SKULDUGGERY WINS BORD GAIS ENERGY - IRISH BOOK OF THE DECADE

Skulduggery Pleasant has won Irish Book of the Decade. Beating the likes of Edna O'Brien and Eoin Colfer, the series won by 5,000 votes.

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"Astonishingly
enough," says Derek Landy, author
of the books "I am not taking
this opportunity to gloat, because
apparently
that isn't very classy.
[...] It shows a real respect for our
next generation of
readers, and
it's because of these readers that I can
accept this award with
sincerest gratitude, and without apology."