The Wardstone Chronicles
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'''''Spook's, published as The Last Apprentice''''' in the United States, is a children's dark fantasy series by English author Joseph Delaney. It is published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and HarperCollins in the United States. The series has been published in 30 countries, with sales exceeding 4.5 million copies. It started in 2004 with ''The Spook's Apprentice, which has been adapted into a play script, a feature film titled Seventh Son'', and a French graphic novel.
Key facts
- Book series.name
- Spook's
- Book series.image
- The Wardstone Chronicles.png
- Book series.image_caption
- Hardback covers of The Wardstone Chronicles; the first arc in the series.
- Book series.author
- Joseph Delaney
- Book series.country
- United Kingdom
- Book series.language
- English
- Book series.genre
- Children's literature, dark fantasy
- Book series.number_of_books
- 20 + related works
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Encyclopedic overview
40 sectionsContents
- Overview
- List of works
- ''The Wardstone Chronicles''
- ''The Starblade Chronicles''
- ''Brother Wulf''
- Related works
- Books in the series
- ''The Wardstone Chronicles''
- ''The Spook's Apprentice''
- ''The Spook's Curse''
- ''The Spook's Secret''
- ''The Spook's Battle''
- ''The Spook's Mistake''
- ''The Spook's Sacrifice''
- ''The Spook's Nightmare''
- ''The Spook's Destiny''
- ''Spook's: I Am Grimalkin''
- ''The Spook's Blood''
- ''Spook's: Slither's Tale''
- ''Spook's: Alice''
- ''The Spook's Revenge''
- ''The Starblade Chronicles''
- ''Spook's: A New Darkness''
- ''Spook's: The Dark Army''
- ''Spook's: The Dark Assassin''
- ''Brother Wulf''
- ''Brother Wulf''
- ''Brother Wulf: Wulf's Bane''
- ''Brother Wulf: The Last Spook''
- ''Brother Wulf: Wulf's War''
- Characters
- Publication
- Illustrations
- Audiobooks
- Adaptations
- Reception
- References
- External links
- Author pages
- Penguin books pages
'''''Spook's, published as The Last Apprentice''''' in the United States, is a children's dark fantasy series by English author Joseph Delaney. It is published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and HarperCollins in the United States. The series has been published in 30 countries, with sales exceeding 4.5 million copies. It started in 2004 with ''The Spook's Apprentice, which has been adapted into a play script, a feature film titled Seventh Son, and a French graphic novel.
The main series consists of 20 books, with three arcs. The Wardstone Chronicles'' follows Thomas "Tom" Ward's journey as he apprentices under John Gregory, the spook of the County, situated in a fictionalized Lancashire. Through his mentorship, Tom masters the skills to confront supernatural threats. However, as the narrative unfolds, Tom finds himself confronting an even greater peril: the Fiend. The Starblade Chronicles extends the adventures of Tom Ward, now a Spook, battling a grave evil endangering the County and beyond. Tom mentors his apprentice, Jenny, amidst formidable challenges. Brother Wulf features the exploits of Brother Wulf, a novice monk, and Tom Ward.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “The Wardstone Chronicles” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.