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Price: £9.99
Online Discount: 10.00%
Your Price: £8.99
EAN: 9780370329321
Format: Hardback
Published: 4 Jun 2009
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Synopsis
As the Spook’s apprentice Tom’s first duty is to protect the County from the dark. But now Mam needs his help in her homeland of Greece. One of the most dangerous of the old gods, the Ordeen, is about to return there, bringing slaughter and devastation. Meanwhile, the Devil himself is still loose and if he and the Ordeen join forces, a new age of darkness will descend.
Mam has summoned a powerful group to her side but among them are Tom’s old enemy, the Pendle witches, including the assassin Grimalkin, and the cunning clan leader Mab Moldheel. Can Tom go against all the Spook has taught him and ally himself to the witches? What is the secret that Mam is keeping from him? And what sacrifices must be made in the battle against the dark?
What the critics say
. . . 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.
- Amanda Craig, The Times
Wonderfully dark
- The Bookseller
Another breathless thriller from the genius of magic and mayhem!
- Pam Norfolk, Lancashire Evening Post
Fans of Joseph Delaney's fantastic Wardstone Chronicles will need no urging to buy the latest instalment... Gripping, moving and terrifying for anyone of 10+.
- Amanda Craig, The Times
Many questions are answered in The Spook’s Sacrifice, and some of them are BIG revelations. Expect to be in for a big surprise! The series is left beautifully poised as the tale concludes and the seventh instalment will be as eagerly awaited as ever.
- Fantasy Book Review
Editor's Comments
The Spook’s SacrificeIs it me or do these books just keep getting better and better? More revelations about Tom’s family history in this one. Wow, didn’t see that one coming. And a trip across the seas with some unexpected fellow passengers. My favourite moments? The witches coming out of the ship’s hold and then the attack on Tom and Alice by the Lamias. Joe Delaney at his best!