The Spook's Blood
core novel 2012 The Wardstone Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.23 (9,867 ratings, collected 2026-10-31) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780370331812 |
| Internal chronology | 10 |
Synopsis
John Gregory and Tom Ward are drawn to Todmorden, a town in the east of the County where something is badly wrong. People there are living in fear, and the old stories of the place hint at a creature that was bound long ago. Gregory is injured and Tom must carry more of the burden than he is used to, while Alice remains a worry for them both. Their work uncovers a vampire god, Siscoi, whose power has been kept in check for generations and who is now close to being freed. Tom must confront a being far beyond any boggart or ghost, while the larger struggle against the Fiend draws steadily nearer.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wardstone Chronicles
- Series: The Wardstone Chronicles core; position 10 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 10 of 13: previous Spook's: I Am Grimalkin (2011) · next Spook's: Slither's Tale (2012)
- Internal chronology, within The Wardstone Chronicles: position 17 of 20: previous Spook's: I Am Grimalkin (2011) · next Spook's: Slither's Tale (2012)
Sources
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