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The Spook's Nightmare

Joseph Delaney (2010)

SubgenreYA Fantasy
Age groupYA 12-17
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age13
Goodreads4.18/5 (15522)

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentNone
LanguageMild

Hero archetypes

Apprentice

Protagonist archetypes

Mentor (As Pov)Fellowship

Synopsis

Warning: Not to be read after darkThe Spook, Tom and Alice return from Greece to find the County under siege – and the Spook's home burnt to the ground. With his precious library of knowledge destroyed, they seek refuge on the nearby island of Mona. But with Mona in the thrall of a twisted Shaman there is little respite from hostility or denizens of the dark. And as Alice dodges the ever-tightening net of the island's witch hunters, a more deadly enemy emerges... Bony Lizzie, freshly-escaped from the Spook's bonds, has grand ambitions: to take for herself the throne of isle. She has harnessed the services of a tunnel-dwelling buggane, an evil creature which thrives on stealing the animas, or life force, from its unsuspecting victims. With the buggane as her secret weapon can she become an all-powerful Witch Queen?

Tags

Dark FantasyHorror FantasyMonster HunterSupernatural Thriller