He attended Preston Catholic College before working as an apprentice engineer and fitter. When Alvin goes home, he provokes one of his sisters by poking her, so they get revenge on Alvin by putting needles into his night gown. Such as, his son Stephen Delaney adapting The Spook’s Apprentice into a 160-page play script. Years ago, he wasn’t sure whether this would always work, but his work over the years has proven otherwise. A big fan of J.R.R. There have also been spin-off projects of Joseph Delaney’s work. Taleswapper advises Mr. Miller to send Alvin away to someplace where he may be safe. Each month I pick a charity and ask that you support them instead. Thanks! Book 1 and Book 2 of the best-selling fantasy adventure series that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture Seventh Son!Read Book 1, Revenge of the Witch, and Book 2, Curse of the Bane, in one volume!A major motion picture phenomenon and an international bestseller, The Last Apprentice will haunt you—and terrify you—and keep you coming back for more. Studying A levels at night, Delaney earned entry into Lancaster University, whereby he eventually became an English teacher at the Blackpool Six Form College. It is the first book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. The plan works, Alvin winning a victory over his sisters. Delaney tells us ‘The Spook Battle’ is set in the Pendle District, of which he did a lot of research on accounts of the witch trials held in this area in 1612. In fact, young Alvin appears to be the only one in the world. However, afterwards, he has a vision he dubs Shining Man, who makes him promise only to use his knack for good. The Starblade Chronicles are a trilogy which follow the continued life of Tom Ward. Which isn’t an easy thing to do, considering the amount of science fiction and fantasy writers history has produced over the past few hundred years. Affiliate Disclosure. Born in Preston, Lancashire, England on July 25, 1945, Joseph Delaney is the author of several renowned science fiction and fantasy novels. The book is a good first in a series, action, suspense, the fight of good vs evil. Alvin is contracted as an apprentice to a blacksmith in the town on the Hatrack River where he was born. Seventh Son is a bind-up of the first two books in The Last Apprentice/The Wardstone Chronicles series - The Spook's Apprentice and The Spook's Curse. Books Reading Order does not accept free books from authors or publishers in exchange for reviews. Alvin's father refuses to help, but Mrs. Miller has all of her sons work on building the church. It is the first book in Card's The Tales of Alvin Maker series and is about Alvin Miller, the seventh son of a seventh son. It wasn’t until 2004, however, where he finally received international recognition as a novelist with The Wardstone Chronicles. Which, in Delaney’s definition, is a ‘master fighter of supernatural evil’. Joseph Delaney has averaged one novel per year with the Wardstone series. Alvin Miller, Jr is the seventh son of a seventh son. Also, The Spook’s Tale/Interception Point is a short story which was joined with Mark Walden’s Interception Point as a major aspect of an extraordinary distribution for World Book Day UK 2009. ⛰ Seventh Son has a dark, gloomy and creepy atmosphere. If you haven’t read this series yet – please do. It would pick him up and carry him back down to the cellar with it. Delaney says he certainly never expected his stories to be published in translation to thirty countries.