How long does it take to read The Spook's Apprentice?
The Spook's Apprentice by Joseph Delaney takes about 6 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
Book 1 of The Wardstone Chronicles
Next: The Spook's Curse
About 6 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2004. 340 pages, about 93,500 words. Written for children.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 41 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried—some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He’s the last hope; the last apprentice. Can Thomas succeed? Will he learn the difference between a benign witch and a malevolent one? Does the Spook's warning against girls with pointy shoes include Alice? And what will happen if Thomas accidentally frees Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the county ... ?
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Supernatural, Witches, Apprentices, Fiction, Horror stories
