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EAN: 9781862308541
Format: Paperback
Published: 5 Mar 2009
Other Editions:
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Synopsis
The fourth instalment of the Wardstone Chronicles. In Pendle the witches are rising and the three most powerful witch clans are rumoured to be uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil. Together they will be capable of raising the dark made flesh – the Devil himself.
Tom and the Spook need to set off for Pendle to avert the unthinkable. But before they go, the Spook tells Tom to journey home and collect the trunks Mam left behind for him. But what dark family secrets are contained in the trunks? And will they place Tom’s family in even greater danger or provide the help Tom and his master will need in Pendle?
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.
- The Times
Impressively written and deliciously spine-tingling
- Borders, Publishing News
The spine-chilling escapades of the Spook and his apprentice continue apace
- Waterstone's Books Quarterly
Editor's Comments
For all you fans out there, this fourth instalment is a real treat. There are some truly dark and terrifying moments in it – as well as the hilarious fact that Tom’s got two witches fighting over him and he doesn’t even seem to realise. Yes, set in Pendle, that infamous witch district, this novel takes us into the dark world of the covens and clans. But as ever there are more revelations about the past to come out and in this book we learn a lot more about Mam!
Joe got the idea of the mirrors from a school visit he once did. One little girl told him that her family turn all their mirrors to the wall at night to stop evil spirits looking out. Joe loved the idea and has used brilliantly in this book.