Customer Reviews
Well done Mr Delaney you have me in your grip - By: The Mad Woman from Cheshunt, 27 Aug 2008 
I have just finished this latest instalment of The Wardstone Chronicles, & I like some others rate this as the best so far, even though I did kind of guess what was going to happen/be explained, & let me admit I don't feel at all guilty about reading 'kids' books - & I'm 36, (might feel abit guilty about ignoring the family while reading though).
I stumbled upon the series late last year & eagerly read one after the other, now I'min the position I wasin a few years ago when I had to wait for the next Potter book.
best so far! - By: J. Colclough, 07 Aug 2008 brilliant. best of the series so far as it really develpos different sides to the characters and, as always, bringsin new members of "the dark". Although i read this bookin two nights (due to being used to robert jordan sized books) i really enjoyed it. I'm just anoyed i have to wait for the next of the series!
Forget Harry Potter - By: foxcylady, 03 Jul 2008 I love Harry Potter hes wonderful. My son the bookworm having read all Harrys books was looking for his next fix when I came upon the Wardstone Chronicles.
I took the first two books home for him. I waited, not for long though he read them so fast I was going out the door for the next two before I had chance to take my coat off.
He loves them &in his opinion Harry Potter aint a patch on them.
We went into Borders for our copy of this the Spooks Mistake & to my glee the author himself was there to sign the book & was doing book readings & an informal chat. A lovely man & if he ever comes to a bookstore near you be sure to go & meet him.
He has just sold the rights to the first book to Hollywood & hopefully the film will start production next year, keep fingers crossed they do a good job. He assured us there would be seven books minimumin the series maybe more so you have lots to look forward toin the future.
He also has his own website where you can catch up on his new releases & his own personal blog, the address isin the books.
Happy reading.
Already waiting for the next Spook book - By: J. R. Daniell, 22 Jun 2008 Never fails to amaze me how good this series is. Every book so far has had me wanting to read itin one go.
This will appeal to all age groups & I could not praise it enough. I like the fact that the books are a good size (always leaving you wanting more) & have stuck on a good price & not become too expensive.
Meet the authour recently & he hopes to be doing about 8 or 9 books overall. Cant wait. And will be interesting to see what the film will be like.
"Clockwise and widdershins. Light against dark. Good against evil." - By: Brida, 15 Jun 2008 This is the fifth bookin the Wardstone Chronicles, & with each new installment the series just seems to get better & better. In the last book, THE SPOOK'S BATTLE, we saw the Fiend (the Devil; the Dark made flesh) released into the world -in THE SPOOK'S MISTAKE, we see what this may mean for Tom as apprentice to the Spook.
Because of the extra threat from the Fiend, the Spook decides that Tom should go for further training with another Spook. In a world of Darkness & danger, the Spook thinks that Tom needs to be toughened up so that he is better able to face what may lie ahead for him. So, he goes to spend six months with Arkwright, a Spook who lives north of the Countyin a mill. This part of the County is riddled with dangers as the marshy ground & canals are inhabited by water witches. These are fearsome enemies, & one of the them is the daughter of the Fiend himself. It is this daughter that the Fiend has sent after Tom, to kill him.
That is a veyr brief synopsis of the story - I don't want to give too much away as I don't want to ruin it for others. What I shall say though is that, as with the previous books, Delaney has done a great job at creating a worldin which good & evil are not so clear cut & distinct. Unlike many other children's books,in this series, the characters are not all good or all bad - they are more complex than that, just like people are complex.
Delaney has also ended this installment with a clear idea of where the next one may go - although there is a goodbye to one character, you get the feeling that we haven't seen the last of them.
This is a fantastic series - highly recommended for both children & adults.
