years before Valkyrie Cain is even born, and follow Skulduggery, Ghastly, Shudder, Ravel, Saracen, Dexter and Hopeless as they argue, bicker and battle their way through an army of their most hated enemies in order to save their oldest enemy so they can stop another, brand new, enemy…

And that's when things get complicated.

©2023 Derek Landy (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Comedy Valkyrie

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Critic reviews

Derek Landy, a master juggler of scary and funny, has done it again with a twisty mini-masterpiece' The Times

'Revelling in the dark comedy, action set-pieces and unforgettable characters that are a hallmark of the Skulduggery Pleasant series, this standalone novel transports readers to early eighteenth-century Italy where our heroes are forced to save the Lord of the Dark Sorcerers' Waterstones, Books You Need to Read in 2023

Praise for the Skulduggery Pleasant series:

‘A writer at the height of his powers . . . Whatever your age, read them and enjoy the ride’ Irish Independent

‘Fast and funny’ The Times

‘Skulduggery Pleasant serves up a thoroughly satisfying blend of humour, magic and adventure’ Rick Riordan

‘Landy's witty style will win him fans of all ages’ Irish Mail on Sunday

‘Hugely enjoyable – a thrill-a-minute adventure’ Jonathan Stroud

‘A fast evolving plot and a great mix of scariness and humour’ Sunday Express

‘Exciting, pacy, nicely handled and fun’ Philip Ardagh, Guardian

‘Gripping’ Observer

‘A remarkably accomplished debut with wonderful dialogue’ Irish Times

‘A rip-roaring adventure’ Irish Sunday Independent
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For a book with a lot of characters and dialogue the narration is excellent and energetic. The first half of the book is great I love the dead men, Mevolent, and his generals and was excited for the story outlined in the books description, so I was disappointed in some of the later plot twists and would have preferred a more stand-alone story.

Excellent narration

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Engaging and funny
Can forget the new names sometimes but that's just me I guess.
No one reads better than Kevin Hely. Unless it's him, I won't be buying these books.

Typically engaging and funny

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I was concerned this would be dull filler before the next full length book. It isn't. Very good and worth the read. The narration is also excellent.

Great book excited for more

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Enjoyed this.

Nice story and looking forward to more.

Love the characters... Nice mix of story and action

Another great story

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Definitely an excellent book and well worth the read!
However shouldn’t be read before the main books, it’s technically a prequel but it gives a lot away if you read it before the main storyline so I would read it after you’ve finished Until The End.

Don’t read before the main books

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stop pushing woke idea in your books they are great books they don't need this in it

it's good but stop making everyone gay Derek

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