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A lot of dark stuff happened when I was young that I‘ve never even told to my dearest friend, Tom Ward. Dark and scary things I hoped I had left behind for ever... Over the years, Alice has fought evil side by side with the Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward. But now Alice is alone – in the realm of the dark. And the creatures she has helped to banish there, now have the chance to take their revenge. Alice must seek the final weapon needed to destroy the Fiend for good. If she fails, the world will fall into despair and darkness.

Billy Calder is already nervous about being on guard during the night shift at the castle. But then he learns about the castle ghosts... This is a terrifying ghost story that will chill your blood, from acclaimed author Joseph Delaney.

Wulf has left behind his life in the monastery and is now the apprentice to Spook Johnson, assisting him in protecting the county from denizens of the dark - which mainly involves Wulf acting as bait. But Wulf is captured by Hrothgar, a giant with abilities to conjure subservient creatures - or tulpas - from his imagination. And he strongly suspects that Wulf has these abilities, too.

Crafty and his friends have already faced dozens of horrifying aberrations during their time as Castle Gate Grubs - assistants to the mysterious guild of Gatemancers, who fight against the terrifying Shole. But the real battle is only just beginning. New and even more dangerous aberrations are appearing all the time, and worse yet, it seems someone from within the Castle is helping them attack. And when an old enemy returns to give Crafty a disturbing warning, it seems time might be running out for all of them....

Someone has to stand against the dark. And you're the only one who can. For years the local Spook has been keeping the County safe from evil. Now his time is coming to an end, but who will take over? Many apprentices have tried.... Some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Just one boy is left. Thomas Ward. He is the last hope. But does he stand a chance against Mother Malkin, the most dangerous witch in the County?

Wulf is at war - war against the Dark. As Pan's soldier and champion, it's his responsibility to fight for what is right. An early Winter has come to the County, threatening its people with starvation - but there is an even more dangerous foe to face. A demon is trying to become the next ruler of the dark. He has many names but one of them is Loki, the Trickster God. Loki has many, terrible powers - but his most deadly weapon is the one that controls all Wulf's own power.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Beast Awakens by Joseph Delaney, read by Lee Ingleby. They heard shouting and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to cause so much panic. Without warning, the dark wall of the Shole had advanced. Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole - the terrifying mist that has engulfed most of Britain, leaving those trapped in it to either die or be transformed into horrifying monsters: the aberrations.

Heksejæger-lærlingen Tom er på jagt efter det tredje magiske sværd, som han skal bruge, når han skal dræbe Djævelen. Han drager ud på en farlig færd for at finde sværdet sammen med sin hekseveninde, Alice. Men det er blevet pålagt Tom at ofre Alice, når sværdet er fundet. Hvad gør Tom nu? "Heksejægernes blod" er 10. bind i Joseph Delaneys "Heksejæger"-serie, også kaldet Wardstenen serien.

Thomas Ward ist der siebte Sohn eines siebten Sohnes und da ist es naheliegend, ihn bei einem Geisterjäger in die Lehre zu schicken. Der Job ist hart: Der Spook ist ein abweisender Mann und viele von Toms Vorgängern haben versagt. Aber irgendwie muss Tom lernen, Geister auszutreiben, Hexen zu fangen und Boggarts zu bannen. Doch dann wird er hereingelegt, befreit unwillentlich Mother Malkin, die grausamste Hexe des Landes, und der Schrecken beginnt.