SOLD THE SPOOKS DESTINY BY JOSEPH DELANEY RARE SIGNATURE & DOODLE (LIMITED EDITION)
Finally, the one you’ve all been waiting for… The Spook’s Destiny Limited Edition is now available at Doodled Books. Each book in stock is a first edition first printing and has been signed, lined, dated, doodled and numbered at the author’s home. These books are so rare and will be highly sought after by collectors worldwide. Yes these rare doodled books are exclusive to our website and you will not find them anywhere else.
The film rights for The Wardstone Chronicles have sold to Warner Brothers and the film for the first book is currently in movie pre-production. It has been confirmed that Kevin Lima, director of 2007’s Disney family blockbuster Enchanted, will direct The Spook’s Apprentice - the first film in the Wardstone Chronicles series. It has also been confirmed that the screenplay will be written by Matt Greenberg - a man who is no stranger to scary films, having written screenplays for the Stephen King film 1408 (starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson) and Halloween H20 (starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Josh Hartnett).
Praise for The Spooks series:
“. . . ideal for the reader who has outgrown Harry Potter. Be warned, these books are seriously scary . . . Beautifully produced and consistently surprising these weird and wonderful [books] are an annual treat.” The Times
“Teenage readers looking for total fantasy should hasten to Joseph Delaney’s The Spook’s Apprentice” The Independent
Product Description
Book Description
The eighth chilling volume in the Wardstone Chronicles, featuring Tom Ward, the Spook's apprentice.
Product Description
WARNING: NOT TO BE READ AFTER DARK
'You belong to the blade now. You'll belong to it until the day you die . . .'
The Spook, Tom and Alice travel to Ireland, fleeing from the war in the County. There, Tom must tackle a group of evil mages who are desperate to rid their land of the Spook and his apprentice, and to increase their own dark powers.
His dangerous mission against the mages leads Tom to the Destiny Blade - a sword with a dark side, and a thirst for blood . . . Will this new weapon give him a fighting chance against the Fiend?
If he's to survive, he'll need training, and only one person can help - Grimalkin, the witch assassin. The dark against the dark . . .
The eighth volume in the terrifying Wardstone Chronicles. Read on if you dare . . .
From the Inside Flap
WARNING: NOT TO BE READ AFTER DARK
'You belong to the blade now. You'll belong to it until the day you die . . .'
The Spook, Tom and Alice travel to Ireland, fleeing from the war in the County. There, Tom must tackle a group of evil mages who are desperate to rid their land of the Spook and his apprentice, and to increase their own dark powers.
His dangerous mission against the mages leads Tom to the Destiny Blade - a sword with a dark side, and a thirst for blood . . . Will this new weapon give him a fighting chance against the Fiend?
If he's to survive, he'll need training, and only one person can help - Grimalkin, the witch assassin. The dark against the dark . . .
From the Back Cover
The Wardstone Chronicles
Read more if you dare . . .
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.
Product details
First Edition First Printing
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Bodley Head (6 Oct 2011)
ISBN-10: 0370331958
ISBN-13: 978-0370331959
Product Dimensions: 18 x 13.4 x 3.8 cm
