The Torment is satisfied and tells Skulduggery the whereabouts of the Grotesquery. Skulduggery and Valkyrie trick the Torment by shooting a magical Reflection of Valkryie. The Torment says he will only help them find the Grotesquery if Skulduggery kills Valkyrie, who is descended from the Ancients (whom the Torment despises as he thinks any usage of power will corrupt civilization). Valkyrie and Skulduggery arrive at the Magician's village of Roarhaven to find a mysterious man called the Torment who has information they need about the Grotesquery. In the process, Valkyrie steals Billy-Ray Sanguine's straight razor. After a struggle, Valkyrie is saved by Tanith Low. Valkyrie Cain is soon chased by Sanguine, who can travel through earth and buildings. A battle ensues during which Valkyrie reveals herself and defends China. Vengeous reveals that he was released from prison by an assassin named Billy-Ray Sanguine who promptly arrives along with Dusk. Valkyrie hides whilst China and Vengeous talk.
The Baron confronts Sorrows in her apartment whilst Valkyrie is visiting. Meanwhile, a skilled London woman named Tanith Low arrests Springheeled Jack after a fight.Īfter losing to Skulduggery Pleasant, Baron Vengeous goes after China Sorrows, who was once part of a cult that worshipped the Faceless Ones and also included Serpine and Vengous himself. Arriving in Ireland, he meets an accomplice - a vampire named Dusk who owed a debt to him. Soon, Baron Vengeous (one of the original three Generals of the Elemental Mevolent) escapes his prison and begins searching for the armour of Lord Vile, another one of Mevolent's Generals with which he will be able to resurrect the Grotesquery, a hybrid monster made from a Faceless One's remains with the power bring back the Faceless Ones.
One year after the events of the first novel, Valkyrie Cain (formerly known as Stephanie Edgely) continues to work with Skulduggery Pleasant, an undead skeleton detective, capturing villains on the behalf of The Sanctuary, now ruled by Thurid Guild in a new location after the massacre in the previous Sanctuary. In 2009, it won the award of Senior Irish Children's Book of the Year. HarperCollins Audio also publishes the unabridged CD sets of the books read by Rupert Degas. The book did not see release in the US and Canada until 2018.
The story follows the sorcerers and detectives Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant and numerous magic-wielding allies as they try to prevent Baron Vengeous and his forces from resurrecting the Grotesquery and returning the Faceless Ones to the world, it also is good for all magic lovers. It is the second of the Skulduggery Pleasant series and sequel to the novel of the same name. Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire is a young adult and fantasy novel written by Irish playwright Derek Landy, published in April 2008.
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