Kingdom of the Wicked
core novel 2012 Skulduggery Pleasant
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.46 (18,761 ratings, collected 2026-08-26) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780007480227 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
In Kingdom of the Wicked, Derek Landy's seventh book of the series, Sanctuary detectives Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain investigate a wave of ordinary people who have mysteriously gained magical powers, working alongside new sorcerers including Doran, Kitana, and Elsie as the phenomenon spreads. Their inquiry leads them toward an enigmatic figure named Argeddion, who appears to be the source behind these sudden abilities, and toward a dangerous individual capable of traveling between dimensions. As the pair dig deeper, they uncover signs of an alternate reality ruled by a hostile sorcerer, while Sanctuary authorities consider using the ancient Sceptre of the Ancients to contain the growing threat. Valkyrie and Skulduggery must determine how Argeddion is connected to the newly empowered civilians and stop the situation from spiraling further out of control.
Where it sits
- Universe: Skulduggery Pleasant
- Series: The Skulduggery Pleasant main sequence core; position 7 of 18 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Derek Landy
Notes
- From the series record (The Skulduggery Pleasant main sequence): The main numbered sequence concluded with A Soul Full of Shadows (2026); several companion novellas and short-story collections in the same setting exist but are not catalogued in this admission.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Skulduggery Pleasant main sequence: position 7 of 18: previous Death Bringer (2011) · next Last Stand of Dead Men (2013)
Sources
- FantasticFiction: Derek Landy, Skulduggery Pleasant
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skulduggery_Pleasant:_Kingdom_of_the_Wicked
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