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The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles #3
The Last Apprentice: Night of the Soul Stealer
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?
512 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2007
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About the author
Joseph Delaney
59 books3,979 followersJoseph Delaney was a full time writer living in Lancashire, in the heart of Boggart territory.
He was the author of Wardstone Chronicles, Starblade Chronicles, Arena 13, Aberrations and a new book came out in April 2020, Brother Wulf. This is a new spooks story featuring Tom and Alice, but introducing a new character, a young monk called Brother Wulf.
He first got the idea for the Spooks series when he moved to the village where he lives now and discovered there was a local boggart - ‘a man like me needs boggarts around’. He made a note in his notebook ‘a story about a man who hunts boggarts’ and years later when he had to come up with an idea at short notice developed this into ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’, the first book in the series.
He continued to draw upon the folklore of Lancashire and has acquired much local knowledge over the years which he tweaks and modifies to create his fictional world. Another source of inspiration has been Lancashire's varied and atmospheric landscape. Many of the locations in the County are based on actual places in Lancashire.
In the early days of his writing career Joseph worked as a teacher at a Sixth Form College: his subjects were English, Film and Media Studies. He used to get up early and write every morning before work. That way he could write a book a year – which promptly got rejected! When the Americans bought the series he decided to give up teaching and write full time.
Prior to teaching he worked as an engineer in his twenties, completing an apprenticeship just like Tom Ward in the spook’s books.
Joseph described his method of writing as a process of discovery. He didn’t plot too far ahead and often didn’t know what is going to happen until he writes it down. In other words he made it up as he went along. He prefed writing dialogue to description, in which he said he is a minimalist and leaves much to the reader’s imagination.
Joseph had three children and nine grandchildren and was a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events.
The Spook's Apprentice, The Spook's Curse and The Spook's Secret have all been shortlisted for the Lancashire children's Book for the Year Award. The Spook's Apprentice is the winner of both the Sefton Book Award and the Hampshire Book Award.
www.josephdelaneyauthor.com
from publisher's website
He was the author of Wardstone Chronicles, Starblade Chronicles, Arena 13, Aberrations and a new book came out in April 2020, Brother Wulf. This is a new spooks story featuring Tom and Alice, but introducing a new character, a young monk called Brother Wulf.
He first got the idea for the Spooks series when he moved to the village where he lives now and discovered there was a local boggart - ‘a man like me needs boggarts around’. He made a note in his notebook ‘a story about a man who hunts boggarts’ and years later when he had to come up with an idea at short notice developed this into ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’, the first book in the series.
He continued to draw upon the folklore of Lancashire and has acquired much local knowledge over the years which he tweaks and modifies to create his fictional world. Another source of inspiration has been Lancashire's varied and atmospheric landscape. Many of the locations in the County are based on actual places in Lancashire.
In the early days of his writing career Joseph worked as a teacher at a Sixth Form College: his subjects were English, Film and Media Studies. He used to get up early and write every morning before work. That way he could write a book a year – which promptly got rejected! When the Americans bought the series he decided to give up teaching and write full time.
Prior to teaching he worked as an engineer in his twenties, completing an apprenticeship just like Tom Ward in the spook’s books.
Joseph described his method of writing as a process of discovery. He didn’t plot too far ahead and often didn’t know what is going to happen until he writes it down. In other words he made it up as he went along. He prefed writing dialogue to description, in which he said he is a minimalist and leaves much to the reader’s imagination.
Joseph had three children and nine grandchildren and was a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events.
The Spook's Apprentice, The Spook's Curse and The Spook's Secret have all been shortlisted for the Lancashire children's Book for the Year Award. The Spook's Apprentice is the winner of both the Sefton Book Award and the Hampshire Book Award.
www.josephdelaneyauthor.com
from publisher's website
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November 20, 2025
When the good die, it sometimes unshackles evil that would otherwise have been kept in checkWinter is coming and it's time for the Spook and his apprentice, Tom Ward, to make the trek up to the frigid Anglezarke.
The Spook has a house up there, as cold and foreboding as it is, and he spends a bit of time each year there.
While Tom is a bit disappointed to be going somewhere even colder than the Spook's regular home, he knows that as an apprentice, he must be prepared to fight the dark in any situation.
There's a strangeness in the house, a certain unfriendliness among the locals...and something creeping across the moors. Tom Ward is going to quickly learn that let the sleeping creatures lie...but by the time he's figured out this lesson, will it be too late?
These things can’t be rushed. Try not to disturb or burden him too much. He needs to rest and sleep as much as he can.Ahhh!
I am just freaking loving this series. I'm so invested in Tom Ward's apprenticeship and I'm fascinated by the way the author treats "the dark".
I also really like how the author is always switching the location on us - the way he's able to weave new creatures into each new setting - it is so freaking cool.
The illustrations between each chapter were crazy this time. I actually got a little creeped out by them. Fabulous job!
This one was a bit spooky. The illustrations make this so awesome.
Review to come.
Audiobook Comments
Read by Christopher Evan Welch and it was really well done! I enjoyed listening to this one!
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May 11, 2017
I'm re-listening to these. The Spook's Apprentice series were some of the first audiobooks I listened to; I loved them back then and I love them now. Great series.
Update: listened to this again with my kids on our school trips.
16 year old son's rating: 4 stars
10 year old son's rating: 4.5 stars
My rating, this time around: 4 stars. But I'll keep it at 5 stars. Just because.
Update: listened to this again with my kids on our school trips.
16 year old son's rating: 4 stars
10 year old son's rating: 4.5 stars
My rating, this time around: 4 stars. But I'll keep it at 5 stars. Just because.
September 4, 2019
Not as good as the first but better than the second. Alice still frustrates me as she seems to be really being put over as a major character now. I'm looking forward to the next book and I hope the Spook manages to keep going as I'm not ready for the change I know is coming in future tales.
All in all very enjoyable!
7/10
All in all very enjoyable!
7/10
August 15, 2017
I want to take the Harry Potter books away from every children and put these books in their hands instead.
I really love this series :)
I really love this series :)
April 25, 2022
SPOILER FREE
In The Spook’s Secret by Joseph Delaney we find out a lot about the Spook’s past, which is something that has been hinted at a little before. I’m glad this was done this early in the fantasy series, as it’s good to wait a bit for mysteries to unfold, but if it’s left too long, I get bored.
It’s winter, so the Spook and Thomas travel with Alice to the winter house in Anglezarke. The setting in The Spook’s Secret is appropriately creepy, and there’s a crazy, ex-apprentice of the Spook running around the moor.
It’s difficult to talk about The Spook’s Secret without giving away spoilers, but I’ll not go into any right now. Instead, I’ll talk about the relationships between the characters. Thomas and the Spook struggle to get a long (in previous books too) because the Spook doesn’t trust anyone very easily.
A lot of the trust issues here revolve around Alice, as the Spook still doesn’t really trust her, but Thomas is always pulling away from his master towards Alice. This can get irritating at times, as Thomas doesn’t seem to be able to see the bigger picture.
This had been a running theme of his characterisation for the first three books of the series, but you have to remember that he is only a young teenager, so he had a lot of growing up to do.
The plot for The Spook’s Secret itself is a little all over the place, but I still thought it was great. There are two main threats to overcome, but of course only one of them is the primary threat of the book.
Again, it is hinted that the Dark is growing in power, and soon there will be even more difficult issues in The County for Thomas and the Spook to deal with.
View the full review at The Fantasy Review
In The Spook’s Secret by Joseph Delaney we find out a lot about the Spook’s past, which is something that has been hinted at a little before. I’m glad this was done this early in the fantasy series, as it’s good to wait a bit for mysteries to unfold, but if it’s left too long, I get bored.
It’s winter, so the Spook and Thomas travel with Alice to the winter house in Anglezarke. The setting in The Spook’s Secret is appropriately creepy, and there’s a crazy, ex-apprentice of the Spook running around the moor.
It’s difficult to talk about The Spook’s Secret without giving away spoilers, but I’ll not go into any right now. Instead, I’ll talk about the relationships between the characters. Thomas and the Spook struggle to get a long (in previous books too) because the Spook doesn’t trust anyone very easily.
A lot of the trust issues here revolve around Alice, as the Spook still doesn’t really trust her, but Thomas is always pulling away from his master towards Alice. This can get irritating at times, as Thomas doesn’t seem to be able to see the bigger picture.
This had been a running theme of his characterisation for the first three books of the series, but you have to remember that he is only a young teenager, so he had a lot of growing up to do.
The plot for The Spook’s Secret itself is a little all over the place, but I still thought it was great. There are two main threats to overcome, but of course only one of them is the primary threat of the book.
Again, it is hinted that the Dark is growing in power, and soon there will be even more difficult issues in The County for Thomas and the Spook to deal with.
View the full review at The Fantasy Review
June 11, 2011
This is the third in a series (as I'm sure you spotted) and while I like them I can't quite bring myself to go above 4 stars.
A friend here on Goodreads mentioned that her biggest complaint with the Wardstone Chronicles was (is) that Tom doesn't change much. That is so far true. To be fair however the 3 books I've read so far take place in a period of months (less than a year). As this book ends and spring approaches Tom is about to "celebrate" (not really a good word for it I suppose) a year as the Spook's Apprentice.
As this volume opens we are not much advanced in time from the end point of the second volume. Winter is approaching. Tom is facing moving to the Spook's "winter quarters" or winter house. A place that is actually much less warm, much less inviting and much less pleasant than the house at Chipenden....
So why go to a colder less pleasant house for the winter???? Their needed in "that part of the country" of course. Spook's business.
So facing an unpleasant journey anyway things don't look much better to Tom when the Spook announces that Alice must go and live somewhere else. It seems she's too distracting for Tom who needs to concentrate on his studies (a lot of us males had that problem with girls when we were young. And of course some of us continue to have it much longer...like while we have a heart beat).
On top of all this an ominous figure in a black cloak (like a Spook) shows up just before they are to leave to demand "what the Spook took from him"...
In short, it's not shaping up to be a pleasant winter.
The story here is well told and while I think if you've read much you'll see a lot of what's coming a mile off, this really doesn't hurt too much. These are YA books and the fact that plots may follow somewhat predictable arcs may be a bit more forgivable (at least I think they are) in books for younger readers.
These do still (however) need to have the same warning that I've given about the earlier ones in this series. Be sure your "youth" is ready for them. There are potentially troubling plot points that I would think might be difficult for younger readers.
All that being said enjoy. Tom will continue to make the same mistakes he's made in earlier volumes (as noted, you'd think he'd learn). He's still only 13 here and possibly that helps explain his continued proclivity to act unwisely, lie to his master when he ought not, and generally get himself into the soup on regular occasions.
He does demonstrate that he's learned a bit here, so maybe the writer is simply more aware of the books being only months apart instead of years. After all, this is the third novel and we're only 11 or 12 months into Tom's story.
I have the next in the series from the library and plan to follow the story. I like to intersperse my reading with multiple genres, though most of it lately has been in the fantasy realm (adult reading level rather than YA) and I find I do enjoy the occasional YA fantasy...if it's one I find "good". These have in many ways been a pleasant surprise after a long line of YA novels that I found mediocre to poor (my take on them of course). Four stars...nice read. A bit of a fantasy/horror mix. Enjoy.
*********************** Spoilers Below Line ********************
The warning I gave earlier has to do with some of the thorny ethical struggles The Spook and his Apprentice must face. In this book we meet Meg an old love of the Spook's who also happens to be a Lamia witch.
(The book doesn't go into Lamias and their mythology much...but a Lamia is an unpleasant monster).
Meg has become completely "humanized" (as can happen) but her sister is a feral Lamia...and craves blood to live on, will rip you open and would really prefer the "youngest prey" she can find.
Meg's sister lives in a pit in the cellar of the winter house, digging bugs and worms from the ground to stay alive. There is also another live witch in a pit down there...some bogarts a few graves etc.
Meg is kept in a drugged sleep...all summer. Then she is wakened for the winter to cook and live a sort of half life while the Spook is there. She's kept drugged enough to have no memory of her past...
The book tries to look at this. Is it right? what should the Spook do? In the case of Meg the Spook let his heart rule his head...and didn't lock her in a pit, but would she really want to live this way? Is being locked in a pit better than being burned???
And what comes of it when Meg wakes????
So, I'd say read the books first and see if they are appropriate for your "youths". If so, they are pretty well written.
A friend here on Goodreads mentioned that her biggest complaint with the Wardstone Chronicles was (is) that Tom doesn't change much. That is so far true. To be fair however the 3 books I've read so far take place in a period of months (less than a year). As this book ends and spring approaches Tom is about to "celebrate" (not really a good word for it I suppose) a year as the Spook's Apprentice.
As this volume opens we are not much advanced in time from the end point of the second volume. Winter is approaching. Tom is facing moving to the Spook's "winter quarters" or winter house. A place that is actually much less warm, much less inviting and much less pleasant than the house at Chipenden....
So why go to a colder less pleasant house for the winter???? Their needed in "that part of the country" of course. Spook's business.
So facing an unpleasant journey anyway things don't look much better to Tom when the Spook announces that Alice must go and live somewhere else. It seems she's too distracting for Tom who needs to concentrate on his studies (a lot of us males had that problem with girls when we were young. And of course some of us continue to have it much longer...like while we have a heart beat).
On top of all this an ominous figure in a black cloak (like a Spook) shows up just before they are to leave to demand "what the Spook took from him"...
In short, it's not shaping up to be a pleasant winter.
The story here is well told and while I think if you've read much you'll see a lot of what's coming a mile off, this really doesn't hurt too much. These are YA books and the fact that plots may follow somewhat predictable arcs may be a bit more forgivable (at least I think they are) in books for younger readers.
These do still (however) need to have the same warning that I've given about the earlier ones in this series. Be sure your "youth" is ready for them. There are potentially troubling plot points that I would think might be difficult for younger readers.
All that being said enjoy. Tom will continue to make the same mistakes he's made in earlier volumes (as noted, you'd think he'd learn). He's still only 13 here and possibly that helps explain his continued proclivity to act unwisely, lie to his master when he ought not, and generally get himself into the soup on regular occasions.
He does demonstrate that he's learned a bit here, so maybe the writer is simply more aware of the books being only months apart instead of years. After all, this is the third novel and we're only 11 or 12 months into Tom's story.
I have the next in the series from the library and plan to follow the story. I like to intersperse my reading with multiple genres, though most of it lately has been in the fantasy realm (adult reading level rather than YA) and I find I do enjoy the occasional YA fantasy...if it's one I find "good". These have in many ways been a pleasant surprise after a long line of YA novels that I found mediocre to poor (my take on them of course). Four stars...nice read. A bit of a fantasy/horror mix. Enjoy.
*********************** Spoilers Below Line ********************
The warning I gave earlier has to do with some of the thorny ethical struggles The Spook and his Apprentice must face. In this book we meet Meg an old love of the Spook's who also happens to be a Lamia witch.
(The book doesn't go into Lamias and their mythology much...but a Lamia is an unpleasant monster).
Meg has become completely "humanized" (as can happen) but her sister is a feral Lamia...and craves blood to live on, will rip you open and would really prefer the "youngest prey" she can find.
Meg's sister lives in a pit in the cellar of the winter house, digging bugs and worms from the ground to stay alive. There is also another live witch in a pit down there...some bogarts a few graves etc.
Meg is kept in a drugged sleep...all summer. Then she is wakened for the winter to cook and live a sort of half life while the Spook is there. She's kept drugged enough to have no memory of her past...
The book tries to look at this. Is it right? what should the Spook do? In the case of Meg the Spook let his heart rule his head...and didn't lock her in a pit, but would she really want to live this way? Is being locked in a pit better than being burned???
And what comes of it when Meg wakes????
So, I'd say read the books first and see if they are appropriate for your "youths". If so, they are pretty well written.
March 8, 2016
This third book in the series really stayed true to the title name: The Spook's Secret.
There were so much history and secrets glazing over the County and not only just the Spook's background, but some major side characters too. I loved finding out more about the Spook's past, in particular, especially when it was directly linked to Morgan or Meg because it gave them much more substance as believable characters and drove on the plot; of which some very surprising twists were thrown into the story, to keep readers guessing!
Although I did love that this was all about secrets, I did kind of feel like more mysteries had been made just for this story, in order to unravel them later and I would have much preferred if the majority of some of those were hinted at (more) in previous books, for the story to flow more smoothly.
I enjoyed that we got to explore more in the world of witches and necromancy, for it gave a much darker tone, that the setting of the Spook's winter house, definitely emphasized.
I love how inquisitive and intelligent Tom is, especially when it comes to reading people, like the Spook. Other characters were fleshed out more as well, but I'm still undecided as to whether I'm keen on Alice or not.
These books are always so beautiful to look at (e.g feeling like a worn guide, having Tom's notes, the covers (which don't really reflect Tom's age well, but still looks cool), etc) and really helps me to imagine the world Tom is living in.
Another great novel to an awesome middle grade series.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
There were so much history and secrets glazing over the County and not only just the Spook's background, but some major side characters too. I loved finding out more about the Spook's past, in particular, especially when it was directly linked to Morgan or Meg because it gave them much more substance as believable characters and drove on the plot; of which some very surprising twists were thrown into the story, to keep readers guessing!
Although I did love that this was all about secrets, I did kind of feel like more mysteries had been made just for this story, in order to unravel them later and I would have much preferred if the majority of some of those were hinted at (more) in previous books, for the story to flow more smoothly.
I enjoyed that we got to explore more in the world of witches and necromancy, for it gave a much darker tone, that the setting of the Spook's winter house, definitely emphasized.
I love how inquisitive and intelligent Tom is, especially when it comes to reading people, like the Spook. Other characters were fleshed out more as well, but I'm still undecided as to whether I'm keen on Alice or not.
These books are always so beautiful to look at (e.g feeling like a worn guide, having Tom's notes, the covers (which don't really reflect Tom's age well, but still looks cool), etc) and really helps me to imagine the world Tom is living in.
Another great novel to an awesome middle grade series.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
March 26, 2017
Wardstone Chronicles Book 3
*The Spook's Secret*
Wow! The series is just getting better and better with each page. You can feel the characters growing with each breath. It's so wonderful to see how Tom has grown do much since, he became the Spooks apprentice, both physically and mentally. He is more passionate about being the Spook and is confident and responsible. Sometimes lazy, but still passionate. This book has 3 antagonists, namely, Morgan, the Spooks Ex-Apprentice, who has taken the dark path, Golgoth, An old God who can bring ever lasting winter and Meg Skelton, the spooks love. There are a few new characters too who are prominent like Shanks, the delivery man, Andrew, the locksmith who is the spooks brother, Marcia, Megs Sister, The Hurst family,etc.etc.
A lot of things happen in the book. I would classify them as an arc. According to the "arcs" the story is like
1)Farewell to Chipenden
2)Meeting Morgan and Arrival and Anglezarke
3)Fighting the Stone Chucker (Boggart)
4)Toms Fathers Death
5)Morgans Demand for the Grimore
6)Megs Escape and The Spook's Secret
7)Awakening of Golgoth and finally
8)Return to Chipenden
As I said the plot is very simplistic but with a lot of things happening altogether. At the farm, Tom gets Tr inheritance of Man's room. This is the least expected and surprising moment. Mam reveals her opinion about going back to Greece to sort out the dark. Toms Dads death is very saddening. This marks that Toms childhood is over due to the passing of his dad and leaving of his Mam. This gives him a more experienced personality, and also he has completed an year as a Spooks apprentice at the end of the year. He has learnt to practically us his knowledge and prowess. He shows his skills in the book a lot. Noe let's talk about Alice, she is not as prominent as she was in the previous book but she is still a major character. She informs Tom about Morgan and is very helpful to him as well as the Spook. Tom and Alice develop their friendship and he traits her a lot more now. Even the spook seems to trust her a bit more. This is probably because of Meg, his first love. This is a bit of controversy, him Tom to stay away from pretty girls and him, having a relationship and deep feelings for Meg, who is also a witch. Meg really and strongly affects the Spook. This is the Spook's secret. We see a lot more of Andrew and he's very helpful. Now let's move towards the Antagonists, firstly I don't think that Morgan should have been the villain in the book. He is inexperienced, halfwit, a liar, showoff, and does not have complete knowledge, and most importantly he is a human. Humans aren't supposed to be the antagonist of the Spook's series. But I like his skills of manipulating the dead, training the atmosphere cold, conjuring and summoning the dead and his speciality, necromancy, but its tiring to see how he uses his skills to torch Toms Dead Dads Soul. He is really dark and mysterious but inexperienced. Meg and Marcia are really scary, especially Marcia who eats birds in the attic. Its really gross. The illustrations will really scare you, they are so attractively horrifying. I would rate this book as 12+ for just that reason. There is a bit more bloodshed in the book. Speaking of Golgoth, the winter god, he does not make much of appear nave but I bet he's terrifying.
Delaney has really portrayed Anglezarke a darker, Colder, uncomfortable and unsocial town in the county. The icy atmosphere, the grim people, the unstable cold weather with blizzards and the moors really match with ASOIAF/Game of Thrones "Wall" really well. Its almost similar. The spooks winter house is much big, but lonely. Its has almost 10 rooms with an additional attic and a cellar. Now, the cellar is probably the most terrifying and scary room that you can find in the house. It has big pits where ghastly and despicable lamia witches are prisoned. A lot of story happens in the house. The herb tea that is given to Meg is also a practical and major part of the story. Its really interesting to see characters grow, Spook's secret coming out, his emotional health, the grim characters, the deadly old gods rising, and family deaths and parting happening in the book all at the same time. A really good and a well planned book. Recommended to all. (12+) Nice Reading
*The Spook's Secret*
Wow! The series is just getting better and better with each page. You can feel the characters growing with each breath. It's so wonderful to see how Tom has grown do much since, he became the Spooks apprentice, both physically and mentally. He is more passionate about being the Spook and is confident and responsible. Sometimes lazy, but still passionate. This book has 3 antagonists, namely, Morgan, the Spooks Ex-Apprentice, who has taken the dark path, Golgoth, An old God who can bring ever lasting winter and Meg Skelton, the spooks love. There are a few new characters too who are prominent like Shanks, the delivery man, Andrew, the locksmith who is the spooks brother, Marcia, Megs Sister, The Hurst family,etc.etc.
A lot of things happen in the book. I would classify them as an arc. According to the "arcs" the story is like
1)Farewell to Chipenden
2)Meeting Morgan and Arrival and Anglezarke
3)Fighting the Stone Chucker (Boggart)
4)Toms Fathers Death
5)Morgans Demand for the Grimore
6)Megs Escape and The Spook's Secret
7)Awakening of Golgoth and finally
8)Return to Chipenden
As I said the plot is very simplistic but with a lot of things happening altogether. At the farm, Tom gets Tr inheritance of Man's room. This is the least expected and surprising moment. Mam reveals her opinion about going back to Greece to sort out the dark. Toms Dads death is very saddening. This marks that Toms childhood is over due to the passing of his dad and leaving of his Mam. This gives him a more experienced personality, and also he has completed an year as a Spooks apprentice at the end of the year. He has learnt to practically us his knowledge and prowess. He shows his skills in the book a lot. Noe let's talk about Alice, she is not as prominent as she was in the previous book but she is still a major character. She informs Tom about Morgan and is very helpful to him as well as the Spook. Tom and Alice develop their friendship and he traits her a lot more now. Even the spook seems to trust her a bit more. This is probably because of Meg, his first love. This is a bit of controversy, him Tom to stay away from pretty girls and him, having a relationship and deep feelings for Meg, who is also a witch. Meg really and strongly affects the Spook. This is the Spook's secret. We see a lot more of Andrew and he's very helpful. Now let's move towards the Antagonists, firstly I don't think that Morgan should have been the villain in the book. He is inexperienced, halfwit, a liar, showoff, and does not have complete knowledge, and most importantly he is a human. Humans aren't supposed to be the antagonist of the Spook's series. But I like his skills of manipulating the dead, training the atmosphere cold, conjuring and summoning the dead and his speciality, necromancy, but its tiring to see how he uses his skills to torch Toms Dead Dads Soul. He is really dark and mysterious but inexperienced. Meg and Marcia are really scary, especially Marcia who eats birds in the attic. Its really gross. The illustrations will really scare you, they are so attractively horrifying. I would rate this book as 12+ for just that reason. There is a bit more bloodshed in the book. Speaking of Golgoth, the winter god, he does not make much of appear nave but I bet he's terrifying.
Delaney has really portrayed Anglezarke a darker, Colder, uncomfortable and unsocial town in the county. The icy atmosphere, the grim people, the unstable cold weather with blizzards and the moors really match with ASOIAF/Game of Thrones "Wall" really well. Its almost similar. The spooks winter house is much big, but lonely. Its has almost 10 rooms with an additional attic and a cellar. Now, the cellar is probably the most terrifying and scary room that you can find in the house. It has big pits where ghastly and despicable lamia witches are prisoned. A lot of story happens in the house. The herb tea that is given to Meg is also a practical and major part of the story. Its really interesting to see characters grow, Spook's secret coming out, his emotional health, the grim characters, the deadly old gods rising, and family deaths and parting happening in the book all at the same time. A really good and a well planned book. Recommended to all. (12+) Nice Reading
February 1, 2010
Much, much, MUCH better than the Spook's Curse, thank goodness! In this third installment of the Wardstone Chronicles, Thomas Ward and his master, the Spook, head over to Anglezarke for the winter season. While there, Tom uncovers more secrets about the Spook's shady past, including a menacing former apprentice bent on destroying the Spook - and the whole County.
Delaney's flair for descriptions has returned full force! Like in The Spook's Apprentice, the setting played a substantial role in the shaping of the story, and Delaney has an obvious knack for truly illustrating each scene.
- One of the things I didn't like about its immediate predecessor was the impertinent and condescending tone of the story - in other words, there was way too much of an agenda. Here, for the most part, we go back to a basic story: there's action, there are revelations, there's character development, there's intrigue and suspense, and true to the series' overall nature, a bit of horror too. Now I will say that the Designated Supernatural Creature of this story is almost identical to the Designated Supernatural Creature of The Spook's Curse: a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful spirit-figure that is likened to a pagan god. That bit of repetition was a drawback, as was the Spook's continued crabbiness to all things "churchy".
- But the bread-and-butter of Spook's Secret lies in the revelations: we learn so much about the Spook's past here and it's a rollercoaster of a story, too. There were so many twists and turns (like on a rollercoaster - only without the tummyache) that every time I thought I had things figured out, I found myself mistaken. I liked the Spook, then I hated him, then I liked him again, etc.
- The best characters, though, are Tom and Alice. Tom especially goes through so much in this book, and it's so enjoyable to watch him mature! I'm ready for him to start aging, though. The three books so far have amounted to only a year's time and I personally like series books to get a bit more sequential: 1 year between each installment seems ideal, not one-right-after-the-other. I think going into Book #4 he'll be 14...hopefully. I want him to grow up!
- So much, much better than The Spook's Curse, but still not as good as Apprentice. The series lacks a Main Villain character, so there seems like a lack of focus...idk, that may just be me. And Delaney still is really ambiguous when it comes to philosophical stuff... and that gets on my nerves. For example, he's got this godlike spirit that is powerful enough to "snuff out your soul," yet he's pretty much at the beck-and-call of human summonings? That's awkward, Mr. Delaney! Make up your mind! Oh, well. Mr. Delaney probably knows that I'll keep reading the series anyway, cause I'm a sucker for Tom Ward, haha.
On to the next!
Delaney's flair for descriptions has returned full force! Like in The Spook's Apprentice, the setting played a substantial role in the shaping of the story, and Delaney has an obvious knack for truly illustrating each scene.
- One of the things I didn't like about its immediate predecessor was the impertinent and condescending tone of the story - in other words, there was way too much of an agenda. Here, for the most part, we go back to a basic story: there's action, there are revelations, there's character development, there's intrigue and suspense, and true to the series' overall nature, a bit of horror too. Now I will say that the Designated Supernatural Creature of this story is almost identical to the Designated Supernatural Creature of The Spook's Curse: a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful spirit-figure that is likened to a pagan god. That bit of repetition was a drawback, as was the Spook's continued crabbiness to all things "churchy".
- But the bread-and-butter of Spook's Secret lies in the revelations: we learn so much about the Spook's past here and it's a rollercoaster of a story, too. There were so many twists and turns (like on a rollercoaster - only without the tummyache) that every time I thought I had things figured out, I found myself mistaken. I liked the Spook, then I hated him, then I liked him again, etc.
- The best characters, though, are Tom and Alice. Tom especially goes through so much in this book, and it's so enjoyable to watch him mature! I'm ready for him to start aging, though. The three books so far have amounted to only a year's time and I personally like series books to get a bit more sequential: 1 year between each installment seems ideal, not one-right-after-the-other. I think going into Book #4 he'll be 14...hopefully. I want him to grow up!
- So much, much better than The Spook's Curse, but still not as good as Apprentice. The series lacks a Main Villain character, so there seems like a lack of focus...idk, that may just be me. And Delaney still is really ambiguous when it comes to philosophical stuff... and that gets on my nerves. For example, he's got this godlike spirit that is powerful enough to "snuff out your soul," yet he's pretty much at the beck-and-call of human summonings? That's awkward, Mr. Delaney! Make up your mind! Oh, well. Mr. Delaney probably knows that I'll keep reading the series anyway, cause I'm a sucker for Tom Ward, haha.
On to the next!
September 25, 2015
OMG! I will always love this series! This is the third book of the series that I've read and it never disappointed me by far. There's just more and more adventure in each book that I've read. So, Mr Gregory has a lot of untold secret. The stranger that came up to Mr Gregory's house at Chipenden is actually Morgan, the failed apprentice who chose the dark and wanted to raise Golgoth, The Lord of Winter. I'm glad that Morgan dies in the end but sad that Tom's dad died too and that he never got the chance to see his dad before he dies and also attending the funeral.
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October 2, 2020
Synopsis: 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.
Review: Harsh winters, feral lamias, necromancy, a vengeful god, romances with witches gone horribly wrong and some family drama to go along with it. I think this was the best one so far, we got to learn a lot about the Spook's past and Tom's mother. Alice also got a much bigger role in the story which is a big plus for me since she's been my favorite character since she was first introduced. The drama and tension has slowly been building up since the first book, we really start to get the impression that there's a bigger threat behind all of the dark happenings going on in the world and the way this brings the characters together is enjoyable to experience.
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Review: Harsh winters, feral lamias, necromancy, a vengeful god, romances with witches gone horribly wrong and some family drama to go along with it. I think this was the best one so far, we got to learn a lot about the Spook's past and Tom's mother. Alice also got a much bigger role in the story which is a big plus for me since she's been my favorite character since she was first introduced. The drama and tension has slowly been building up since the first book, we really start to get the impression that there's a bigger threat behind all of the dark happenings going on in the world and the way this brings the characters together is enjoyable to experience.
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August 16, 2019
W kolejnym - ponownie, pełnym zwrotów akcji i trzymającym w napięciu do ostatniej stronicy - tomie "Kronik Wardstone", czytelnicy dowiedzą się więcej o (burzliwej i niezwykle zaskakującej i nie tak oczywistej, jakby się mogło to wydawać po lekturze tomów uprzednich) przeszłości Johna Gregory'ego - Starego Stracharza, które pomogą im lepiej zrozumieć surowość z jaką traktuje Toma i bezwzględność, którą wpaja swojemu uczniowi...
Młody Tom Ward, oprócz stawienia czoła potężnemu adwersarzowi Morganowi, parającemu się nekromancją stracharzowi-renegatowi, musi też przyjąć na swoje barki część konsekwencji "błędów młodości" swego mistrza i stanąć przed kolejnymi trudnymi decyzjami - tym, co podpowiada mu serce a tym, co zrobić należy, by uratować świat przed zakusami pradawnego, złowrogiego bóstwa Golgotha - wybierając pomiędzy obowiązkami fachu, w którym się szkoli a lojalnością wobec przyjaciół i rodziny.
Kolejny znakomity tom "Kronik Wardstone", w którym - prawem dobrze napisanego sequela - dowiadujemy się więcej o świecie, bohaterach a sama historia wchodzi na wyższy, można rzecz bardziej epicki, poziom. Zdecydowanie polecam!
Młody Tom Ward, oprócz stawienia czoła potężnemu adwersarzowi Morganowi, parającemu się nekromancją stracharzowi-renegatowi, musi też przyjąć na swoje barki część konsekwencji "błędów młodości" swego mistrza i stanąć przed kolejnymi trudnymi decyzjami - tym, co podpowiada mu serce a tym, co zrobić należy, by uratować świat przed zakusami pradawnego, złowrogiego bóstwa Golgotha - wybierając pomiędzy obowiązkami fachu, w którym się szkoli a lojalnością wobec przyjaciół i rodziny.
Kolejny znakomity tom "Kronik Wardstone", w którym - prawem dobrze napisanego sequela - dowiadujemy się więcej o świecie, bohaterach a sama historia wchodzi na wyższy, można rzecz bardziej epicki, poziom. Zdecydowanie polecam!
May 24, 2015
Another in the exciting adventure series featuring Tom Ward and his mentor, the Spook. This time Tom and his mentor have to overwinter in the Spook's winter house. The winter house has secrets that Tom's mentor keeps to himself about his life experiences. Ultimately, with Tom's help, the Spook has to confront some of the consequences of his earlier life choices. This tale seems darker in tone especially with the introduction into the story of one of the Spook's past apprentices that failed to complete his training.
In some ways this story seems to bring some conclusion to many of the characters that we have grown accustomed to from the previous books. It will be interesting to continue reading this series to see how the story as well as the characters will progress forward over time.
I again enjoy this series and look forward to reading more of Tom's adventures as he continues his training to take over the Spook's job.
Recommended even though for younger readers some scenes may be a little scary.
In some ways this story seems to bring some conclusion to many of the characters that we have grown accustomed to from the previous books. It will be interesting to continue reading this series to see how the story as well as the characters will progress forward over time.
I again enjoy this series and look forward to reading more of Tom's adventures as he continues his training to take over the Spook's job.
Recommended even though for younger readers some scenes may be a little scary.
March 28, 2017
Another installment in Mr. Delaney's Wardstone Chronicles, bit by bit we are introduced to his wonderful/dark universe(for me it is a bit teen-ish????), first two books introduced to us the particular creepy crawlies that inhabit his particular world, boggarts, witches, ghasts, ghosts and a the Bane(again I prefer to ask the people who read my rant/rave section to discover by their own, rather than give spoilers)!!
For Book Three, the story of Thomas Ward continues, here we are introduced to some more of the mythos that makes this a good read, pacing is as always slow then builds up to the climax whether you have predicted the ending or not, add to this, we finally read the humane side of The Spook!!
Not much else here, so until the next Chronicles..............
For Book Three, the story of Thomas Ward continues, here we are introduced to some more of the mythos that makes this a good read, pacing is as always slow then builds up to the climax whether you have predicted the ending or not, add to this, we finally read the humane side of The Spook!!
Not much else here, so until the next Chronicles..............
January 5, 2016
Another good Last Apprentice. Some of the plot devices are getting a little tired (everything would have gone a lot smoother if the kid had just told his friends what he was doing, etc.) and the plot is guessable, but the elements are still done solidly and the characters are interesting. We finally get to meet a character that was introduced in a previous book. I still like that Alice is kind of on the edge, good/bad wise, and that it's her treatment by the good side that kind of keeps her there. Also, the author keeps introducing more knowledge about the way the world works, in this case stone-chucker boggarts and also a little more direct magic.
August 3, 2010
This was my favorite in the series so far. Where I thought that the second book kinda went back and forth a lot, this one kept moving forward in just the right paste. It was never boring, always a lot of action going on. I thought it was a really great book and I very much enjoyed it!
The only thing I am missing is the scary parts that I think the first book had. In that one I was actually "scared" but there has not been that same feeling in number two or three in the same way, and I think that would make the book just perfect!
The only thing I am missing is the scary parts that I think the first book had. In that one I was actually "scared" but there has not been that same feeling in number two or three in the same way, and I think that would make the book just perfect!
July 23, 2019
Once again, Tom returns with the Spook and Alice, as they move down to Angelzarke Moor for winter. However when an enemy appears and the witch the Spook has kept under his protection breaks free from memory loss, Tom's in for a bad winter.
I really enjoyed the book, because Delaney uses action and abrupt twists to keep you interested.
I really enjoyed the book, because Delaney uses action and abrupt twists to keep you interested.
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December 13, 2019
Review #3 - December 2019
Went with the audiobook this time.
Tom and the Spook are headed for their winter quarters in Anglezark. (?) Tom finds out that one of the Spook's mysteries is contained within the walls - Meg. Meg is a lamia witch that the Spook fell in love with. He couldn't bear the thought of putting her in a pit so he keeps her tame with a special tea and goes to live with her in the winter months.
Alice will be staying with a family named the Hursts. They have a son named Morgan that is trying to stir up trouble. He used to be an apprentice with the Spook but turned to the dark arts and is now a necromancer trying to raise an evil being named Golgoth. (?)
I enjoy the latter half of this story. There's a lot that happens. Alice is one of my favorite characters. I adore her spunk and loyalty to Tom.
Review #2 - July 15, 2016
One of my favorite themes running through this series is that no one is perfect. No one is wholly good or wholly evil. The Spook counsels against girls with pointy shoes but has Meg. Alice tells Tom that what the Spook is doing to Meg is wrong and Tom believes it, but also trusts the Spook. I love that there isn't really a right answer most of the time, it's just Tom and all his friends doing the best they can. Sometimes all our choices our bad and we just have to go with what we think to be the least wrong.
Seriously love this series. Excellent story and fantastic characters.
Review #1 - July 29, 2012
Thomas and Mr. Gregory take off for the winter house in Anglezark. Mr. Gregory has a secret, that he keeps at the house. Meg is a lamia witch that the Spook fell in love with, a witch he just couldn't put into the pit. Also, Morgan, a necromancer is running amok causing trouble.
These books are dark, but not evil. Youngsters who want something a little darker would enjoy these. I love all of them, hence how many times I've read most of them.
Went with the audiobook this time.
Tom and the Spook are headed for their winter quarters in Anglezark. (?) Tom finds out that one of the Spook's mysteries is contained within the walls - Meg. Meg is a lamia witch that the Spook fell in love with. He couldn't bear the thought of putting her in a pit so he keeps her tame with a special tea and goes to live with her in the winter months.
Alice will be staying with a family named the Hursts. They have a son named Morgan that is trying to stir up trouble. He used to be an apprentice with the Spook but turned to the dark arts and is now a necromancer trying to raise an evil being named Golgoth. (?)
I enjoy the latter half of this story. There's a lot that happens. Alice is one of my favorite characters. I adore her spunk and loyalty to Tom.
Review #2 - July 15, 2016
One of my favorite themes running through this series is that no one is perfect. No one is wholly good or wholly evil. The Spook counsels against girls with pointy shoes but has Meg. Alice tells Tom that what the Spook is doing to Meg is wrong and Tom believes it, but also trusts the Spook. I love that there isn't really a right answer most of the time, it's just Tom and all his friends doing the best they can. Sometimes all our choices our bad and we just have to go with what we think to be the least wrong.
Seriously love this series. Excellent story and fantastic characters.
Review #1 - July 29, 2012
Thomas and Mr. Gregory take off for the winter house in Anglezark. Mr. Gregory has a secret, that he keeps at the house. Meg is a lamia witch that the Spook fell in love with, a witch he just couldn't put into the pit. Also, Morgan, a necromancer is running amok causing trouble.
These books are dark, but not evil. Youngsters who want something a little darker would enjoy these. I love all of them, hence how many times I've read most of them.
February 12, 2010
buku ini dapet dipinjemin Mbak Mia.... *peluk peluk mbak Miaa*, dibantu pinjemin ama Mbak Echa *peluk-peluk mbak Echa* ;D
pertama baca langsung dag dig dug heheheh
bener2 memicu adrenalin yah....kedatangan tamu tak terduga, bikin boggart pet nya sang spook ngamuk2...
trus Tom dan si Spook ceritanya mesti pindah ke Winter House nya, si Alice di titipin di rumah petani lain. Jahat sih emang. tapi kata Spook itu yang terbaik buat Alice.
Oh ternyata alasan nya gak cuma itu. di Winter House itu ada Meg. penyihir yang dicintai si Spook. mungkin takut Alice ngomong yang aneh2 ke Meg kali yah. Soalnya Meg sendiri gak inget siapa dirinya, gara2 si Spook ngasih ramuan gitu deh.
Di bawah tanah Winter House ternyata jadi tempat memenjarain para makhluk2 aneh. ada boggart tingat 1 sampe penyihir tingkat 1. ada adiknya Meg juga di situ.
ngebayangin koq bisa yah orang tinggal di rumah yang di bawahnya ada makhluk2 ganas :|
makin seru karena ada Si Spook Gagal. namanya Morgan, dia dulu Spook Apprentice juga, tapi gak lulus. sekarang dia jadi Necromancer.
pokoknya seru deh....tapi ada kabar menyedihkan hiks hiks hiks
aku nangis pas BAB Bad News itu...
pas adegan Tom ngelawan para penyihir, bikin jantung mau copot. belum lagi ilustrasi nya yang serem banget :(
jadi kepikiran buat ngoleksi hehehehe
pertama baca langsung dag dig dug heheheh
bener2 memicu adrenalin yah....kedatangan tamu tak terduga, bikin boggart pet nya sang spook ngamuk2...
trus Tom dan si Spook ceritanya mesti pindah ke Winter House nya, si Alice di titipin di rumah petani lain. Jahat sih emang. tapi kata Spook itu yang terbaik buat Alice.
Oh ternyata alasan nya gak cuma itu. di Winter House itu ada Meg. penyihir yang dicintai si Spook. mungkin takut Alice ngomong yang aneh2 ke Meg kali yah. Soalnya Meg sendiri gak inget siapa dirinya, gara2 si Spook ngasih ramuan gitu deh.
Di bawah tanah Winter House ternyata jadi tempat memenjarain para makhluk2 aneh. ada boggart tingat 1 sampe penyihir tingkat 1. ada adiknya Meg juga di situ.
ngebayangin koq bisa yah orang tinggal di rumah yang di bawahnya ada makhluk2 ganas :|
makin seru karena ada Si Spook Gagal. namanya Morgan, dia dulu Spook Apprentice juga, tapi gak lulus. sekarang dia jadi Necromancer.
pokoknya seru deh....tapi ada kabar menyedihkan hiks hiks hiks
aku nangis pas BAB Bad News itu...
pas adegan Tom ngelawan para penyihir, bikin jantung mau copot. belum lagi ilustrasi nya yang serem banget :(
jadi kepikiran buat ngoleksi hehehehe
October 8, 2016
I just finished two more books by Joseph Delaney. 'Curse of the Bane' was good. 'Night of the Soul Stealer' is even better.
Mr. Delaney creates a darkly textured and very believable world in which a traveling "spook" an his young apprentice fight against forces of darkness. The threats they face include greedy inquisitors, rock hurling boggarts, shape shifters, and, best of all, witches. Scary witches. Really scary witches.
Mr. Delaney creates witches that are unique and original. The punishment that they must suffer is so grim, that even the spook and his apprentice feel torn about meting it out. This holds true for many of his other monstrous villains as well. Even though I want Mr. Delaney's evildoers to be defeated, I can't help but feel a touch of sympathy for them. The mix of emotions he engenders adds depth and resonance to this author's work.
Mr. Delaney creates a darkly textured and very believable world in which a traveling "spook" an his young apprentice fight against forces of darkness. The threats they face include greedy inquisitors, rock hurling boggarts, shape shifters, and, best of all, witches. Scary witches. Really scary witches.
Mr. Delaney creates witches that are unique and original. The punishment that they must suffer is so grim, that even the spook and his apprentice feel torn about meting it out. This holds true for many of his other monstrous villains as well. Even though I want Mr. Delaney's evildoers to be defeated, I can't help but feel a touch of sympathy for them. The mix of emotions he engenders adds depth and resonance to this author's work.
April 21, 2011
I just don´t know why I keep reading this series. Don´t get me wrong, it is good (though I liked the first two installments better) and kind of relaxing - but at the same time it´s utterly infuriating.
Let me tell you - I SUPPORT WITCHES. Meg and especially Alice! The old spook is getting on my nerves - (Tom is twice as good as old Gregory himself, if you asked me). A man does NOT keep the love of his life locked in a cellar for who knows how long. I don´t care that she´s a lamia witch - a man does NOT do that. I don´t like the way women are treated in the books. I know it´s supposed to be the middle age and all.. but I just don´t like it.
And for Alice - they would totally be screwed if she didn´t always save the day. I SUPPORT GIRLS WITH POINTY SHOES.
Let me tell you - I SUPPORT WITCHES. Meg and especially Alice! The old spook is getting on my nerves - (Tom is twice as good as old Gregory himself, if you asked me). A man does NOT keep the love of his life locked in a cellar for who knows how long. I don´t care that she´s a lamia witch - a man does NOT do that. I don´t like the way women are treated in the books. I know it´s supposed to be the middle age and all.. but I just don´t like it.
And for Alice - they would totally be screwed if she didn´t always save the day. I SUPPORT GIRLS WITH POINTY SHOES.
February 5, 2016
4.5
Diğer kitaplardan bir nebze daha az olsa da hareketli ve ürkütücü öğelerle dolu bir kitaptı. Yazarın tek bir konuya takılıp kalmamasını çok seviyorum, kitabı mümkün olduğunca dolu dolu yazıyor ve farklı farklı hikayelerle donatıyor. Sadece Hayalet'in sırrını okumuyorsunuz, beraberinde bağlantılı ve bağımsız olaylar da okuyorsunuz ki bu da kitabı hiç sıkılmadan, sayfaların nasıl geçtiğini anlamadan okumanızı sağlıyor.
Hareketli, güzel bir kitaptı. Seriyi gerçekten sevdim ve Hayaletin Şavaşı'nı merak ediyorum, bir an önce okumak istiyorum. Seriyi ben hep geceleri okudum ve bu onu daha etkileyici kıldı, gündüz aynı tadı alamadım. Serinin asıl okunma zamanı gece geç saatler ve size de tavsiyem o saatlerde okumanız.
http://yorumatolyesi.blogspot.com/201...
Diğer kitaplardan bir nebze daha az olsa da hareketli ve ürkütücü öğelerle dolu bir kitaptı. Yazarın tek bir konuya takılıp kalmamasını çok seviyorum, kitabı mümkün olduğunca dolu dolu yazıyor ve farklı farklı hikayelerle donatıyor. Sadece Hayalet'in sırrını okumuyorsunuz, beraberinde bağlantılı ve bağımsız olaylar da okuyorsunuz ki bu da kitabı hiç sıkılmadan, sayfaların nasıl geçtiğini anlamadan okumanızı sağlıyor.
Hareketli, güzel bir kitaptı. Seriyi gerçekten sevdim ve Hayaletin Şavaşı'nı merak ediyorum, bir an önce okumak istiyorum. Seriyi ben hep geceleri okudum ve bu onu daha etkileyici kıldı, gündüz aynı tadı alamadım. Serinin asıl okunma zamanı gece geç saatler ve size de tavsiyem o saatlerde okumanız.
http://yorumatolyesi.blogspot.com/201...
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May 26, 2013
Not bad. More happened in this volume than in the previous one and the enemies felt more appropriate to this place in the series than did the enemies in the second volume. I also enjoyed the further insight into the Spook's past. However, I swear the protagonist is getting more and more contemptible and foolish with each passing novel; likewise, his mentor seems to learn nothing from his own repeated mistakes. The author still manages to squeeze in another bit of shallow anti-religious, anti-clerical ranting, but not as much as in the previous volume.
February 14, 2017
Приятно-мрачна поредица с един отворен завършек и 9 части след това в допълнение, но без да видят бял свят на български. Жалко за слабия интерес.. Детайлно описан свят на богърти, вещици, привидения, некромант и Прогонващия духове с неговия чирак. Увлекателно четиво поне за мен.
August 17, 2025
I love character backstories but i would prefer if it was just about either Meg or Golgoth/Morgan and not both. I also wished the author didn't remind us things that happened in earlier chapters/books, it really gets frustrating.
December 1, 2012
This great series shows no signs of letting up. If I could go back and give myself some books when I was 10, this series would definitely go with me.
August 19, 2016
*dead*
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