New Releases by Joseph Delaney

As feiticeiras estão se insurgindo em Pendle, e, se os três clãs mais poderosos se unirem para conjurar um mal inimaginável, eles serão capazes de ressuscitar as trevas - o próprio Diabo encarnado. Tom e seu mestre precisam partir com urgência para Pendle. O impensável terá de ser evitado. Antes, porém, de enfrentar a estrada, O caça-feitiço ordena que Tom vá até o sitio e traga os baus que sua mãe lhe deixou. Que segredos familiares sombrios estão guardados nesses baus? Eles colocarão a família de Tom em perigo ainda maior ou fornecerão a ajuda de que ele e seu mestre vão precisar?

The twelfth volume in the Last Apprentice series, the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure books that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture, Seventh Son. Told from the point of view of Alice, best friend—and true love—to Tom, the spook''s last apprentice. Alice is the most powerful witch in the world, and she ventures into the dark itself. Will she return? Alice Dean''s destiny is intertwined with Tom Ward''s. But he''s going to be the next Spook, and she''s a witch—possibly the most powerful one the world has ever seen. To rid the world of its greatest evil, the Fiend, Alice will venture into the depths of the dark for the final weapon Tom needs to defeat him. Will she survive? Or will she make the ultimate sacrifice for Tom? The Last Apprentice series is soon to be a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin.

"I''m coming for you, and nothing living or dead can stop me." One witch is the most feared, the most ruthless, and the most deadly of all the witches in the county. If she hunts for you, she will find you. If you have crossed her, you don''t stand a chance. She is the witch assassin, and her name is Grimalkin. Grimalkin''s one alliance is with Tom Ward, the Spook''s apprentice. With Tom, she plans to rid the world of the most terrifying evil, the Fiend, who once did her great wrong. For the first time, fans of the Last Apprentice series will hear the story from Grimalkin''s side, as she is hunted herself by creatures of darkness set on revenge. Grimalkin has never been defeated. But can she survive an enemy created for the sole purpose of destroying her?

Slither, an inhuman monster, preys upon humans by sneaking into their houses while they sleep. But a farmer offers him a trade - in return for taking his younger daughters to safety, Slither can have his eldest daughter, Nessa, to do with as he wishes...

YA. Fantasy fiction. Time is running out for Thomas Ward. His final battle against the Fiend is drawing near, and the Spook''s apprentice has never felt more alone in his task. Isolated and afraid, the Fiend is set to send the greatest of his servants against him Siscoi, a Vampire God more ferocious than anything he has yet faced. Tom must risk his life to prevent the evil beast from entering this world, even as he learns that the final destruction of the Fiend may involve a sacrifice more terrible than he can imagine. The series that inspired the forthcoming movie The Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes and Julianne Moore.

"I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born." Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Tom''s world: the witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil. Tom and the Spook set out to stop the witches before they unleash the demon. But when Tom finds himself on his own, he wonders if he has the courage and cunning to defeat the most powerful enemy he has ever encountered.

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.

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?

YA. HORROR & GHOST STORIES, CHILLERS. This is a fabulous collection of stories based on many of the witches from Joseph Delaney''s "Spooks" books. Ever wondered why the Spook doesn''t trust girls who wear pointy shoes? Or why Grimalkin became the Assassin for the Malkin Witch clan? Find out all this and more in this a dark and eerie collection. You don''t have to know the "Spook"''s books to enjoy the stories. They''re all standalone and absolutely haunting. This is a perfect introduction to the world of The Spook''s Apprentice. But for any fans of the series out there, this collection will be a must-have. Ages 12+.

Great middle greats fiction.

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 . . .

As the Spook''s apprentice, Tom''s first duty is to protect the County from the dark. But now Mam needs his help in her homeland of Greece. One of the most dangerous of the old gods, the Ordeen, is about to return there, bringing slaughter and devastation. Meanwhile, the Devil himself is still loose...

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?

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.

Tom is dismayed when his master decrees that they will be spending the winter on Anglezarke Moor but soon discovers the reason for the decision, as they tangle with two dangerous witches and struggle to keep a dark mage from resurrecting an ancient e

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.

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.

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 ... ?