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  • Bibliography:
    45 Books (3 Series)
  • First Book:
    September 2005
  • Latest Book:
    August 2023
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Full Series List in Order

The Last Apprentice

1 - Revenge of the Witch // The Spook's Apprentice (Sep-2005)
2 - Curse of the Bane (Jul-2007)
3 - Night of the Soul Stealer (Aug-2008)
4 - Attack of the Fiend (Mar-2008)
5 - Wrath of the Bloodeye (Aug-2009)
6 - The Clash of the Demons (Sep-2009)
7 - Rise of the Huntress (Aug-2010)
8 - Rage of the Fallen (Apr-2011)
9 - Grimalkin the Witch Assassin (Apr-2012)
10 - Lure of the Dead (Aug-2012)
11 - Slither (Jan-2013)
12 - I Am Alice (Sep-2013)
13 - The Fury of the Seventh Son (Apr-2014)
13.5 - The Seventh Apprentice (Jan-2015)
A Coven of Witches (May-2010)

Spooks Stories

The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors (May-2009)
Spook's Bestiary (Oct-2009)
The Spook's Stories: Witches (Oct-2009)

The Starblade Chronicles

1 - A New Darkness (Sep-2014)
2 - The Dark Army (Sep-2016)
3 - The Dark Assassin (Oct-2017)

Book List in Order: 45 titles



  • 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...



  • 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 cataco...



  • "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 ...



  • 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 nig...



  • 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 ...



  • Thomas Ward has spent two years as the Spook's apprentice. He's faced unimaginable peril, and survived. But a new danger has emerged: an ancient water witch, Bloodeye, is roaming the County intent on destroying everything in her path. To strengthen h...



  • "You can't make alliances with witches and suchlike and hope to avoid being drawn toward the dark." As the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward's first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mot...



  • The heavily illustrated stand-alone companion book to the internationally best-selling Last Apprentice series, the series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture Seventh Son. The Spook's Bestiary is your guidebook to the supernatural, terr...



  • 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 ...






  • Beware a girl in pointy shoes The first thing a spook's apprentice learns is never, ever to trust a witch. Those brave enough to read these pages will find out why. You'll meet a fair and beautiful woman -- with green scales running down her spine...



  • You can't make alliances with witches and suchlike and hope to avoid being drawn toward the dark. As the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward's first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mother...



  • 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...



  • Here Delaney explores the societal benefits and consequences of modern scientific progress in his semi-futuristic debut novel Trojan Cure. The story focuses around a closed-doors government research facility, Alka, which after endless years of resear...



  • 'I fear nobody. But my enemies fear me . . . Without ruthlessness and savagery I would not survive even a week of the life I lead. I am the witch assassin of the Malkin clan.' Meet Grimalkin, the fearsome witch assassin, and find out how she came t...



  • "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 ...



  • 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. The Fiend is set to send the greatest of his servants against him - Siscoi, a Vampire God m...



  • Nobody enters here after dark. Come back in the morning . . . if you're still breathing. Thomas Ward is the seventh son of a seventh son, and apprentice to the local Spook. He has battled boggarts, witches, and the most powerful evils of the Dark...



  • "My name is Slither, and before my tale is finished you'll find out why." The dark is full of terrifying creatures. And Tom Ward -- the seventh son of a seventh son, and the Spook's last apprentice -- hasn't seen all of them. Far from the county, ...



  • The twelfth book in the internationally best-selling fantasy adventure series 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...






  • Once I felt someone touch the back of my neck. It felt like the tip of an ice-cold finger. But when I turned to look there was nobody there. Night falls, the moon rises, and fifteen-year-old Billy starts his first night as a prison guard. But this...







  • The Spook's Destiny is the eighth book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles â€" 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 Apprent...












  • Joseph Delaney's popular book, The Spook's Apprentice, told the story of Thomas Ward, apprenticed to the local spook to help keep the county safe from the Dark. The novel is the inspiration for the movie Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes...




  • Finally, Tom Ward, the Spook s last apprentice, will confront the Fiend for the last time. Tom Ward has battled boggarts, ghosts, witches, dark gods, and the most terrifying creatures to roam the earth. He s allied with the witch assassin Grimalki...



  • The first book in a chilling new trilogy from the author of the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series! Tom Ward is an apprentice no longer -- he is a full-fledged spook battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. A New D...



  • A blood-curdling original novella from the world of the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure series that inspired the major motion picture Seventh Son! This short novella stars the Spook's seventh apprentice, a boy named Will Johnson.Will is...







  • Tom Ward is now spook of the county, and with his apprentice, Jenny, he continues the fight against boggarts, witches, and terrifying new creatures of the dark. Together with the witch assassin, Grimalkin, Tom and Jenny lead an army into battle again...



  • The third exhilarating instalment in the Arena 13 series by Joseph Delaney, author of THE SPOOK’S APPRENTICE

    After everything Leif has been through in Arena 13, it’s finally time for him to fulfil his destiny and accompany his father’s p...






  • The conclusion to Joseph Delaney’s three-book arc about Thomas Ward that began with A New Darkness! The chilling and action-packed adventure from the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series will delight fans new and old. In his job as...



  • The first book in a horrifying new fantasy sequence from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multi-million-selling author of The Spook's Apprentice.They heard shouting, and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to...



  • A gloriously spooky horror-fantasy story from Joseph Delaney, the internationally multi-million bestselling author of The Spook's ApprenticeCrafty halted, his heart lurching with fear, his mouth dry. There were bare footprints in the white snow, and ...



  • Wulf must face his greatest enemy yet - and this time, he's all alone . . .Wulf is at war - war against the Dark. As Pan's soldier and champion, it's his responsibility to fight for what is right. An early Winter has come to the County, threatening i...




Award-Winning Books by Joseph Delaney

Revenge of the Witch // The Spook's Apprentice
2007 Black-Eyed Susan Award -- Grades 4-6


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Joseph Delaney has published 45 books.

Joseph Delaney does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Wulf's War, was published in August 2023.

The first book by Joseph Delaney, Revenge of the Witch // The Spook's Apprentice, was published in September 2005.

Yes. Joseph Delaney has 3 series.