A New Darkness

图书信息

作者	Delaney, Joseph
出版社	Greenwillow Books
ISBN	9780062334558
出版时间	2014-09-02
字数	31.5万
分类	Greenwillow Books,进口书,外文原版书,文学,自传,回忆录

读书简介

The first book in a chilling new trilogy from the author of the internationally bestselling Last Apprentice series! Tom Ward is an apprentice no longer—he is a full-fledged spook battling boggarts, witches, and other creatures of the dark. A New Darkness is the first in a three-book arc that introduces brand-new readers to Joseph Delaney's haunting world.Tom Ward is the Spook, the one person who can defend the county from bloodthirsty creatures of the dark. But he's only seventeen, and his apprenticeship was cut short when his master died in battle. No one trusts Tom's skill, not until he's proven himself. And a fifteen-year-old girl named Jenny knows more about the three mysterious deaths in the county than Tom does. She is a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, and she wants to be Tom's first apprentice—even though a female spook is unheard of. Together, Tom and Jenny will uncover the grave danger heading straight toward the county, and they'll team up with a witch assassin to confront it.A New Darkness begins a three-book arc that will introduce new readers to Joseph Delaney's deliciously scary imagination, and electrify his longtime fans. A New Darkness is perfect for every reader who loves thrills, chills, action, and adventure—no prior knowledge of The Last Apprentice series is necessary!The Last Apprentice series, the first internationally bestselling series about Tom Ward, is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin.

目录

Dedication

Contents

Thomas Ward

1. A Mysterious Death

2. The Girl with the Mousy Hair

3. Bad Things Happen

4. Where the Beastie Lives

5. Purrai Have No Rights

6. Help Me, Please

7. The Starblade

8. John Gregory’s Apprentices

9. A Nettle Patch

10. The Haunted House

11. A Rare and Special Type

12. Nicholas Browne’s Glossary

13. Tom Ward’s Test

Jenny Calder

14. Mother and Daughter

15. A Girl Like You

16. The Bones of Little Children

Thomas Ward

17. Practical Lessons

18. The Vartek

19. The Pursuit

20. The Fanatical Gleam

21. Grimalkin’s Notes

22. Times Are Changing

23. The Scream of the Boggart

24. The Journey Begins

25. The Shaiksa Assassin

26. The Sign

27. Prince Stanislaw

28. A Premonition of Death

Jenny Calder

29. The Worst Day of My Life

30. The Grief of Grimalkin

31. Washing the Body

32. A Terrible Mistake

Grimalkin’s Notes

Glossary of the Kobalos World

About the Author

Credits

Copyright

About the Publisher