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The Spook's Battle

Joseph Delaney (2007)

SubgenreMiddle Grade Fantasy
Age groupMiddle Grade 8-12
Content ratingPG
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesThe Wardstone Chronicles (UK) / The Last Apprentice (US) #4
Setting
CSM age10+
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Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Trigger warnings

KidnappingViolenceDeathSupernatural HorrorFamily Peril

Positive tags

Mentor FigureFound FamilyComing of AgeAdventureFriendship

Hero archetypes

ApprenticeChosen OneOutcast / Loner

Heroine archetypes

Mysterious Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Coming-of-Age ProtagonistReluctant Hero

Tropes

ApprenticeMentor FigureComing of AgeAncient Evil ReturnsDark LordQuestReluctant HeroTraining ArcFellowshipHaunted Location

Themes

Good vs EvilComing of AgeCourageLoyaltyFacing FearDuty vs DesireLight vs Darkness

Synopsis

When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.

Tags

Dark FantasyHorror ElementsAdventureSupernatural