The Spook's Nightmare
core novel 2010 The Wardstone Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.18 (15,749 ratings, collected 2026-10-31) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780370329819 |
| Internal chronology | 7 |
Synopsis
John Gregory's powers are fading, and his own nightmares are becoming real in ways that put Tom Ward in danger. The spook, Tom and Alice travel to the Isle of Mona, where the island's people live in fear of a creature called a buggane and offer suspected witches to it. Gregory hopes the journey might restore what he has lost, while Tom is troubled by how the islanders treat anyone they accuse. Old enemies from the County also reappear and reach toward the island. Tom must judge who is truly dangerous and who is only suspected, while Gregory's strength and his own judgement are tested by what waits for them on Mona.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Wardstone Chronicles
- Series: The Wardstone Chronicles core; position 7 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 7 of 13: previous The Spook's Sacrifice (2009) · next The Spook's Destiny (2011)
- Internal chronology, within The Wardstone Chronicles: position 14 of 20: previous The Spook's Sacrifice (2009) · next The Spook's Destiny (2011)
Sources
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