Finally, the one you’ve all been waiting for… The Spook’s Bestiary 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 doodled books are exclusive to our website and you will not find them anywhere else. These books also have rare promotional bands around the front cover (see pictures).
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
Book Description
A stunning illustrated guide to the denizens of the dark written by the Spook himself. Notes, tales and lessons on how deal with the dark - and survive.
Product Description
A companion title to the phenomenally successful Spook’s series. Discover how to bind a boggart and deal with a dead witch in this fascinating and lavishly illustrated Spook’s own “notebook”. A must for die-hard fans of the series and an irresistible introduction to the dark and the dangerous for new recruits. “My name is John Gregory. What follows is my Bestiary – my personal account of the denizens of the dark I’ve encountered, together with the lessons I have learned and the mistakes I have made. I have held nothing back, and my hope is that the spook who follows me will continue to keep this record of the practical ways in which we deal with the dark.”
From the Inside Flap
Dear finder of this book, What you hold in your hands is my BESTIARY - my personal account of the denizens of the dark I've encountered, together with the lessons I have learned, and the mistakes I have made. I have held nothing back . . . By possessing this book I am counting on you to continue my battle against the dark. Do not let me down. Yours, John Gregory
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. Julek Heller was born in 1944 and his Polish parents came to the UK in 1947 as refugees. Married with four children, Julek has been an established artist for fantasy publishing since the 1970s.
Product details
· First Edition First Printing
· Hardcover: 240 pages
· Publisher: Bodley Head (30 Sep 2010)
· ISBN-10: 0370329791
· ISBN-13: 978-0370329796
· Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 15.8 x 2.4 cm
