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The Spook's Battle

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The Spook's Battle

By: Joseph Delaney
Narrated by: Thomas Judd
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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?

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Critic reviews

. . . 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)
Impressively written and deliciously spine-tingling (Becky Stradwick)
This fourth adventure is possibly the best yet
The spine-chilling escapades of the Spook and his apprentice continue apace
Spooky stuff!
This is a spine-tingling, seriously scary read with some genuinely terrifying moments
...the essential strengths of the series remain: sympathetic characters, arcane motivations, unclear loyalties and a healthy helping of real darkness.
This is a spine-tingling, seriously scary read with some genuinely terrifying moments and is therefore suitable for older readers who don't insist on having the light on in the hall when they go to sleep. (Stacia Briggs)
an outstandingly imaginative, well written thriller (Amanda Craig)
Delaney has a talent for creating the most dark and eerie settings and situations, in which the reader becomes totally immersed (Sarah Merrett)
All stars
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Exciting and the Spook and Tom never let you down. Pure entertainment. Thank you Cheryl

Spooks Battke

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I absolutely loved it, great fun. Would definitely recommend to anyone listening who wants to hear a great story.

I can't get enough of these stories

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Once again Tom and the Spook venture into battle. Alice joins them and they journey into the unknown. Alice challenging Tom and the both of them challenging the Spook. This is the fourth adventure and still the story continues to surprise us with new material.
The story is engaging and the narration is superb. Just the right dialect to make it more entertaining
Overall I give this next chapter in the adventures of the Spook and Tom five stars.
The story line, with similar antics as in the previous books is extremely engaging as Tom learns more and more about his future employment, his family and new foes to conquer.

Witches loose again

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I loved it!!!
expecially the end bit were Tom asked Alice if she was using fascination or glamour and she said both.

it was great

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I am now on book six and loving the adventure. It can get a bit scary to times, but great adventures.

Great books for boys

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