The Spook's Curse

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The Spook's Curse
Book cover for The Spook's Curse
Author	Joseph Delaney
Country	Great Britain
Language	English
Series	The Wardstone Chronicles - UK The Last Apprentice - America
Genre(s)	Children's Fiction
Publisher	The Bodley Head, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Publication date	30th June 2005
Pages	432
ISBN	ISBN 0-370-32827-2
Preceded by	The Spook's Apprentice
Followed by	The Spook's Secret

The Spook's Curse is the second book in the Wardstone Chronicles series. In America, this is called "The Last Apprentice: Curse of the Bane".

1 Review
2 Characters
3 Additional Information
4 External links

[edit] Review

The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward have traveled to Priestown for some unfinished business. For, deep in the catacombs of the cathedral, lurks the Spook’s nemesis - The Bane. A creature he has never been able to defeat. As Thomas and his master prepare for the battle of their lives it becomes clear that The Bane isn’t their only enemy in town. The Quisitor has arrived, searching the county for those who meddle with the dark – witches, warlocks and Spooks!

When the Spook is arrested and sentenced to death it's up to Thomas, with a little help from his old friend Alice, to rescue his master and destroy the curse of Priestown.

[edit] Characters

Thomas Ward (the Spook's apprentice)
John Gregory (The Spook)
Alice (Tom's friend and a suspected familiar witch)
Jack (Tom's brother, Ellie's husband, Mary's father)
Ellie (Jack's wife, Mary's mother)
Mary (Jack and Ellie's baby girl)
Mam (mother of Jack and Tom. suspected Lamia witch)
The Bane (the single enemy that the spook has never been able to defeat, lives in the dark catacombs of a cathedral)
Andrew Gregory (John's brother, a locksmith)
Father Gregory (John and Andrew's brother)
Father Cairns (John, Andrew and Father Gregory's cousin)
The Quisitor (Evil dictator who captures what he thinks to be "witches and warlocks")