Stephanie's Uncle has just died, and left her his entire estate. One evening she is driving with her mother, when they start having car trouble. Her deceased Uncle's house is close by, so Stephanie and her mom stop to call for help. The car ends up being towed to the the shop, but Stephanie decides to hang out at her Uncles's house instead of going with her mother.She gets a strange phone call when she is there, and then a random stranger tries to kill her. Skulduggery Pleasant comes to her rescue, and from that point on a uiques friendship is formed between the two. Although he tries to shield her from the secret world of magic he is a part of, Stephanie refuses to be left behing, and becomes his partner. Together they try to find out why her uncle was murdered and who did it. In the process of solving the mystery, Sthephanie discovers she is a decendant of a great sorcerer called the Last of the Ancients. She realizes that magic is a part of her, and slowly practices to try and bring it out. It is not easy for her, especially with out a teacher. Skulduggery and Stephanie discover that Serpine is going to destroy the world using the Septor of the Ancients. Before they can stop him Skulduggery gets captured, and it is up to Stephanie to rescue him. With Ghastly's help she is able to meet with the Elders, and they put together a small group of rescuers to help get Skulduggery back. Stephanie, Ghastly, Tanith, and the two Cleavers emark on a mission that is far more important than they know. They rescue Skulduggery, but lose the Cleavers in the process. Together they continue on their mission to stop Serpine, and recover the Septor of the Ancients. Through much turmoil and pain, the group comes face to face with Serpine and his hollow men. Skulduggery manages to turn the Septor of the Ancient on Serpine and turns him to dust. Although Stephanie and Tanith are both hurt, they survive and in the coming weeks recover. Stephanie's world will never be the same now that she knows that magic is real, and she wouldn't have it any other way. This book does an amazing job and holding the readers attention at every turn of the page. It is suspensful and witty all at the same time. Even when the two main characters are in deep trouble, the author throws in a joke or two to lighten the mood. This book teaches the readers that things are not always what they seem, and encourages them to view things from different perspectives. This is a great juvenile book that can be used to create a character ananlysis, students eight years and up can analyze the evolution of the charaters from begining to end.
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