By Joseph Delaney (author) Part of the The Spook's Series series
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In a Nutshell: Classically creepy supernatural struggles Exquisitely chilling and brimming with beasts, this third book in the Spooks’ Starblade Chronicles series is an utterly enthralling, spine-tingling treat.
Tom Ward is now a fully-fledged Spook and, as such, his life is dedicated to protecting the County from all manner of terrors, among them beastly boggarts, scuttling skelts and wild witches. He now also has charge of his own apprentice, Jenny, who claims to be the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, as he was the seventh son of a seventh son.
With the County-dwellers living under the shadow of a war that threatens to tear humankind apart, the stakes are higher than ever and, alongside the gripping descriptions of battles and beasts, Tom’s alliances and friendships are depicted with tremendous warmth and humanity, further adding to the atmosphere of high-octane urgency.
“I only need one ally,” Tom insists. “And that is you, Alice. Together we shall be as gods”.
As ever, the writing is as elegantly incisive as it is chilling. In fact, the entire Spooks saga has a real sense of classic timelessness and glorious inter-generational appeal. ~ Joanne Owen
The third chilling installment in the new Spook's legend....An assassin lurks in the darkness between earth and oblivion - but who are they, and what is their mission? The people of the County live in fear of the beasts bent on bringing the war to their home. How can they possibly hope to survive when their fearsome enemies are fortified with the power of a god?
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Could the creature that moves in the darkness be the saviour the County seeks?
Praise for A New Darkness:
A solid, suspenseful, and spooky adventure Publishers Weekly
Praise for The Dark Army:
Unbeatable stuff for readers who like to be terrified! Andrea Reece, lovereading4kids.co.uk
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.
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The third chilling installment in the new Spook's legend....An assassin lurks in the darkness between earth and oblivion - but who are they, and what is their mission? The people of the County live in fear of the beasts bent on bringing the war to their home.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Spook's: Dark Assassin and determined it is suitable for children aged 11-14 years old
Spook's: Dark Assassin features in the following genres: Featured Books for 13+ readers, Recommendations, Adventure Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Horror & Ghost Stories, Fantasy / Magical, Recommended Children's eBooks, Featured Books for 11+ readers
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Spook's: Dark Assassin was written by Joseph Delaney and published by Red Fox an imprint of Random House Children's Publishers UK
Spook's: Dark Assassin has 264 pages
Yes it is part of The Spook's Series series
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