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  • By: Joseph Delaney
  • Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch
  • Length: 7 hours 31 minutes
  • Publisher: Greenwillow Books
  • Publish date: August 28, 2007
  • Language: English
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Last Apprentice: Night of the Soul Stealer (Book 3) Audiobook Summary

It’s going to be a long, hard, cruel winter And there couldn’t be a worse place to spend it than up on Anglezarke.

Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who captures witches, binds boggarts, and drives away ghosts. As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, the Spook receives an unexpected visitor. Tom doesn’t know who the stranger is or what he wants, but the Spook suddenly decides it’s time to leave Chipenden and travel to Anglezarke, his winter house. Tom has heard it will be a bleak, forbidding place, and that there are menacing creatures starting to stir somewhere on the moors nearby.

Can anything prepare Tom for what he finds there? What if the rumors about the evil beast called the Golgoth are true? And how much danger will Tom be in if the secrets the Spook has been trying to hide from the world are fully revealed?

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Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church.

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Narrator Christopher Evan Welch
Length 7 hours 31 minutes
Author Joseph Delaney
Publisher Greenwillow Books
Release date August 28, 2007
ISBN 9780061554315

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The publisher of the Last Apprentice: Night of the Soul Stealer (Book 3) is Greenwillow Books. The imprint is Greenwillow Books. It is supplied by Greenwillow Books. The ISBN-13 is 9780061554315.

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Goodreads Reviews

Tommye

April 25, 2022

SPOILER FREEIn The Spook’s Secret by Joseph Delaney we find out a lot about the Spook’s past, which is something that has been hinted at a little before. I’m glad this was done this early in the fantasy series, as it’s good to wait a bit for mysteries to unfold, but if it’s left too long, I get bored.It’s winter, so the Spook and Thomas travel with Alice to the winter house in Anglezarke. The setting in The Spook’s Secret is appropriately creepy, and there’s a crazy, ex-apprentice of the Spook running around the moor.It’s difficult to talk about The Spook’s Secret without giving away spoilers, but I’ll not go into any right now. Instead, I’ll talk about the relationships between the characters. Thomas and the Spook struggle to get a long (in previous books too) because the Spook doesn’t trust anyone very easily.A lot of the trust issues here revolve around Alice, as the Spook still doesn’t really trust her, but Thomas is always pulling away from his master towards Alice. This can get irritating at times, as Thomas doesn’t seem to be able to see the bigger picture.This had been a running theme of his characterisation for the first three books of the series, but you have to remember that he is only a young teenager, so he had a lot of growing up to do.The plot for The Spook’s Secret itself is a little all over the place, but I still thought it was great. There are two main threats to overcome, but of course only one of them is the primary threat of the book.Again, it is hinted that the Dark is growing in power, and soon there will be even more difficult issues in The County for Thomas and the Spook to deal with.View the full review at The Fantasy Review

Mike (the Paladin)

June 11, 2011

This is the third in a series (as I'm sure you spotted) and while I like them I can't quite bring myself to go above 4 stars.A friend here on Goodreads mentioned that her biggest complaint with the Wardstone Chronicles was (is) that Tom doesn't change much. That is so far true. To be fair however the 3 books I've read so far take place in a period of months (less than a year). As this book ends and spring approaches Tom is about to "celebrate" (not really a good word for it I suppose) a year as the Spook's Apprentice. As this volume opens we are not much advanced in time from the end point of the second volume. Winter is approaching. Tom is facing moving to the Spook's "winter quarters" or winter house. A place that is actually much less warm, much less inviting and much less pleasant than the house at Chipenden....So why go to a colder less pleasant house for the winter???? Their needed in "that part of the country" of course. Spook's business.So facing an unpleasant journey anyway things don't look much better to Tom when the Spook announces that Alice must go and live somewhere else. It seems she's too distracting for Tom who needs to concentrate on his studies (a lot of us males had that problem with girls when we were young. And of course some of us continue to have it much longer...like while we have a heart beat). On top of all this an ominous figure in a black cloak (like a Spook) shows up just before they are to leave to demand "what the Spook took from him"...In short, it's not shaping up to be a pleasant winter.The story here is well told and while I think if you've read much you'll see a lot of what's coming a mile off, this really doesn't hurt too much. These are YA books and the fact that plots may follow somewhat predictable arcs may be a bit more forgivable (at least I think they are) in books for younger readers.These do still (however) need to have the same warning that I've given about the earlier ones in this series. Be sure your "youth" is ready for them. There are potentially troubling plot points that I would think might be difficult for younger readers.All that being said enjoy. Tom will continue to make the same mistakes he's made in earlier volumes (as noted, you'd think he'd learn). He's still only 13 here and possibly that helps explain his continued proclivity to act unwisely, lie to his master when he ought not, and generally get himself into the soup on regular occasions.He does demonstrate that he's learned a bit here, so maybe the writer is simply more aware of the books being only months apart instead of years. After all, this is the third novel and we're only 11 or 12 months into Tom's story.I have the next in the series from the library and plan to follow the story. I like to intersperse my reading with multiple genres, though most of it lately has been in the fantasy realm (adult reading level rather than YA) and I find I do enjoy the occasional YA fantasy...if it's one I find "good". These have in many ways been a pleasant surprise after a long line of YA novels that I found mediocre to poor (my take on them of course). Four stars...nice read. A bit of a fantasy/horror mix. Enjoy. *********************** Spoilers Below Line ********************The warning I gave earlier has to do with some of the thorny ethical struggles The Spook and his Apprentice must face. In this book we meet Meg an old love of the Spook's who also happens to be a Lamia witch.(The book doesn't go into Lamias and their mythology much...but a Lamia is an unpleasant monster). Meg has become completely "humanized" (as can happen) but her sister is a feral Lamia...and craves blood to live on, will rip you open and would really prefer the "youngest prey" she can find.Meg's sister lives in a pit in the cellar of the winter house, digging bugs and worms from the ground to stay alive. There is also another live witch in a pit down there...some bogarts a few graves etc.Meg is kept in a drugged sleep...all summer. Then she is wakened for the winter to cook and live a sort of half life while the Spook is there. She's kept drugged enough to have no memory of her past...The book tries to look at this. Is it right? what should the Spook do? In the case of Meg the Spook let his heart rule his head...and didn't lock her in a pit, but would she really want to live this way? Is being locked in a pit better than being burned???And what comes of it when Meg wakes????So, I'd say read the books first and see if they are appropriate for your "youths". If so, they are pretty well written.

Miranda

December 11, 2020

This one was a bit spooky. The illustrations make this so awesome.Review to come.Audiobook CommentsRead by Christopher Evan Welch and it was really well done! I enjoyed listening to this one!YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat @miranda_reads

Mihaela

August 15, 2017

I want to take the Harry Potter books away from every children and put these books in their hands instead. I really love this series :)

Atharva

March 26, 2017

Wardstone Chronicles Book 3*The Spook's Secret*Wow! The series is just getting better and better with each page. You can feel the characters growing with each breath. It's so wonderful to see how Tom has grown do much since, he became the Spooks apprentice, both physically and mentally. He is more passionate about being the Spook and is confident and responsible. Sometimes lazy, but still passionate. This book has 3 antagonists, namely, Morgan, the Spooks Ex-Apprentice, who has taken the dark path, Golgoth, An old God who can bring ever lasting winter and Meg Skelton, the spooks love. There are a few new characters too who are prominent like Shanks, the delivery man, Andrew, the locksmith who is the spooks brother, Marcia, Megs Sister, The Hurst family,etc.etc. A lot of things happen in the book. I would classify them as an arc. According to the "arcs" the story is like 1)Farewell to Chipenden2)Meeting Morgan and Arrival and Anglezarke3)Fighting the Stone Chucker (Boggart)4)Toms Fathers Death5)Morgans Demand for the Grimore6)Megs Escape and The Spook's Secret7)Awakening of Golgoth and finally8)Return to ChipendenAs I said the plot is very simplistic but with a lot of things happening altogether. At the farm, Tom gets Tr inheritance of Man's room. This is the least expected and surprising moment. Mam reveals her opinion about going back to Greece to sort out the dark. Toms Dads death is very saddening. This marks that Toms childhood is over due to the passing of his dad and leaving of his Mam. This gives him a more experienced personality, and also he has completed an year as a Spooks apprentice at the end of the year. He has learnt to practically us his knowledge and prowess. He shows his skills in the book a lot. Noe let's talk about Alice, she is not as prominent as she was in the previous book but she is still a major character. She informs Tom about Morgan and is very helpful to him as well as the Spook. Tom and Alice develop their friendship and he traits her a lot more now. Even the spook seems to trust her a bit more. This is probably because of Meg, his first love. This is a bit of controversy, him Tom to stay away from pretty girls and him, having a relationship and deep feelings for Meg, who is also a witch. Meg really and strongly affects the Spook. This is the Spook's secret. We see a lot more of Andrew and he's very helpful. Now let's move towards the Antagonists, firstly I don't think that Morgan should have been the villain in the book. He is inexperienced, halfwit, a liar, showoff, and does not have complete knowledge, and most importantly he is a human. Humans aren't supposed to be the antagonist of the Spook's series. But I like his skills of manipulating the dead, training the atmosphere cold, conjuring and summoning the dead and his speciality, necromancy, but its tiring to see how he uses his skills to torch Toms Dead Dads Soul. He is really dark and mysterious but inexperienced. Meg and Marcia are really scary, especially Marcia who eats birds in the attic. Its really gross. The illustrations will really scare you, they are so attractively horrifying. I would rate this book as 12+ for just that reason. There is a bit more bloodshed in the book. Speaking of Golgoth, the winter god, he does not make much of appear nave but I bet he's terrifying. Delaney has really portrayed Anglezarke a darker, Colder, uncomfortable and unsocial town in the county. The icy atmosphere, the grim people, the unstable cold weather with blizzards and the moors really match with ASOIAF/Game of Thrones "Wall" really well. Its almost similar. The spooks winter house is much big, but lonely. Its has almost 10 rooms with an additional attic and a cellar. Now, the cellar is probably the most terrifying and scary room that you can find in the house. It has big pits where ghastly and despicable lamia witches are prisoned. A lot of story happens in the house. The herb tea that is given to Meg is also a practical and major part of the story. Its really interesting to see characters grow, Spook's secret coming out, his emotional health, the grim characters, the deadly old gods rising, and family deaths and parting happening in the book all at the same time. A really good and a well planned book. Recommended to all. (12+) Nice Reading

Ann

September 25, 2015

** spoiler alert ** OMG! I will always love this series! This is the third book of the series that I've read and it never disappointed me by far. There's just more and more adventure in each book that I've read. So, Mr Gregory has a lot of untold secret. The stranger that came up to Mr Gregory's house at Chipenden is actually Morgan, the failed apprentice who chose the dark and wanted to raise Golgoth, The Lord of Winter. I'm glad that Morgan dies in the end but sad that Tom's dad died too and that he never got the chance to see his dad before he dies and also attending the funeral.

Michael

October 01, 2020

Synopsis: Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who captures witches and drives away ghosts. As the weather gets colder and the nights draw in, the Spook receives an unexpected visitor. Tom doesn't know who the stranger is or what he wants, but the Spook suddenly decides it's time to travel to his winter house, Anglezarke. Tom has heard it will be a bleak, forbidding place, and that menacing creatures are starting to stir somewhere on the moors nearby.Review: Harsh winters, feral lamias, necromancy, a vengeful god, romances with witches gone horribly wrong and some family drama to go along with it. I think this was the best one so far, we got to learn a lot about the Spook's past and Tom's mother. Alice also got a much bigger role in the story which is a big plus for me since she's been my favorite character since she was first introduced. The drama and tension has slowly been building up since the first book, we really start to get the impression that there's a bigger threat behind all of the dark happenings going on in the world and the way this brings the characters together is enjoyable to experience.***My Social MediaMy Instagram Account: https://www.instagram.com/michael_sor...My Wattpad Account: https://www.wattpad.com/user/Michael-...My YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPPs...My Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/SorbelloHorrorMy Facebook Account: https://www.facebook.com/michael.sorb...

Rafal

August 16, 2019

W kolejnym - ponownie, pełnym zwrotów akcji i trzymającym w napięciu do ostatniej stronicy - tomie "Kronik Wardstone", czytelnicy dowiedzą się więcej o (burzliwej i niezwykle zaskakującej i nie tak oczywistej, jakby się mogło to wydawać po lekturze tomów uprzednich) przeszłości Johna Gregory'ego - Starego Stracharza, które pomogą im lepiej zrozumieć surowość z jaką traktuje Toma i bezwzględność, którą wpaja swojemu uczniowi... Młody Tom Ward, oprócz stawienia czoła potężnemu adwersarzowi Morganowi, parającemu się nekromancją stracharzowi-renegatowi, musi też przyjąć na swoje barki część konsekwencji "błędów młodości" swego mistrza i stanąć przed kolejnymi trudnymi decyzjami - tym, co podpowiada mu serce a tym, co zrobić należy, by uratować świat przed zakusami pradawnego, złowrogiego bóstwa Golgotha - wybierając pomiędzy obowiązkami fachu, w którym się szkoli a lojalnością wobec przyjaciół i rodziny. Kolejny znakomity tom "Kronik Wardstone", w którym - prawem dobrze napisanego sequela - dowiadujemy się więcej o świecie, bohaterach a sama historia wchodzi na wyższy, można rzecz bardziej epicki, poziom. Zdecydowanie polecam!

Hanzel

March 28, 2017

Another installment in Mr. Delaney's Wardstone Chronicles, bit by bit we are introduced to his wonderful/dark universe(for me it is a bit teen-ish????), first two books introduced to us the particular creepy crawlies that inhabit his particular world, boggarts, witches, ghasts, ghosts and a the Bane(again I prefer to ask the people who read my rant/rave section to discover by their own, rather than give spoilers)!!For Book Three, the story of Thomas Ward continues, here we are introduced to some more of the mythos that makes this a good read, pacing is as always slow then builds up to the climax whether you have predicted the ending or not, add to this, we finally read the humane side of The Spook!!Not much else here, so until the next Chronicles..............

Jack

October 08, 2016

I just finished two more books by Joseph Delaney. 'Curse of the Bane' was good. 'Night of the Soul Stealer' is even better. Mr. Delaney creates a darkly textured and very believable world in which a traveling "spook" an his young apprentice fight against forces of darkness. The threats they face include greedy inquisitors, rock hurling boggarts, shape shifters, and, best of all, witches. Scary witches. Really scary witches.Mr. Delaney creates witches that are unique and original. The punishment that they must suffer is so grim, that even the spook and his apprentice feel torn about meting it out. This holds true for many of his other monstrous villains as well. Even though I want Mr. Delaney's evildoers to be defeated, I can't help but feel a touch of sympathy for them. The mix of emotions he engenders adds depth and resonance to this author's work.

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