Book Description
Product Description
The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward have travelled to Priestown for some unfinished business. For, deep in the catacombs of the cathedral, lurks the Spook’s nemesis - The Bane. A creature he has never been able to defeat. As Thomas and his master prepare for the battle of their lives it becomes clear that The Bane isn’t their only enemy in town. The Quisitor has arrived, searching the county for those who meddle with the dark – witches, warlocks and Spooks!
When the Spook is arrested and sentenced to death it's up to Thomas, with a little help from his old friend Alice, to rescue his master and destroy the curse of Priestown
From the Inside Flap
‘You’ve been Mr Gregory’s apprentice for six months, so you’ve had long enough to see things for yourself,’ Mam said. ‘And by now the dark has noticed you and will be trying to hunt you down. So you’re in danger, son, and for a while that danger will keep on growing. But remember this . . . when you’re a man, then it’ll be the dark’s turn to be afraid,
because then you’ll be the hunter not the hunted. That’s why I gave you life.’
The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, have travelled to Priestown on some unfinished business. For deep in
the catacombs of the cathedral lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat, a creature so evil that the whole County is in danger of being corrupted by its powers. They call it ‘the Bane’.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.From the Back Cover
Warning: Not to Be Read After Dark
‘How many times have you told me that the dark’s getting stronger in this town? That the priests are becoming more corrupt, that people are afraid. And think about the double tithes and the Quisitor stealing land, and burning innocent girls and women. What do you think’s at the centre of it all?. . . What terrible force makes good men inflict such atrocities or stand by and let them happen? . . . Aye, the Bane is to blame, and the Bane must be stopped now.’
The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, have travelled to Priestown to defeat ‘the Bane’, a powerful, evil creature that lurks in the catacombs of the cathedral and is corrupting the County.
As Thomas and his master prepare to battle with the Bane, they soon realize it isn’t their only enemy in Priestown. The Quisitor has arrived, searching the County for those who meddle with the dark – witches, warlocks and spooks! Can Thomas and his master survive the horror that follows . . .?
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About the Author
Joseph Delaney is a retired English teacher living in Lancashire. He has three children and seven grandchildren and is a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events. His home is in the middle of Boggart territory and his village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church.
Most of the places in the Spook's books are based on real places in Lancashire. And the inspiration behind the stories often comes from local ghost stories and legends.
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.
