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The Spook's Apprentice

The Spook's Apprentice, published as The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch in the United States, is a 2004 children's dark fantasy novel by Joseph Delaney. It was published by The Bodley Head and Red Fox in the United Kingdom, and by Greenwillow Books in the United States. It is the first book in The Wardstone Chronicles, the first arc of the Spook's…

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Author
Joseph Delaney
Genre
Children's literature · dark fantasy
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The Bodley Head
Followed by
The Spook's Curse
Illustrator
David Wyatt

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The Spook's Apprentice → An, David Wyatt, Delaney's, Greenwillow Books, Jamie Glover, Patrick Arrasmith, Random House Audio, Red Fox, Revenge, The, The American, The Bodley Head, The Last Apprentice, United Kingdom, Witch
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The Spook's Apprentice → Delaney's, Fantasy Book Review, Hampshire Book Award, It, Lancashire Book, Lawrence Downes, Lire, Patrick Arrasmith's, Prix Plaisirs, Sefton Book Award, The Guardian, The New York Times, Year
Genre · 2
The Spook's Apprentice → Children's literature, dark fantasy
Author · 1
The Spook's Apprentice → Joseph Delaney
Followed by · 1
The Spook's Apprentice → The Spook's Curse
Illustrator · 1
The Spook's Apprentice → David Wyatt
ISBN · 1
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Language · 1
The Spook's Apprentice → English
Media type · 1
The Spook's Apprentice → Print (hardcover)

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The Spook's ApprenticeLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticeMedia typePrint (hardcover)1.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticeOCLC560674961.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticePages3241.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticePublication date20041.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticePublication placeUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticePublisherThe Bodley Head1.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticeRelease number1st in series1.00infobox
The Spook's ApprenticeSeriesThe Wardstone Chronicles of Spook's1.00infobox

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