Spook's Stories: Witches
Encyclopedia
The Wardstone Witches is a short-story anthology
written by English writer Joseph Delaney
, that was released in October 2009 as part of the expanding series The Wardstone Chronicles
.
, as well as some other well-known characters in the series. Joseph Delaney
has written five narratives about various characters;
John Gregory and Meg
A short story which explores John Gregory's life with Meg, a Lamia
witch, whom John Gregory has feelings for.
Grimalkin
An explanation, through her own viewpoint, how Grimalkin became the assassin of the Malkin witch clan.
Dirty Dora
A short story about Dirty Dora, a 'dead' witch.
Tom Ward and Bill Arkwright
Tom and Bill Arkwright have an adventure together in this short story. They deal with a large worme and a banshee which later turns out to be a Celtic witch assassin.
Alice Deane and Bony Lizzie
Alice Deane shares the story of her first week of training to be a witch with Bony Lizzie, a malevolent witch.
Anthology
An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts...
written by English writer Joseph Delaney
Joseph Delaney
Joseph Henry Delaney is a British former educator and currently an author of science fiction and fantasy books.-Life and career:On first leaving school, Delaney started work as an apprentice engineer. Upon the completion of his schooling, he went on to become an English instructor, with his initial...
, that was released in October 2009 as part of the expanding series The Wardstone Chronicles
The Wardstone Chronicles
The Wardstone Chronicles is a dark fantasy series of books written by British author Joseph Delaney and published by Random House Publishing...
.
Summary
The Wardstone Witches is an anthology of short stories concerning the witches and their clans in LancashireLancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, as well as some other well-known characters in the series. Joseph Delaney
Joseph Delaney
Joseph Henry Delaney is a British former educator and currently an author of science fiction and fantasy books.-Life and career:On first leaving school, Delaney started work as an apprentice engineer. Upon the completion of his schooling, he went on to become an English instructor, with his initial...
has written five narratives about various characters;
John Gregory and Meg
A short story which explores John Gregory's life with Meg, a Lamia
Lamia
Lamia may refer to:* Lamia , a Greek mythological female creature* Lamia of Athens courtesan* Lamia , a magical beast in Dungeons & Dragons* Lamia , a city in Greece* Lamia , a genus of longhorn beetles...
witch, whom John Gregory has feelings for.
Grimalkin
An explanation, through her own viewpoint, how Grimalkin became the assassin of the Malkin witch clan.
Dirty Dora
A short story about Dirty Dora, a 'dead' witch.
Tom Ward and Bill Arkwright
Tom and Bill Arkwright have an adventure together in this short story. They deal with a large worme and a banshee which later turns out to be a Celtic witch assassin.
Alice Deane and Bony Lizzie
Alice Deane shares the story of her first week of training to be a witch with Bony Lizzie, a malevolent witch.
Reception
Received well by fans with lots of anticipation for the subsequent novel. This being the first short story book, fans were eager to gobble up the side stories in the series.Trivia
- The Wardstone Witches was written by Joseph Delaney to replace the delayed publication of The Spook's Bestiary.