Wardstone Chronicles
by
Joseph Delaney
Also by the Author
The Wardstone Chronicles are a series of young adult fantasy novels, written by Joseph Delaney. The story revolves around Thomas J. Ward, a seventh son of a seventh son who can see creatures of the Dark others cannot even glimpse.
In order to learn how to deal with his gift, he is trained as a "Spook". The series is largely based on Joseph Delaney's local area - Lancashire, England. The "County" is Lancashire, "Priestown" is Preston, Lancaster is "Caster", Chipping is "Chipenden" and Blackpool "the black pool".
The Wardstone Chronicles mixes fantasy, supernatural, folklore and mythology to produce a series of exceptional scope and imagination. The folklore evident is also taken partly from the local area, including the "Pendle Witches" who were the most famous witches in english legal history. Hanged in the year 1612 at the Lancaster Gaol, the Pendle Witches were believed to have been responsible for the murder of seventeen people in and around the Forest of Pendle.
The novels have been released to great success in the USA, under the series name "The Last Apprentice", Warner Bros are currently filming the first book to be a major feature film called "Revenge of the Witch" which is due to be released in 2009.
Wardstone Chronicles Volume 1
Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Arrow Books
ISBN: 1862308551
The Spooks Apprentice is an young adult fantasy novel written by Joseph Delaney and is the first volume in the Wardstone Chronicles series.
Wardstone Chronicles Volume 2
Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
ISBN: 1862308551
The Spooks Curse (called Curse of the Bane in the USA) is a young adult fantasy novel from the writer Joseph Delaney.
Wardstone Chronicles Volume 3
Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
ISBN: 0099456478
The Spooks secret is a young adult fantasy novel by Joseph Delaney and is the third volume in the Wardstone Chronicles
Wardstone Chronicles Volume 4
Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
ISBN: 0099495163
The Spooks Battle is the fourth novel in the Wardstone Chronicles, written by young adult fantasy writer Joseph Delaney.
Wardstone Chronicles Volume 5
Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books
ISBN: 0370329317
The Spooks Mistake is the fifth volume in the Wardstone Chronicles series of young adult fantasy books written by Joseph Delaney.
Wardstone Chronicles Volume 6
Joseph Delaney
Publisher: Arrow Books
ISBN: 0370329325
The Spook's Sacrifice is a young adult fantasy novel written by Joseph Delaney and is the sixth book in the Wardstone Chronicles.
