A Heart Full of Hatred, by Derek Landy

Another glorious return to the world of Skulduggery Pleasant which will keep both long term and new fans hooked from begining to end as Derek Landy weaves another fantastic magic, adventure and action packed story in the expansive world of our favourite magic hero's.

From the blurb;

'A killer is stalking and murdering sorcerers, and Valkyrie Cain is next on his list.

'While hunting down a cult of magical trrorists intent on taking their revenge on the mortal world, Skulduggery and Valkyrie are drawn into a murder investigation with unsettling similarities to a case they just closed - the case that nearly took the lives of both Valkyrie's sister and girlfriend.

'With the body count rising, a special night approaches - a night where the elite of sorcerer society will gather on a remote island to witness a ceremony that could change that society forever.

'Speeches will be made, chapagne will be sipped and two things will become terribly, distressingly clear...

'No one is safe. And not everyone will make it out alive.'

As always with Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant novels it's all fun and games until it isn't, but long time fans be warned, the suprises in this novel with break your heart and leave you shell shocked.

Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant may be chasing too many leads this time, as their attention is pulled from one suspect to another the world continues to move, and the political system of the magical community is growing ever more strained as magic peoples and mortals become more divided after the evnts of doomsday and their torturious memories that live on in the newly made world. Is this a fight worth fighting or is it time to give in and let the inivetable seclusion of magical communities go ahead unhindered?

While Valkyrie sruggles with these moral dilemas a dangerous killer is coming for her, and getting closer to ending the infamous hero than any monster that has come before them. Thrown off by this killers impossible strengths can Valkyrie overcome her own fears to defeat this evil before they can wreck havok on everything she loves?

Thrilling us from page to page Landy delights with his trademark humour and intensive action scenes, all the while managing to keep the now lengthly cast included in the tale and laying breadcrumbs for greater things yet to come.

Fans will be left desperate for the next installment as A Heart Full of Hatred closes with a shocking bang.

We Give A Heart Full of Hatred Five Stars

Hardback Cover Price - £16.99 ISBN - 978-0-00-875399-3 First published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2025.