Joseph Delaney
Joseph Henry Delaney (1945–2022) was an English author best known for his children's dark fantasy series The Spook's (also known as The Last Apprentice), inspired by Lancashire folklore, which sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide and was adapted into the film Seventh Son. Born in Preston, Lancashire, he worked as a teacher before achieving success with The Spook's Apprentice in 2004, following earlier adult novels under the pen name J.K. Haderack. He also wrote the science fiction trilogy Arena 13 and the dark fantasy duology Aberrations.
dark fantasy
children's fantasy
science fiction
The Last Apprentice: I Am Alice
The Last Apprentice: I Am Alice
A New Darkness
The Last Apprentice: Fury of the Seventh Son
The Last Apprentice: I Am Alice
Night of the Soul Stealer (The Last Apprentice, Book 3)
Ghost Prison
The Last Apprentice: Lure of the Dead
The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Tale
Arena 13
Curse of the Bane (The Last Apprentice)
The Last Apprentice: Rage of the Fallen
Ghost Prison
The Last Apprentice: The Seventh Apprentice: A Novella
The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors
The Last Apprentice: A Coven of Witches
Ghost Prison
The Last Apprentice: Slither (Book 11)
The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Bestiary: The Guide to Creatures of the Dark
The Last Apprentice: Clash of the Demons (Book 6)
The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Bestiary: The Guide to Creatures of the Dark
The Last Apprentice: Slither
The Last Apprentice: Night of the Soul Stealer (Book 3)
The Last Apprentice: Clash of the Demons