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The Spook's Curse is the second book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide!
‘By now the dark has noticed you and will be trying to hunt you down . . .’
It's the job of the Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, to protect the County from the dark. But deep in the catacombs beneath Priestown lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat – the Bane. As they prepare to battle it, yet another deadly enemy emerges to threaten Tom and his master.



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'An evocative, spine-tingling sequel to the Spook's Apprentice.' -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
'Tom Ward is back in another eerie, spine-tingling adventure...you'll love getting lost in this spooky tale.' * Funday Times *
Really impressed by [this] . . .genuinely creepy . . . very pacy . . .the characters were very believable. -- Damian Kelleher * Radio 4 Front Row *
'Full of scary moments which will get the hearts of even the most fearless readers pounding, while keeping them glued to the action.' * Lancashire Evening Post *
'Readers who were spellbound by the goings-on in 'The Spook's Apprentice' will be equally engrossed by this sequel.' * Waterstone's Quarterly *

The Spook's Curse: Book 2

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      Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Publication Date: 02/01/2014
      ISBN13: 9781782952466, 978-1782952466
      ISBN10: 1782952462

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The Spook's Curse is the second book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide!
      ‘By now the dark has noticed you and will be trying to hunt you down . . .’
      It's the job of the Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, to protect the County from the dark. But deep in the catacombs beneath Priestown lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat – the Bane. As they prepare to battle it, yet another deadly enemy emerges to threaten Tom and his master.



      Trade Review
      'An evocative, spine-tingling sequel to the Spook's Apprentice.' -- Amanda Craig * The Times *
      'Tom Ward is back in another eerie, spine-tingling adventure...you'll love getting lost in this spooky tale.' * Funday Times *
      Really impressed by [this] . . .genuinely creepy . . . very pacy . . .the characters were very believable. -- Damian Kelleher * Radio 4 Front Row *
      'Full of scary moments which will get the hearts of even the most fearless readers pounding, while keeping them glued to the action.' * Lancashire Evening Post *
      'Readers who were spellbound by the goings-on in 'The Spook's Apprentice' will be equally engrossed by this sequel.' * Waterstone's Quarterly *

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