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'''Derek Landy''' (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, known for the '']'' and '']'' book series. Since 2018, he has also written numerous ] series at ].


==Career==
'''Derek Landy''' (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, best known for the ] of children's books.
Landy has written two screenplays that have been made into films, the ] award-winning '']'' and the IFTA-nominated '']'' starring ]. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.{{cn|date=August 2021}}


Frustrated with the collaborative process of filmmaking, Landy moved on to writing the '']'' series, starting with ].<ref name=dwyer>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books-arts/plotting-a-great-escape-26801444.html|title=Plotting a great escape|last=Dwyer|first=Clara|work=]|date=11 December 2011|access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> The novel was published by ], who paid £1.8 million for the publishing rights,<ref name=webb>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/skulduggery-thats-worth-a-cool-18m-26264486.html|title=Skulduggery that's worth a cool £1.8m!|last=Webb|first=Sarah|work=]|date=24 February 2007|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020113221/http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/skulduggery-thats-worth-a-cool-18m-26264486.html|archive-date=20 October 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> growing to comprise a nine-book series, a six-book sequel series, a spin-off, and a prequel, with a third (three-book) series in development.
== Career ==
Landy has written two screenplays that have been made into films, the ] award winning ] and the IFTA nominated ] starring ]. Landy himself was nominated for an IFTA for Best Script.


Frustrated with the collaborative process of filmmaking, Landy moved on to writing the Skulduggery Pleasant, starting with '']''.<ref name=dwyer>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books-arts/plotting-a-great-escape-26801444.html|title=Plotting a great escape|last=Dwyer|first=Clara|work=]|date=11 December 2011|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> The novel was published by ], who paid £1.8 million for the publishing rights.<ref name=webb>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/unsorted/features/skulduggery-thats-worth-a-cool-18m-26264486.html|title=Skulduggery that's worth a cool £1.8m!|last=Webb|first=Sarah|work=]|date=24 February 2007|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> There are 9 books in the series. In 2007, he signed a deal with ] worth an estimated US$1 million for the rights to adapt his ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' series, which he will adapt himself.<ref name=reuters>{{cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/24/us-skulduggery-idUSN2428733020070524|title=Warner Bros. scoops high-profile kids' book series|work=]|date=24 May 2007|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> However, his script was constantly rewritten and Landy, unhappy with the results, bought back the rights. He is currently working on a script with the producers of '']''. In 2007, he signed a deal with ] worth an estimated US$1.1 million for the rights to adapt his ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' series, which he intended to adapt himself.<ref name=reuters>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-skulduggery-idUSN2428733020070524|title=Warner Bros. scoops high-profile kids' book series|work=]|date=24 May 2007|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222213437/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/24/us-skulduggery-idUSN2428733020070524|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> However, his script was constantly rewritten and Landy, unhappy with the results, bought back the rights. He sold the rights to another company which could not make it, then worked with another company that "petered out". As of 2020, he was working on an adaptation with an undisclosed film making company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Derek's up to Skulduggery |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/dereks-up-to-skulduggery-39196579.html |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=independent |language=en}}</ref>


Landy is a fan of ]'s works, notably '']'', as well as ]'s '']'' series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/books/pointing-the-bone/story-e6frg8nf-1225838654579|title=Pointing the Bone|last=Rowbotham|first=Jill|work=]|date=6 March 2010|access-date=14 November 2013}}</ref> He is also a fan of '']'' and '']''.
Landy is a fan of ]'s
works, notably '']'' and ]'s ] series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/books/pointing-the-bone/story-e6frg8nf-1225838654579|title=Pointing the Bone|last=Rowbotham|first=Jill|work=]|date=6 March 2010|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> He is also a fan of ] and ].


Landy wrote a short story based on the ] from ''Doctor Who'' as part of a short story collection celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. The story was published by Puffin in 2013, titled "The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage". Landy was consequentially hired to write an episode for the second series of the ''Doctor Who'' spinoff '']'', only for the series to be cancelled before the episode he wrote could be produced.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/class-doctor-who-weeping-angels-newsupdate/ | title=Class writers tease scrapped Weeping Angel storylines for cancelled Doctor Who spin-off }}</ref>
=== Novels ===

* '']'' (2007); US title ''Sceptre of the Ancients'' for distinction from the series name
==Personal life==
* '']'' (2008)
Landy attended ] during his childhood years, and later studied animation at ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardener-in-15m-book-deal-hailed-as-new-jk-rowling-26277463.html|title=Gardener in ?1.5m book deal hailed as new JK Rowling|last=Spain|first=John|work=]|date=24 February 2007|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222122112/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardener-in-15m-book-deal-hailed-as-new-jk-rowling-26277463.html|archive-date=22 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> He also has a black belt in ] karate.<ref name=reuters/> Prior to his contract with ], he worked on his parents' vegetable farm.<ref name=dwyer/> Since 2016, he has been dating Laura Jordan, a fellow writer from ], ], with the couple living in ].

==Reception==
In a review of his first book, ''Skulduggery Pleasant'', ] of the '']'' wrote that it "is taut, full of zippy dialogue and fantastical visuals".<ref name=webb/>

===Awards===
In 2008, Landy won the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/may/31/hayfestival2008.guardianhayfestival1|title=Hay festival: Derek Landy wins Red House prize|last=Pauli|first=Michelle|work=]|date=31 May 2008|access-date=14 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810111953/http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/may/31/hayfestival2008.guardianhayfestival1|archive-date=10 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Playing with Fire'', ''Mortal Coil'' and ''Last Stand of Dead Men'' each won the senior ], in 2009, 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishbookawards.ie/the-specsavers-irish-childrens-book-of-the-year-senior/|title=List of winners|access-date=16 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518094206/http://www.irishbookawards.ie/the-specsavers-irish-childrens-book-of-the-year-senior/|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition in 2010 ''Skulduggery Pleasant (Sceptre of the Ancients)'' was voted as Irish book of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordgaisenergy.ie/sponsorship/reading/irish-book-awards/press-releases/winners.php|title=Homepage of Sponsor|access-date=16 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518082422/http://www.bordgaisenergy.ie/sponsorship/reading/irish-book-awards/press-releases/winners.php|archive-date=18 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
==='']'' series===
====First series (Phase 1)====
* '']'' (April 2007); US title ''Sceptre of the Ancients'' for distinction from the series name
* '']'' (April 2008)
* '']'' (April 2009) * '']'' (April 2009)
* '']'' (April 2010) * '']'' (April 2010)
* '']'' (September 2010) * '']'' (September 2010)
* '']'' (September 2011) * '']'' (September 2011)
* '']'' (March 2012), novelette released by HarperCollins for ]
* '']'' (August 2012) * '']'' (August 2012)
* '']'' (August 2013)
* ''Tanith Low Novella: Tanith Low and the Maleficent Seven'' (2013), novella
* ''Skulduggery Pleasant: The Last Stand of Dead Men'' (29 August 2013) * '']'' (August 2014)
* ''Skulduggery Pleasant: Armageddon Outta Here (August 2014)
* ''Skulduggery Pleasant: The Dying of the Light (28 August 2014)
* ''Demon Road (27 August 2015)


=== Future === ====Second series (Phase 2)====
* '']'' (June 2017)
Landy wrote a short story based on the tenth Doctor from ] as part of a short story collection celebrating the show's 50th Anniversary. The story was published by Puffin in 2013, titled "The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage".
* '']'' (June 2018)
* '']'' (May 2019)
* '']'' (April 2020)
* '']'' (April 2021)
* '']'' (April 2022)


====Third series (Phase 3)====
Landy is also planning a second series due September 2015.
* '']'' (March 2024)
During the Theatre of Shadows he was one quarter of the way into writing it. Derek said that the book will have some of the same elements as the Skulduggery Pleasant series but will also have horror. There will be fast-talking characters and it will be for a little older age group.
* '']'' (March 2025)


====''From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant''====
In an interview with elev8 he said it will be a trilogy about a 16-year-old girl who is being chased across America by a pack of Demons.
* '']'' (March 2013)
* '']'' (March 2023)
* '']'' (September 2023)
* '']'' (September 2024)


==='']''===
== Personal life ==
* '']'' (August 2015) (also titled ''The Demon Road Trilogy: Hell and Highway'')
Landy was born in 1974 in ], Ireland.<ref name=rte>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1013/landy.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024191724/http://www.rte.ie/ten/2011/1013/landy.html|title=Skulduggery Pleasant: Death Bringer|work=]|date=13 October 2011|accessdate=14 November 2013|archivedate=24 October 2011}}</ref> He attended ] during his childhood years, briefly studied animation at ],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/gardener-in-15m-book-deal-hailed-as-new-jk-rowling-26277463.html|title=Gardener in ?1.5m book deal hailed as new JK Rowling|last=Spain|first=John|work=]|date=24 February 2007|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> and has a black belt in ] karate.<ref name=reuters/> Prior to his contract with ], he worked on his parents' vegetable farm.<ref name=dwyer/>
* '']'' (March 2016)
* '']'' (August 2016) (also titled ''The Demon Road Trilogy: Infernal Finale'')


== Reception == ===Marvel Comics===
; Stories
In a review of his first book, Sarah Webb of the '']'' wrote that it "is taut, full of zippy dialogue and fantastically visual".<ref name=webb/>
* ]: "Deadpool Locked" (August 2019)
; Comic series
* '']'' (November 2018–April 2019)
* ] (February 2020–January 2021), tie-in
* '']/]'' (December 2021–May 2022)
* '']'' (September 2022–January 2023)
* '']'' (March 2023–present)


=== Awards === ===Miscellaneous===
* '']'': "The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage" (2013), short story
In 2008, Landy won the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/may/31/hayfestival2008.guardianhayfestival1|title=Hay festival: Derek Landy wins Red House prize|last=Pauli|first=Michelle|work=]|date=31 May 2008|accessdate=14 November 2013}}</ref> ''Playing with Fire'', ''Mortal Coil'' and ''Last Stand of Dead Men'' each won the senior ], in 2009, 2010 and 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishbookawards.ie/the-specsavers-irish-childrens-book-of-the-year-senior/|title=List of winners|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref> In addition in 2010 ''Skulduggery Pleasant'' was voted as Irish book of the decade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bordgaisenergy.ie/sponsorship/reading/irish-book-awards/press-releases/winners.php|title=Hompage of Sponsor|accessdate=16 May 2015}}</ref>


==See also== ==References==
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Irish author and screenwriter

Derek Landy
Landy in Edinburgh, August 2011Landy in Edinburgh, August 2011
Born (1974-10-23) 23 October 1974 (age 50)
Lusk, County Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
GenreChildren's fantasy
Notable worksSkulduggery Pleasant and Demon Road series
Notable awardsRed House Children's Book Award
2008 Skulduggery Pleasant

Derek Landy (born 23 October 1974) is an Irish author and screenwriter, known for the Skulduggery Pleasant and Demon Road book series. Since 2018, he has also written numerous comic book series at Marvel Comics.

Career

Landy 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.

Frustrated with the collaborative process of filmmaking, Landy moved on to writing the Skulduggery Pleasant series, starting with the novel of the same name. The novel was published by HarperCollins, who paid £1.8 million for the publishing rights, growing to comprise a nine-book series, a six-book sequel series, a spin-off, and a prequel, with a third (three-book) series in development.

In 2007, he signed a deal with Warner Bros. worth an estimated US$1.1 million for the rights to adapt his Skulduggery Pleasant series, which he intended to adapt himself. However, his script was constantly rewritten and Landy, unhappy with the results, bought back the rights. He sold the rights to another company which could not make it, then worked with another company that "petered out". As of 2020, he was working on an adaptation with an undisclosed film making company.

Landy is a fan of Joss Whedon's works, notably Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series. He is also a fan of Gilmore Girls and Doctor Who.

Landy wrote a short story based on the Tenth Doctor from Doctor Who as part of a short story collection celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. The story was published by Puffin in 2013, titled "The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage". Landy was consequentially hired to write an episode for the second series of the Doctor Who spinoff Class, only for the series to be cancelled before the episode he wrote could be produced.

Personal life

Landy attended Drogheda Grammar School during his childhood years, and later studied animation at Ballyfermot College. He also has a black belt in kenpo karate. Prior to his contract with HarperCollins, he worked on his parents' vegetable farm. Since 2016, he has been dating Laura Jordan, a fellow writer from Sittingbourne, Kent, with the couple living in Rush, Dublin.

Reception

In a review of his first book, Skulduggery Pleasant, Sarah Webb of the Irish Independent wrote that it "is taut, full of zippy dialogue and fantastical visuals".

Awards

In 2008, Landy won the Red House Children's Book Award. Playing with Fire, Mortal Coil and Last Stand of Dead Men each won the senior Irish Children's Book Award, in 2009, 2010 and 2013. In addition in 2010 Skulduggery Pleasant (Sceptre of the Ancients) was voted as Irish book of the decade.

Bibliography

Skulduggery Pleasant series

First series (Phase 1)

Second series (Phase 2)

Third series (Phase 3)

From the World of Skulduggery Pleasant

The Demon Road Trilogy

Marvel Comics

Stories
Comic series

Miscellaneous

  • Doctor Who: "The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage" (2013), short story

References

  1. ^ Dwyer, Clara (11 December 2011). "Plotting a great escape". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  2. ^ Webb, Sarah (24 February 2007). "Skulduggery that's worth a cool £1.8m!". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Warner Bros. scoops high-profile kids' book series". Reuters. 24 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  4. "Derek's up to Skulduggery". independent. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  5. Rowbotham, Jill (6 March 2010). "Pointing the Bone". The Australian. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  6. "Class writers tease scrapped Weeping Angel storylines for cancelled Doctor Who spin-off".
  7. Spain, John (24 February 2007). "Gardener in ?1.5m book deal hailed as new JK Rowling". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  8. Pauli, Michelle (31 May 2008). "Hay festival: Derek Landy wins Red House prize". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  9. "List of winners". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  10. "Homepage of Sponsor". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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