Stepnanie’s
uncle Gordon Edgley dies and leave her his mansion. As Stephanie is spending the night alone in the
mansion, she is attacked by a strange man. The man is after a key that Stephanie
has, but she refuses to get it. Mr.
Skulduggery arrives on time to save her, while uses a fireball that he makes
with his fingers. Mr. Skulduggery is a
skeleton, but is disguised with a hat, scarf, wig, and sunglasses. After Stephanie realizes that her uncle was
murdered, they join forces against vampires and the undead to investigate his
death. Through their investigation, they
discovered that her uncle had found an ancient weapon that was used by the Sceptre
of the Ancients, who are the first sorcerers.
The “key” was a brooch left by her uncle to his brother’s wife. At the end, she chooses to change her name to
Valkyrie Cain and leave her old self to stay in the magical community.
This a high
fantasy story that involves setting that were not realistic. It had magic, vampires, skeletons, mystery,
and horrors. It was a fun book with
humor in it. There is a great resource on the book for students. Go to: http://www.skulduggerypleasant.co.uk/assets/schools/Exploring_Character_Skulduggery.pdf.
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