The Spook's Apprentice: Book 1

by Joseph Delaney
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Warning: Not to be Read After Dark!

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A terrifying series 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 . . .

Editorial Reviews

"Teenage readers looking instead for total fantasy should hasten to Joseph Delaney's The Spook's Apprentice . . . this terrific novel is as black as David Wyatt's ingenious ink drawings that head each chapter . . . Young Thomas can only just cope with these demons; the horrors he faces are made more credible by the cleverly laid-back way in which his story is told." - The Independent

"An absorbing tale with scary scenarios and a great central relationship between Thomas and his master." - Funday Times

"This thrilling and terrifying book should not be read after dark!" - Parents News

"Super scary! Rated 4 bookworms out of five!" - Kraze Club

"Zounds! Delaney delights us with the power of his spooken words. Thought-provoking fantasy . . . A ruse by any other name would smell as sweet." - Bournemouth Daily Echo

"'These are expertly written books.'" - Teaching & Learning

"'Brilliant. I loved the degrees of evil in this book'" - Reading Matters

"'An excellent, eerie fantasy novel.'" - Llandelli Star

"Review for US edition: ''Readers seeking lots of up-close encounters with the unqueit dead and other creepy entities need look no further." - Kirkus Reviews (US)

"Wicked and fast-paced, the second instalment in this series is gripping for adults and children alike...beautifully written." - The Good Book Guide

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