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Lee Ingleby
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Joseph Delaney
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Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Beast Awakens by Joseph Delaney, read by Lee Ingleby.
They heard shouting, and cries of fear. Crafty looked down the slope and realised what had happened to cause so much panic. Without warning, the dark wall of the Shole had advanced.
Crafty can't remember a time before the Shole - the terrifying mist that has engulfed most of Britain, leaving those trapped in it to either die or be transformed into horrifying monsters: the aberrations. Crafty has been stuck in his family's cellar for nearly a year, his only companions his restless, whispering dead brothers, and an unusually friendly aberration he names the Bog Queen.
But then Crafty's life abruptly changes. He is ordered to report to the Castle, where he will train as a gate grub - operators of magical portals that allow the mysterious guild of Gatemancers to explore within the Shole. It is a dangerous job, with a very short life expectancy...
To survive, Crafty will have to use every inch of his cunning - whatever the cost.
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- Tracy M. Hill
- 04-05-21
Great listen.
I am a fan of Delaney and I enjoyed this book, it is not as exciting and the seventh son series, but still good. I will be listening to the second audio book. This was a great listen.
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- T
- 09-19-18
Joseph Delaney is always good.
He's a really good author. You can let your kids read it and they may get a little scared but not usually. The biggest problem is that he writes kind of slow so you are going to be waiting a while for the next book.
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- Linzy
- 05-29-18
Brilliant, as always
As always, Delaney delivers an engaging, entertaining, and semi-spooky tale filled with wonderful characters and supernatural/fantasy fun. I am thrilled that we get to enter this world after The Spook's Apprentice finished. Although this is not the same universe, it has the same appeal. The narrator also does a fine job, though the near whisper volume almost did me in in the beginning. It was too low to listen in the car until the volume increased. Cannot wait for the next installment!
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- Ramon
- 04-07-19
Another great one
this book had me throughout the whole story just like the first book in the spooks apprentice books. Very well done
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- Gio Eldridge
- 08-23-18
Joseph Delaney Strikes Again!
A well told story with interesting characters, if you were a 'Last Apprentice' fan you'll love this book!
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-23-20
Aberration
As always Joseph Delaney came through as he did with all his other books with an amazing and well thought out story he is my favorite author and he is amazing and if you like aberrations you should definitely look into his other series the last apprentice
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- ericthebest
- 02-22-19
enjoyable story
similar to the spooks apprentice, which are amazing books. hope this could be a shared universe.
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- Jesse
- 08-02-19
Delaney does it again
If you are fan of the Last Apprentice series you should love this. Excellent narration, and an excellent creepy story.
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- Trent
- 01-30-23
Very Enjoyable New Series
I enjoyed this book, the story and performance were on par with Joseph Delaney’s other books. If you liked the Spooks series I think you’ll like this one, it has a similar feel to it. Will be listening to the second one when it is available.
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- Jimmy
- 05-06-18
Hmmmm Not Sure
Book one of the Spook s Apprentice grabbed me from the very beginning this book just did not grab me right away. Would I try book two hmmm not sure.
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