Fans of Harry Potter, The Last Dragon Chronicles and Nevermoor books aged 9+ will LOVE this fantasy adventure series about an apprentice that trains in battling all sorts of evil creatures to protect their county...
'Someone has to stand against the dark. And you're the only one who can.'
In a world where ghost and ghouls and witches and ghasts exist, Thomas Ward is the county's last hope. Under the wing of the county's Spook, a master fighter of supernatural creatures, he must learn how to defeat evil and protect the County from darkness.
Thomas will have to battle all sorts of deadly enemies, from banes and witches to terrible gods and terrifying mages. He will have to travel high and low, chasing terrors on the run and battling creatures lurking in every nook and cranny of the County...
Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles have sold over 3 million copies sold worldwide, been made into a film and extended into further series: The Starblade Chronicles and The Spook's Apprentice: Brother Wulf.
If you've read Lockwood & Co. and need a series that's just as exciting, you will LOVE reading these books.
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All the Wardstone Chronicle books in order:
Book 1: The Spook's Apprentice (2004)
Book 2: The Spook's Curse (2005)
Book 3: The Spook's Secret (2006)
Book 4: The Spook's Battle (2007)
Book 5: The Spook's Mistake (2008)
Book 6: The Spook's Sacrifice (2009)
Book 7: The Spook's Nightmare (2010)
Book 8: The Spook's Destiny (2011)
Book 9: Spook's I Am Grimalkin (2011)
Book 10: The Spook's Blood (2012)
Book 11: Spook's: Slither's Tale (2012)
Book 12: Spook's Alice (2013)
Book 13: The Spook's Revenge (2013)
Companion Book
Companion Book: Spook's Bestiary (2010)
Standalone Book
Standalone Book: The Spook's Stories: Witches (2014)
This book has a very gripping storyline and made me feel on the edge of my seat the whole time whilst reading it. You feel betrayed and sympathetic fo...
This book had a lot of twists and turns in the plot which is why I liked it so much. The genre of the book is what made me want to read it. I would re...
A great novel for pre-teens (maybe Year 6) onwards.
We borrowed this from the local library and after my son read it, I read it too. I'm now on the f...