Joseph Delaney books in order
British writer
- Lived
- 1945–2022
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Books
- 43
- Series
- 1
- Also writes as
- J. K. Haderack
Joseph Delaney published 20 novels, 4 short story collections, 11 children's books and 8 other books, beginning with The Spook's Apprentice (2004). The series is The Wardstone Chronicles (13 books, starting with The Spook's Apprentice).
Updated September 2026
The Wardstone Chronicles books in order (13)Series page
Reading order: 1 The Spook's Apprentice (2004) · 2 The Spook's Curse (2005) · 3 The Spook's Secret (2006) · 4 The Spook's Battle (2007) · 5 The Spook's Mistake (2008) · 6 The Spook's Sacrifice (2009) · 8 The Spook's Destiny (2011) · 9 I Am Grimalkin (2011) · 10 The Spook's Blood (2012) · 11 Slither's Tale (2012) · … all 13 below
- 1.
The Spook's Apprentice (2004)
- 2.
The Spook's Curse (Jun 2005)
- 3.
The Spook's Secret (Jul 2006)
- 4.
The Spook's Battle (Jul 2007)
- 5.
The Spook's Mistake (Jun 2008)
- 6.
The Spook's Sacrifice (Aug 2009)
- 8.
The Spook's Destiny (May 2011)
- 9.
I Am Grimalkin (Sep 2011)
- 10.
The Spook's Blood (Jun 2012)
- 11.
Slither's Tale (Sep 2012)
- 12.
Alice (Jun 2013)
- 13.
The Spook's Revenge (Dec 2013)
The Spook's Stories: Witches (Oct 2009)
Where to start with Joseph Delaney
Start here
The Spook's Apprentice
Joseph Delaney's most-read book and the first of the 13 The Wardstone Chronicles books.
Standalone novels in order
Lords Temporal (1987)
Wrath of the Bloodeye (2008)
Spooks Alice (2014)
The Last Apprentice: Seventh Son: Book 1 and Book 2 (2014)
The Spook's Nightmare (2014)
Spook's: The Dark Army (2016)
Spook's Dark Assassin (2017)
Brother Wulf (2020)
Short story collections in order
A Coven of Witches (2010)
The Spook's Stories (2010)
SPOOK'S STORIES: WITCH (RI) (2014)
Children's books in order
Clash of the Demons (2009)
The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors (2009)
Rise of the Huntress (The Last Apprentice #7) (2010)
The Spook's Bestiary (Sep 2010)
Rage of the Fallen (2011)
Lure of the Dead (2012)
The Ghost Prison (2013)
A New Darkness (Starblade Chronicles) (2014)
Fury of the Seventh Son (2014)
Arena 13 (2015)
The Warrior (Arena 13 #3) (2017)
Other books in order
Valentina (1984)
Hayaletin Laneti (2009)
Hayaletin Sirri (2010)
Alice and the Brain Guzzler (Storycuts) (2011)
Spook's Bk. 12 (2013)
Last Apprentice Complete Collection (2014)
Hayaletin Cadilari (2015)
Wulf's Bane (2021)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Seventh Son (2014)Film · from The Spook's Apprentice
About Joseph Delaney
Joseph Henry Delaney was an English author, best known for the children's dark fantasy series Spook's. The series draws on the folklore, history, and geography of Lancashire, and has been published in 30 countries, with reported sales of more than 4.5 million copies.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Joseph Delaney FAQ
- How many books has Joseph Delaney written?
- Joseph Delaney published 20 novels, 4 short story collections, 11 children's books and 8 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Joseph Delaney's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start The Wardstone Chronicles with The Spook's Apprentice. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Joseph Delaney's last book?
- Brother Wulf (2020).
- What is Joseph Delaney's most famous book?
- The Spook's Apprentice (2004) is Joseph Delaney's most widely read book.
- Are Joseph Delaney's books connected?
- 13 books belong to 1 series (The Wardstone Chronicles); the other 30 books stand alone.
- Does Joseph Delaney write under a pen name?
- Yes: Joseph Delaney has also published as J. K. Haderack.
- Which Joseph Delaney books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including The Spook's Apprentice (as The Seventh Son, film, 2014).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.