The Wardstone Chronicles
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The Wardstone Chronicles is a dark fantasy book series by Joseph Delaney that follows a young apprentice "spook" who battles witches, ghosts, and other supernatural threats in a grim, folklore-inspired version of rural England.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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dark fantasy series ⓘ |
| adaptation | film Seventh Son ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Last Apprentice series (in the United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | the Fiend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonistGroup | witch clans ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Delaney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beganPublication | 2004 ⓘ |
| centralOrganization | the Spooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
moral ambiguity of witches and dark creatures
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struggle between light and dark magic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eighthBook | The Spook's Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eleventhBook | Spook's: Alice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endedPublication | 2013 ⓘ |
| fifthBook | The Spook's Mistake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationBasedOn | The Spook's Apprentice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| firstBook | The Spook's Apprentice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstBookUSTitle | The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | a young apprentice spook ⓘ |
| fourthBook | The Spook's Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dark fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Arena 13
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The Starblade Chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | English folklore ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alice Deane
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John Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration by Thomas Ward ⓘ |
| ninthBook | Spook's: I Am Grimalkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableElement |
grim and atmospheric rural setting
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use of local English dialect and folklore creatures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | follows Thomas Ward, apprentice to the Spook John Gregory, as he confronts witches, ghosts, and other supernatural threats ⓘ |
| protagonist | Thomas Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
Random House
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Red Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bodley Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondBook | The Spook's Curse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional County based on Lancashire, England ⓘ |
| seventhBook | The Spook's Nightmare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthBook | The Spook's Sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adult readers ⓘ |
| tenthBook | Spook's: Slither's Tale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdBook | The Spook's Secret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirteenthBook | The Spook's Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twelfthBook | The Spook's Blood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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