New Releases by Joseph Delaney

Things can never be the same again. The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, have returned to the county after a long journey and a hard battle. But their troubles are far from over. Their home has been over-run by enemy soldiers. The Spook's house is in ruins, the boggart protecting it has fled, and the malicious witches imprisoned in the gardens have escaped. Tom, Alice, and the Spook must flee, too, across the ocean to the island of Mona. And it's on Mona that this small band fighting against the dark will face an old enemy grown terrifyingly powerful. Will they be able to vanquish an evil that crawls beneath the ground itself? At what cost? Will Tom and the Spook ever be able to return home?

Now it's the dark's turn to be afraid The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs of the cathedral lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger of being corrupted by its powers. The Bane! As Thomas and the Spook prepare for the battle of their lives, it becomes clear that the Bane isn't their only enemy. The Quisitor has arrived, searching for those who meddle with the dark so he can imprison them—or worse. Can Thomas defeat the Bane on his own? Is his friend Alice guilty of witchcraft? And will the Spook be able to escape the Quisitor's clutches?

It's going to be a long, hard, cruel winter. And there couldn't be a worse place to spend it than up on Anglezarke. Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who captures witches and drives away ghosts. As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, the Spook receives an unexpected visitor. Tom doesn't know who the stranger is or what he wants, but the Spook suddenly decides it's time to travel to his winter house, Anglezarke. Tom has heard it will be a bleak, forbidding place, and that menacing creatures are starting to stir somewhere on the moors nearby. Can anything prepare Tom for what he finds there? What if the rumors about the evil beast called the Golgoth are true? And how much danger will Tom be in if the secrets the Spook has been trying to hide from the world are revealed?

The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward. But Tom's is only one story. There are others. . . . The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did he begin his training? And what of Alice, the young witch who is Tom's closest ally? How did she overcome her dark past? What did the witch assassin Grimalkin do to become the most deadly and feared witch in the county? And, collected in a gallery of horrors, discover the rest of the county's menacing villains and relive the vicious battles waged against them. Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows. Do you dare?

With her parents'' bodies still warm in the ground, Alice Deane is whisked away by her aunt to be taught how to be a witch. Alice isn''t happy about this - and who would be, with her aunt''s brain guzzling familiar, Spig, out to get her? It soon becomes clear that one of them will have to go, and so Spig and Alice''s bitter rivalry plays itself out to a gruesome end . . . Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in Spooks: Witches.

How to deal with the dark 1. Conquer your fear. 2. Clear your mind, so that dark magic cannot take hold. 3. Fill your pockets with salt and iron, and always carry a rowan staff with a silver blade. 4. Never forget your silver chain for binding a witch. 5. A spook’s best weapons against the dark are common sense, courage, and the skills and knowledge he learns as an apprentice. The Spook’s Bestiary is the complete guide to becoming a spook. Learn how to battle the dark, the demons, the witches, and all the things that go bump in the night. Lavishly illustrated and told in the Spook’s own voice, this is a companion to the best-selling Last Apprentice series.

Tingene er ved at ændre sig. Heksejægerens værdifulde bibliotek er brændt ned til grunden. Ærkerivalen er undsluppet fra sine bindinger. Og for første gang ser Tom sin mester fejle, ikke kuin én gang, men to gange. Det er mørke dage, men nætterne er endnu mørkere. Heksejægeren jages i sine natlige mareridt af forvarsler om, at Lizzie bliver almægtig, og nu ser hans frygt ud til at blive til virkelighed. Imens er Tom og Alice gidsler i blodig grusomhed, resultatet af en mørk og magisk pagt med fjenden. Her er stof til mareridt. Lever Heksejægeren også i morgen? Er hans lærling parat til at gå alene mod mørket? "Heksejægernes mareridt" er syvende bind i Joseph Delaneys Heksejæger-serie, også kaldet Wardstenen serien.

The Spook''s Destiny is the eighth book in Joseph Delaney''s terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide! ''You belong to the blade now. You''ll belong to it until the day you die . . .'' Tom, the Spook''s Apprentice, has travelled to Ireland, where he must tackle a group of evil mages. His dangerous mission leads him to the Destiny Blade - a sword with a dark side, and a thirst for blood. Could this new weapon give him a fighting chance against the Fiend? And dare he accept the help of Grimalkin, the terrifying witch assassin?

A dangerous few months lie ahead—ones which some of us will be hard-pressed to survive. Thomas Ward has served as the Spook''s apprentice for three years. He has battled boggarts, witches, demons, and even the devil himself. Tom has enemies: The Fiend stalks him, waiting for a moment of weakness. The terrifying Morrigan, goddess of witches, warned him never to step foot on her homeland, Ireland. But now war has consumed their own country, and Tom, his friend Alice, and the Spook must flee to Ireland. The dark rages strongly there. No one can be trusted. Can Tom defeat the creatures that hunt him most fiercely?

Beware a girl in pointy shoes! A girl wearing pointy shoes might be a witch. And the first thing a spook''s apprentice learns is never, ever to trust a witch. In this bone-chilling collection of tales, you will learn exactly why that is, as you encounter: a fair and beautiful woman with green scales running down her spine . . . a dead witch who lurks under rotting leaves and hunts for blood . . . Alice, Tom Ward''s best friend, who once lived with one of the darkest witches of all . . . and a witch whose cry of revenge can kill. The dark is all around. Who will survive?

A companion title to the phenomenally successful Spook''s Apprentice titles. Discover how to bind a boggart and deal with a dead witch in this fascinating and lavishly illustrated Spook''s own notebook. A must for die-hard fans of the series and an irresistible introduction to the dark and the dangerous for new recruits.

The Spook, Tom and Alice return from Greece to find the County under siege and the Spook s home burnt to the ground. With his precious library of knowledge destroyed, they seek refuge on the nearby island of Mona. But with Mona in the thrall of a twiste

Tom is reunited with his mother and must return to Greece to face a new and terrible threat from the dark forces, and a momentous decision must be made, causing a serious rift between Tom and the Spook that threatens to separate them forever.

Ever wondered why the Spook doesn't trust girls who wear pointy shoes? Or why Grimalkin became the Assassin for the Malkin Witch clan? This collection of stories lets you find out all this and more.

The Spook's Curse is the second book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide! ‘By now the dark has noticed you and will be trying to hunt you down . . .’ It's the job of the Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, to protect the County from the dark. But deep in the catacombs beneath Priestown lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat – the Bane. As they prepare to battle it, yet another deadly enemy emerges to threaten Tom and his master.

The Spook''s Mistake is the fifth book in Joseph Delaney''s terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide! ''The moment of danger is close. Very soon our enemies will be here.'' The Spook has sent his apprentice, Tom, to be trained by another Spook whose methods are harsh and tough. But faced with a powerful water witch, Bill makes a fatal error, leaving Tom to face his enemies alone. Can the Spook get there in time to save his apprentice? Or will his own mistakes give final victory to the dark?

Attention, histoire à ne pas lire la nuit...

When three of the most powerful witches unite to unleash an unimaginable evil, Tom Ward and Mr. Gregory set out to stop them while dealing with the contents of Tom''s family''s trunks, which could either save them or plunge them into further danger.

When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.

Als siebter Sohn eines siebten Sohnes ist Tom zum Geisterjäger bestimmt. Bei Meister Spook lernt er Geister austreiben, Hexen beschwören, Boggarts bannen - aber leider nicht, wie arglistig die alte Malkin ist. Tom wird ausgetrickst und der ganz grosse Ärger beginnt ... Joseph Delaney unterrichtete Medien- und Filmwissenschaften. ''Spook - Der Schüler des Geisterjägers'' war sein erstes Buch. Heute lebt er mit seiner Familie in Lancashire, mitten im Land der Boggarts! Die Inspiration zu seinen Geschichten bezieht Joseph Delaney meist aus alten Geistergeschichten und -legenden der dortigen Gegend.

The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, rid the county of witches, ghosts, boggarts, and other creatures of the dark. And there''s some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger. The Bane! But the Bane is not their only enemy. The Quisitor arrives, intent on hunting down anyone who meddles with the dark. Thomas Ward and the Spook must prepare for the battle of their lives.

" L''hiver va être long et rude, mon fils. Tous les signes l''annoncent. Les hirondelles se sont envolées cers le sud presque un mois plus tôt qu''à l''accoutumée, et les premières gelées sont survenues alors que mes rosiers étaient encore en fleur Je n''avais jamais vu ça. Ca sera une période éprouvante : aucun de nous n''en sortira indemne. Aussi, ne quitte jamais ton maître. Il est ton seul véritable ami. Vous devrez vous soutenir l''un l''autre " Alors que le froid se fait plus vif, l''Epouvanteur reçoit un message qui semble grandement le perturber. Il décide aussitôt de quitter Chipenden pour se rendre dans sa maison d''hiver, à Anglezarke. La vieille demeure est lugubre : dans les profondeurs obscures de ses caves sont enfermées des sorcières et des gobelins. Quant au mystérieux auteur de la lettre, qui rôde dans les parages, il se révèle être l''ennemi juré de John Gregory. Au cours de longs mois d''hiver, Tom découvre peu à peu le passé caché de son maître. L''Epouvanteur doit-il payer le prix de ses erreurs de jeunesse ? Lorsque certains secrets qu''il a toujours dissimulés, seront finalement dévoilés, Tom va se trouver en grand danger...

In this third and terrifying instalment in the Wardstone Chronicles, the nights are drawing in and it''s time for Tom and his master to move to Anglezarke, the Spook''s winter house. Tom has heard it will be a sinister and menacing place but nothing could fully prepare him for what he finds there. For this house, and indeed the whole of Anglezarke moor is full of secrets about the Spook''s youth. Secrets that are about to come to the surface and could wreck havoc on the whole County . . .

A Thomas le han dicho que tiene una muy importante misión que cumplir en el mundo, por lo que deberá obedecer al pie de la letra todas las mágicas enseñanzas que recibirá como aprendiz de un espectro. Todo cambia para este avispado adolescente de sólo trece años desde aquel día en que debe abandonar la granja que comparte junto a sus padres, su hermana, y una cuñada embarazada. Desde entonces le sucederá de todo, enfrentándose a criaturas de las más variadas especies: brujas, fantasmas, seres malignos ... El chico deberá aprender, sometiéndose a pruebas tan terroríficas como pasar la noche, solo, en una casa encantada. Todo marchaba más o menos bien para Thomas hasta que Alice, una chica del pueblo, se cruza en su camino. Desde ese instante, las cosas se ponen muy feas para el joven e incluso para su familia.

Capturing witches Binding boggarts Driving away ghosts For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried–some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope; the last apprentice. Can Thomas succeed? Will he learn the difference between a benign witch and a malevolent one? Does the Spook's warning against girls with pointy shoes include Alice? And what will happen if Thomas accidentally frees Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the county ... ?

A wonderful and terrifying series by a new writer about a young boy training to be an exorcist. Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son and has been apprenticed to the local Spook. The job is hard, the Spook is distant and many apprentices have failed before Thomas. Somehow Thomas must learn how to exorcise ghosts, contain witches and bind boggarts. But when he is tricked into freeing Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the County, the horror begins . . .

Slither has never heard of Tom Ward, the Spook, or Alice Deane. He thirsts for blood. He takes it from whatever he wants, animal or human. And he has his eyes on the home of a farmer and his three daughters. With his dying breath, the farmer offers Slither a bargain. If Slither will take his two youngest daughters to safety, the eldest daughter is his.