![]() Having all the characters played out with individual voices make the story come alive. Would you consider the audio edition of Skulduggery Pleasant to be better than the print version? Suffice to say that if you'd bought the phyiscal book it would now have it's own honoured place on your favourite shelf. He manages to convey the warmth and humour wonderfully and his pacing and style allows the listener to conjure up the images perfectly. ![]() Special mention must be made for the narration by Rupert Degas which is probably the best I've ever heard in an audio book. A very natural feel is evident throughout. The characters are each distinct from each other and you'll grow to love the banter between Stephanie and Skulduggery with some proper laugh out loud moments - none of the dialogue feels forced or there for pure plot line purposes. The world is realised beautifully with the old device of a magic world hiding behind or 'real' one given a more believable feel than the fantasical Potter. ![]() The rest is all Landy's own and feels it. ![]() There are elements of Potter, Dresden and Artimis Fowl but only in the very losest terms.there is a young hero, magic is involved and it's based in Ireland. Picked this up on a whim and have been so impressed by it that I've now bought all the others in the series. ![]()
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