Joseph Delaney Reading Order

2 books (2018–2019)

The Aberrations series is a two-book fantasy mystery thriller completed between 2018 and 2019. Both installments should be read in publication order, beginning with The Beast Awakens followed by The Witch's Warning. This young adult series offers a complete story arc across its two volumes.

Start with The Beast Awakens and read in order.

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1	The Beast Awakens 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Witch’s Warning 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2009–2011)

Joseph Delaney's horror anthology series consists of two complete collections published between 2009 and 2011. These books should be read in publication order, beginning with Half-Minute Horrors followed by Haunted. The series blends fantasy, mystery, and thriller elements within a young adult framework through short horror stories.

Start with Half-Minute Horrors and read in order.

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1	Half-Minute Horrors 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Haunted 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2015–2017)

Joseph Delaney's Arena 13 trilogy is a complete three-book fantasy series published between 2015 and 2017. The books should be read in publication order: Arena 13, The Prey, and The Warrior. This young adult fantasy series combines elements of mystery and thriller genres throughout its narrative arc.

Start with Arena 13 and read in order.

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1	Arena 13 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Prey 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Warrior 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (2013–2013)

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1	The Ghost Prison 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2009–2014)

The Spook's Stories is a four-book fantasy series by Joseph Delaney published between 2009 and 2014, following the completion of the main sequence. These standalone or loosely connected entries should be read in publication order, beginning with The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors, and are best suited for young adult readers who enjoy mystery, thriller, and supernatural elements alongside the author's signature dark fantasy style.

Start with The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors, the first of 4 books in the Spook’s Stories series.

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1	The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Witches / A Coven of Witches 2009Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Spook's Bestiary: The Guide to Creatures of the Dark 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Seventh Apprentice 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

1 book (1997–1997)

16 books (2004–2013)

The Last Apprentice, also known as the Wardstone Chronicles, is a 15-book fantasy series by Joseph Delaney published between 2004 and 2013. The series is complete and should be read in publication order, beginning with The Spook's Apprentice (titled Revenge of the Witch in some editions). The books blend elements of fantasy, mystery, and thriller genres with young adult appeal, following interconnected stories across the full sequence.

Start with The Spook's Apprentice / Revenge of the Witch, the first of 15 books in the The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles series.

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1	The Spook's Apprentice / Revenge of the Witch 2004Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Spook's Curse / Curse of the Bane 2005Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Spook's Battle / Attack of the Fiend 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Spook's Secret / Night of the Soul Stealer 2007Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	The Spook's Mistake / Wrath of the Bloodeye 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Spook's Sacrifice / Clash of the Demons 2008Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	The Spook's Nightmare / Rise of the Huntress 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Alice and the Brain Guzzler 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Grimalkin's Tale 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	I Am Grimalkin / Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Spook's Destiny / Rage of the Fallen 2011Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Slither's Tale / Slither 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	The Spook's Blood / Lure of the Dead 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Spook's Blood / The Last Apprentice 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	I Am Alice / Spook's: Alice 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
16	The Spook’s Revenge / Fury of the Seventh Son 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

4 books (2020–2023)

The Spook's Apprentice: Brother Wulf is a four-book fantasy series by Joseph Delaney published between 2020 and 2023, appearing to be complete. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Brother Wulf and continuing through Wulf's Bane, The Last Spook, and Wulf's War. This young adult fantasy series blends mystery and thriller elements throughout its narrative arc.

Start with Brother Wulf, the first of 4 books in the The Spook's Apprentice: Brother Wulf series.

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1	Brother Wulf 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Wulf's Bane 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Last Spook 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Wulf's War 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2014–2017)

The Starblade Chronicles is a complete fantasy series by Joseph Delaney consisting of three books published between 2014 and 2017. The trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with A New Darkness, followed by The Dark Army, and concluding with The Dark Assassin. This young adult fantasy mystery series blends elements of thriller storytelling with immersive worldbuilding across its three installments.

Start with A New Darkness and read in order.

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1	A New Darkness 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Dark Army 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Dark Assassin 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible