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A New Darkness

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The first book in a chilling new trilogy from the author of the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series! Tom Ward is an apprentice no longerhe is a full-fledged spook battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. A New Darkness is the first in a three-book arc that introduces brand-new readers to Joseph Delaneys haunting world.

Tom Ward is the Spook, the one person who can defend the county from bloodthirsty creatures of the dark. But hes only seventeen, and his apprenticeship was cut short when his master died in battle. No one trusts Toms skill, not until hes proven himself. And a fifteen-year-old girl named Jenny knows more about the three mysterious deaths in the county than Tom does. She is a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, and she wants to be Toms first apprenticeeven though a female spook is unheard of. Together, Tom and Jenny will uncover the grave danger heading straight toward the county, and theyll team up with a witch assassin to confront it.

A New Darkness begins a three-book arc that will introduce new readers to Joseph Delaneys deliciously scary imagination, and electrify his longtime fans. A New Darkness is perfect for every reader who loves thrills, chills, action, and adventureno prior knowledge of The Last Apprentice series is necessary!

The Last Apprentice series, the first internationally bestselling series about Tom Ward, is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin.

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Greenwillow Books
0062334549 / 9780062334541
Paperback
01/09/2015
352 pages
135 x 203 mm, 259 grams
Quiz No: 227682, Points 11.00, Book Level 5.90,
Upper Years - Key Stage 3 Learn More