Alice deane is a primary character in joseph delaneys phenomonally successful book series, the wardstone chronicles. This is the twelfth book in the last apprentice series by delaney. Beautifully written the good book guide an absorbing tale with scary scenarios and a great central relationship between thomas and his master the sunday times teenage readers looking instead for total fantasy should hasten to joseph delaneys the spook s apprentice. As of yet, alice has appeared in every single book of the main series, except the. His job might involve ridding an area of a malevolent witch or boggart or simply calming restless spirits. The first book in the terrifying wardstone chronicles. Dealing with ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties. The story follows a spook a person who works to remove evil from an area.
This book is all about alice and is told from her point of view. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But hes already wellequipped, being the seventh son of a seventh son. The wardstone chronicleslast apprentice is a series of dark fantasy novels from joseph delaney, a british author. For years, the local spook has been keeping the county safe from evil. The spooks apprentice the wardstone chronicles series 14 books. Bony lizzie, a malevolent witch and alices exteacher and her aunt. Tom ward is now the countys chipenden spook and alice deane is the earth witch living with him. I read this book whilst on holiday and although tecnically a childrens book i found drawn into the unfolding story immediately. I was going to learn how to protect farms and villages from things that go bump in the night.
Forced to leave his family farm to make a career for himself, our narrator tom ward becomes the apprentice of a witch and ghastfightin madman, the spook. The spook s bestiary a guidebook to the creatures found in the wardstone chronicles universe. Published by random house publishing, the novels chronicle a young boys efforts to master his skills as he prepares to inherit the mantle of spook and take his place as a destroyer of evil. While alice is away from tom she goes on a hunt for the dolorous dagger. As a lover of fantasy but also guilty of being a lazy reader, i found myself constantly reverting back to this book as soon as i put it down. Oct 31, 2014 as mentioned before i have a nostalgic love for joseph delaney which no other author could ever amount too. The spooks apprentice play edition ebook written by joseph delaney. First spooks apprentice online for free the bookseller. The spooks tale and other horrors the last apprentice series. To celebrate the release of the seventh son film, author of the books joseph delaney has created a quiz to see how big a fan you are. The tenth book in the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture seventh son. The spooks apprentice play edition ebook by joseph delaney. The spooks apprentice play edition by joseph delaney.
Review of the book the spook s apprentice by joseph delaney. The novel is the inspiration for the movie seventh son, starring jeff bridges, ben barnes and julianne moore, but has now been adapted for the stage by joseph and his son stephen. She first appeared in the spooks apprentice as a witch training under bony. Last apprentice serieswardstone chronicles fanfiction archive with over 90 stories. A nice short read, it tells the story of thomas wards start as apprentice to the spook, and his adventure in those early days. Tom encounters a lot of trouble from witches in this book as he gets his training from the spook. Wardstone chronicles last apprenticeseries overdrive. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the spooks apprentice play edition. The spook s apprentice is the first book in joseph delaneys terrifying wardstone chronicles over 3 million copies sold worldwide. The late late show with james corden recommended for you.
The spooks apprentice by joseph delaney rakuten kobo. The spooks apprentice hardcover june 30, 2004 by joseph delaney author. So revenge of the witch is kind of like toms diary. Spooks, published as the last apprentice series in the u. Buy a cheap copy of the spook s apprentice book by joseph delaney. Alice is the most powerful witch in the world, and she. When his 23rd birthday arrives, he is taken prisoner by a conniving witch and her peculiar accomplice. The twelfth volume in the last apprentice series, the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure books that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture, seventh son. Read the spook s apprentice book 1 by joseph delaney available from rakuten kobo.
The ghost prison the book occupies the same world as the wardstone chronicles, but with different characters and story lines 20. I love how john greggory was not supposed to be a spook, but a priest. Tom does say, ive written most of this from memory epilogue. And, as we find out at the end, hes actually been writing it all down for us.
The spooks apprentice is the first book in joseph delaneys terrifying wardstone chronicles over 3 million copies sold worldwide. Told from the point of view of alice, best friendand true loveto tom, the spooks last apprentice. To be an apprenticespook thomas ward has to leave his old life behind him. Buy a discounted paperback of the spook s apprentice online from australias leading online bookstore. The thirteenth and final book fury of the seventh son, will come out in the us in april 2014. Booktopia has the spooks apprentice, wardstone chronicles. Buy a discounted paperback of the spooks apprentice online from australias leading online bookstore. Please use the follow button to get notification about the latest chapter next time when you visit. Alice is book 12 in joseph delaneys middle gradeya spooks series, the wardstone.
The first book in a long series, it is a great read. The story starts off when tom ward, a seventh son of a seventh son, begins his training as the spooks john gregorys apprentice. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Somehow thomas must learn how to exorcise ghosts, contain witches and bind boggarts. Forced to leave his family farm to make a career for himself, our narrator tom ward becomes the apprentice of a witch. Last apprentice serieswardstone chronicles fanfiction. Revenge of the witch the last apprentice summary shmoop. It feels in a lot of information that readers might have questions while reading the last apprentice series. Wardstone chronicleslast apprentice book series in order. The plot centres on a yearold farm boy named tom who lives in the countryside of the county, loosely based on the english county of lancashire, where. She first appeared in the spooks apprentice as a witch training under bony lizzie, but redeemed herself soon after and has remained a love interest of tom ward through the good and the bad where she has every now and then become an assistant of the dark unintentionally. Below is a list of joseph delaneys books in order of when they were originally published which is also their chronological order.
The main aim of the book is to narrate alices story and a lot of flashbacks regarding her former life with bony lizze, before she met the spooks apprentice. Revenge of the witch the last apprentice analysis shmoop. And other horrors kindle edition by delaney, joseph. The last apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the spooks apprentice, thomas ward. Booktopia has the spook s apprentice, wardstone chronicles. However, over the past few years i have admittedly been a bit disappointed with his novels, the seventh apprentice finally left me feeling hopeful for delaneys future books. See the complete the last apprentice wardstone chronicles series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. The plot centres on a yearold farm boy named tom who lives in the countryside of the county, loosely based on the english county of lancashire, where the author resides with his large family. In this book the spook is taking on his last apprentice, a seventh son of a seventh son and it is his adventures that we follow in the book. Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadowsthe last apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the spook s apprentice, thomas ward, as he learns to battle the monsters of the dark and keep the county safe. The spook s apprentice, tom ward, narrates the book for us.
The first book, the spook s apprentice, is now a major motion pi. In the spook s tale the readers learn about how the spook became the spook. Read the spooks apprentice book 1 by joseph delaney available from rakuten kobo. The spooks apprentice by joseph delaney penguin books. Alice is book 12 in joseph delaneys middle gradeya spooks series, the wardstone chronicles, and this book centres entirely on alice no surprises there. Book 12 the wardstone chronicles joseph delaney on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But will her past catch up with her, following her hearts desire, when she sets foot in pendle. Now his time is coming to an end, but who will take over. And youre the only one who can for years, the local spook has been keeping the county safe from evil. Jun 05, 20 this feature is not available right now. The spook s apprentice is a fantasy book set in the north of england where thomas ward, the seventh son of a seventh son, must prove himself capable of facing ghosts and witches if he is to take on the mantel of the spook, the people who keep the county safe from the darkness.
Youre read light novel the spook s apprentice part 7 online at. Joseph delaneys popular book, the spook s apprentice, told the story of thomas ward, apprenticed to the local spook to help keep the county safe from the dark. Revenge of the witch by joseph delaney librarything. Back at home, but in no less danger, tom will face a tragic love story, an unforgivable sacrifice, and a new creature of the dark that terrorizes a village with its thirst for blood. In any other book, we might be concerned about an unreliable narrator. The spook s apprentice signed by joseph delaney and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. His first novel under his real name was the spooks apprentice aka revenge of the witch in 2004.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the last apprentice. I thought i would enjoy a book devoted to alice much more than i did. Alice, aka i am alice in the us, is the twelfth and penultimate novel in the wardstone chronicles and follows the perspective of alice deane as she ventures into the dark in pursuit of the dolorous blade, necessary for a ritual tom ward intended to perform on halloween. I am alice spooks the last apprentice, book 12 by joseph. Check out the trailer for spooks seventh son we have a. Joseph delaney used to be an english teacher, before becoming the bestselling author of the spook s series, which has been published in 24 countries and has sold millions of copies. Revenge of the witch, written by joseph delaney, is the first story in the the wardstone chronicles arc of the spook s series.