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Joseph Delaney Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Joseph Delaney in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 33 books / 8 series

Joseph Delaney was a British author best known for the Spook’s Apprentice (The Last Apprentice) fantasy series. His books have sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Joseph Delaney books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Joseph Delaney in Publication Order

1997 Mercer's Whore(As:J.K. Haderack) POoSN / 1 Buy
2004 The Spook's Apprentice / Revenge of the Witch POoTLA/WCB / 1 Buy
2005 The Spook's Curse / Curse of the Bane POoTLA/WCB / 2 Buy
2007 The Spook's Secret / Night of the Soul Stealer POoTLA/WCB / 3 Buy
2007 The Spook's Battle / Attack of the Fiend POoTLA/WCB / 4 Buy
2008 The Spook's Mistake / Wrath of the Bloodeye POoTLA/WCB / 5 Buy
2008 The Spook's Sacrifice / Clash of the Demons POoTLA/WCB / 6 Buy
2009 The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors POoSSB / 1 Buy
2009 Witches / A Coven of Witches POoSSB / 2 Buy
2010 The Spook's Bestiary: The Guide to Creatures of the Dark POoSSB / 3 Buy
2010 The Spook's Nightmare / Rise of the Huntress POoTLA/WCB / 7 Buy
2011 Grimalkin's Tale POoTLA/WCB / 8 Buy
2011 The Spook's Destiny / Rage of the Fallen POoTLA/WCB / 9 Buy
2011 I Am Grimalkin / Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin POoTLA/WCB / 10 Buy
2011 Alice and the Brain Guzzler POoTLA/WCB / 11 Buy
2012 The Spook's Blood / Lure of the Dead POoTLA/WCB / 12 Buy
2012 Slither's Tale / Slither POoTLA/WCB / 13 Buy
2013 The Ghost Prison POoSS / 1 Buy
2013 I Am Alice / Spook's: Alice POoTLA/WCB / 14 Buy
2013 The Spook’s Revenge / Fury of the Seventh Son POoTLA/WCB / 15 Buy
2014 A New Darkness POoTSCB / 1 Buy
2014 The Seventh Apprentice POoSSB / 4 Buy
2015 Arena 13 POoA1TB / 1 Buy
2016 The Prey POoA1TB / 2 Buy
2016 The Dark Army POoTSCB / 2 Buy
2017 The Warrior POoA1TB / 3 Buy
2017 The Dark Assassin POoTSCB / 3 Buy
2018 The Beast Awakens POoAB / 1 Buy
2019 The Witch’s Warning POoAB / 2 Buy
2020 Brother Wulf POoTSABWB / 1 Buy
2021 Wulf's Bane POoTSABWB / 2 Buy
2022 The Last Spook POoTSABWB / 3 Buy
2023 Wulf's War POoTSABWB / 4 Buy

Complete Joseph Delaney Series Reading Order / browse all ->

01 A New Darkness 2014 Buy
02 The Dark Army 2016 Buy
03 The Dark Assassin 2017 Buy
Arena 13 Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 2015-2017
01 Arena 13 2015 Buy
02 The Prey 2016 Buy
03 The Warrior 2017 Buy
01 Brother Wulf 2020 Buy
02 Wulf's Bane 2021 Buy
03 The Last Spook 2022 Buy
04 Wulf's War 2023 Buy
01 The Ghost Prison 2013 Buy
01 The Spook's Apprentice / Revenge of the Witch 2004 Buy
02 The Spook's Curse / Curse of the Bane 2005 Buy
03 The Spook's Secret / Night of the Soul Stealer 2007 Buy
04 The Spook's Battle / Attack of the Fiend 2007 Buy
05 The Spook's Mistake / Wrath of the Bloodeye 2008 Buy
06 The Spook's Sacrifice / Clash of the Demons 2008 Buy
07 The Spook's Nightmare / Rise of the Huntress 2010 Buy
08 Grimalkin's Tale 2011 Buy
09 The Spook's Destiny / Rage of the Fallen 2011 Buy
10 I Am Grimalkin / Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin 2011 Buy
11 Alice and the Brain Guzzler 2011 Buy
12 The Spook's Blood / Lure of the Dead 2012 Buy
13 Slither's Tale / Slither 2012 Buy
14 I Am Alice / Spook's: Alice 2013 Buy
15 The Spook’s Revenge / Fury of the Seventh Son 2013 Buy
Spook’s Stories Reading Order 4 books / 2009-2014
01 The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors 2009 Buy
02 Witches / A Coven of Witches 2009 Buy
03 The Spook's Bestiary: The Guide to Creatures of the Dark 2010 Buy
04 The Seventh Apprentice 2014 Buy
Aberrations Reading Order 2 books / 2018-2019
01 The Beast Awakens 2018 Buy
02 The Witch’s Warning 2019 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 1 book / 1997
01 Mercer's Whore(As:J.K. Haderack) 1997 Buy

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Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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