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  • Published: 2 January 2014
  • ISBN: 9781782952480
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $17.99

The Spook's Battle

Book 4




Warning: Not to be Read After Dark! The fourth installment of The Wardstone Chronicles

The Spook's Battle is the fourth book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide!

'I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone.'

The Spook and his apprentice protect the County from the dark, but not a terrible danger threatens. The witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting to conjure an unimaginable evil – the Devil himself. If they succeed, will Tom and his master have the courage to defeat the most powerful enemy of all . . . ?

  • Published: 2 January 2014
  • ISBN: 9781782952480
  • Imprint: Red Fox
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $17.99

About the author

Joseph Delaney

Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 30 countries and sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was adapted into a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges and Julianne Moore.

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Praise for The Spook's Battle

Ideal for the reader who has outgrown Harry Potter. Be warned, these books are seriously scary . . . Beautifully produced and consistently surprising the weird and wonderful Wardstone Chronicles are an annual treat

The Times

Impressively written and deliciously spine-tingling

Publishing News

The spine-chilling escapades of the Spook and his apprentice continue apace

Waterstone's Books Quarterly