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Spook's

Spook's, published as The Last Apprentice in the United States, is a children's dark fantasy series by the English author Joseph Delaney. It is published by imprints of Penguin Random House in the United Kingdom and HarperCollins in the United States. The series has been published in 30 countries, with sales exceeding 4.5 million copies. It began in 2004…

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Author
Joseph Delaney
Genre
Children's literature, dark fantasy
Publisher
UK: The Bodley Head; Red Fox; Puffin Books · US: Greenwillow Books
Country
United Kingdom
Illustrator
UK: David Wyatt and Julek Heller · US: Patrick Arrasmith, Tim Foley and Julek Heller
Language
English

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Triples169
Avg. degree1.97
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related to The Wardstone Chronicles · 39
Spook's → Alice, Am Alice, Am Grimalkin, Attack, Bane, Bloodeye, Clash, Curse, Dead, Demons, Fallen, Fiend, Fury, Grimalkin, Huntress, Lure, Night, Rage, Revenge, Rise
related to Related works · 32
Spook's → Alice, Alice's Tale, Brain Guzzler, Coven, Creatures, Dark, Delaney's, Dirty Dora, Grimalkin's Tale, Interception Point, It, Mark Walden's, Meg Skelton, Other Horrors, Seventh Son, Storycuts, The Banshee Witch, The Gallery, The Ghost Prison, The Guide
related to Audiobooks · 24
Spook's → Alexander Cendese, Angela Goethals, Annie Hemingway, Book, Christopher Evan Welch, Daniel Weyman, Gabrielle Glaister, Goethals, Harper Audio, Jamie Glover, Kate Harbour, Other Horrors, Random House Audio, The Spook's Apprentice, The Spook's Tale, The UK, The US, Thomas Judd, Toby Longworth, Unabridged
related to Adaptations · 23
Spook's → Alice Deane, Alicia Vikander, Antje Traue, Ben Barnes, Billy Bradley, Bony Lizzie, Djimon Hounsou, In, Jeff Bridges, John Gregory, Joseph Delaney, Julianne Moore, Kit Harington, Legendary Pictures, Mother Malkin, Play Edition, Radu, Sergey Bodrov, Seventh Son, Stephen Delaney
related to Reception · 17
Spook's → ALSC's, Amazing Audiobooks, Fabulous Films, Hampshire Book Award, Lancashire Book, Notable Videos/DVDs, Recordings, Sefton Book Award, Software, Subscription Services, The, The Spook's, The Spook's Apprentice, Two, YALSA's, Year, Young Adults
related to Illustrations · 10
Spook's → Coven, David Wyatt, Julek Heller, Patrick Arrasmith, The Last Apprentice, The Spook's Bestiary, The UK, The US, Tim Foley, Witches
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Spook's → Audiobook, E-book, Print (hardback and paperback)
Published · 3
Spook's → 2004–2013 (The Wardstone Chronicles), 2014–2017 (The Starblade Chronicles), 2020–2023 (Brother Wulf)
related to The Starblade Chronicles · 3
Spook's → New Darkness, The Dark Army, The Dark Assassin
Illustrator · 2
Spook's → UK: David Wyatt and Julek Heller, US: Patrick Arrasmith, Tim Foley and Julek Heller

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Spook'sAuthorJoseph Delaney1.00infobox
Spook'sCountryUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Spook'sGenreChildren's literature, dark fantasy1.00infobox
Spook'sIllustratorUK: David Wyatt and Julek Heller1.00infobox
Spook'sIllustratorUS: Patrick Arrasmith, Tim Foley and Julek Heller1.00infobox
Spook'sLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Spook'sMedia typePrint (hardback and paperback)1.00infobox
Spook'sMedia typeAudiobook1.00infobox
Spook'sMedia typeE-book1.00infobox
Spook'sNo. of books20 + related works1.00infobox
Spook'sPublished2004–2013 (The Wardstone Chronicles)1.00infobox
Spook'sPublished2014–2017 (The Starblade Chronicles)1.00infobox
Spook'sPublished2020–2023 (Brother Wulf)1.00infobox
Spook'sPublisherUK: The Bodley Head; Red Fox; Puffin Books1.00infobox
Spook'sPublisherUS: Greenwillow Books1.00infobox

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