Finally, the one you’ve all been waiting for… The Spook’s Nightmare Limited Collector’s 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 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).
Product Description
This special Collector's Edition of The Spook's Nightmare features jacket artwork in the original series style, plus a bonus new introductory Author's Note. A must for fans of the traditional series look, and for those wanting to keep their Wardstone Chronicles library complete.
The Spook, Tom and Alice return from Greece to find the County under siege - and the Spook's home is burnt to the ground. With his precious library of knowledge destroyed, they seek refuge on the nearby island of Mona. But with Mona in the thrall of a twisted Shaman there is little respite from hostility or denizens of the dark. And as Alice dodges the ever-tightening net of the island's witch hunters, a more deadly enemy emerges...Bony Lizzie, freshly-escaped from the Spook's bonds, has grand ambitions: to take for herself the throne of isle. She has harnessed the services of a tunnel-dwelling buggane, an evil creature which thrives on stealing the animas, or life force, from its unsuspecting victims. With the buggane as her secret weapon can she become an all-powerful Witch Queen?
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.
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 details
· First Edition First Printing
· Hardcover: 384 pages
· Publisher: Bodley Head Children's Books (7 Oct 2010)
· ISBN-10: 0370332008
· ISBN-13: 978-0370332000
· Product Dimensions: 18 x 13.2 x 4.2 cm
