Spook's: Alice
core novel 2013 The Wardstone Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.14 (8,459 ratings, collected 2026-10-31) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780370329802 |
| Internal chronology | 12 |
Synopsis
Alice Deane has grown up among witches, and her ties to the dark have always troubled John Gregory. Now Alice must act alone. To help defeat the Fiend, a final weapon is needed, and it can only be found in the realm of the Dark, a place where few humans survive and where Alice's own heritage works both for and against her. Told in her own voice, the story follows her journey through that strange country, the creatures and powers that stand in her way, and the bargains she is asked to make. Alice must decide what she is willing to risk for Tom and for the County, and how much of herself she can hold on to.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wardstone Chronicles
- Series: The Wardstone Chronicles core; position 12 of 13 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Joseph Delaney
Notes
- From the series record (The Wardstone Chronicles): Thirteen novels following Tom Ward, apprentice to the County's spook, from 2004 to 2013.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within the series The Wardstone Chronicles: position 12 of 13: previous Spook's: Slither's Tale (2012) · next The Spook's Revenge (2013)
- Internal chronology, within The Wardstone Chronicles: position 19 of 20: previous Spook's: Slither's Tale (2012) · next The Spook's Revenge (2013)
Sources
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