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The Spook's Curse

Wardstone Chronicles 2

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The Spook's Curse

By: Joseph Delaney
Narrated by: Will Thorp
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The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark.

Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts and boggarts. But now they have unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. 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

©2005 Joseph Delaney (P)2011 Random House Audio Go Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Fantasy Magic Users Witchcraft Magic

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Absolutely perfect narrator, the accent matches the books perfectly. Story is as good as ever, characters well rounded.

Narrator clinches the deal

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VERY,VERY ENJOYABLE LISTEN.MAKES YOU FELL THAT YOU KNOW CHIPPENDEN AND THE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING AREAS

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Loved it! Narrative was excellent. Made my journeys to work much more pleasant. Ready for another one now!

Great book

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Absolutely timeless masterpiece depicted by the master, mr Delaney. Irreplaceable childhood nostalgia. I will never stop listening to these books

Everything

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I read these books a while back then noticed them on here and couldn't resist. I'd recommend starting with the first book the spooks apprentice if your new to the series. narrator is perfect for these stories. sucks you in. All in all great.

Great books great narration.

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Brilliant read, brings back a lot of good memories from when I read it the first time. Reader’s performance was very good. Thoroughly enjoyed myself

Unlocking your childhood

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An impressive follow up to the first book in the Ward Stone Chronicles. The tension never lets up throughout the entire story. Truly gripping.

Well that escalated quickly

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Lovely listen, any fantasy listener will love this! Great follow up the the first and looking forward to the rest of the series

Fantasy lover

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absolutely love listening to these, and the narration is fantastic and gripping! gets me rightly involved

great!

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Great story but found the narrator’s accent an irritant. It’s full of glottal stops - coun’y for county; wa’er for water, etc. It sounds like a Londoner putting on a Lancashire accent. The east Lancashire accent, which is where our characters come from, puts a heavy emphasis on a T. I’ve never heard a Lancastrian - I’m one myself - use a glottal stop like this. The narrator of the first book much better.

Shame about narrator’s accent

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