#joseph delaney

[what-life-is-really-like]

Tom: If a beautiful woman disagrees with me I will immediately change my views. I have no principles Alice: Well maybe you should have principles Tom: You're right maybe I should

[mrsometimes11]

Not sure if you still exist, but Wardstone Chronicles/Last Apprentice (books) fans, this one's for you.

So, this is a theory that I've been thinking about for a while, and I'd like to hear what you folks think.

The topic of when the books take place has long been one that troubles me. The background of witch trials screams 16th/17th century, but the continued prevalence of what seems to be the Catholic Church in fantasy Lancashire makes that unlikely Equally, it can't be much earlier as the existence of potatoes as a common food item shows that it takes place after the European discovery of the Americas. You must admit, it is strange.

However, I suggest that, rather than the past, the books take place in the future. A distant, post-apocalyptic future to be specific. Not only does this take care of certain historical inconsistencies in the series, but it also explains a few things. For one thing the fact that ice ages seem to be common knowledge, and the notion of the Segantii as a sophisticated precursor civilisation, the real Segantii were a Celtic tribe of no known great advancement.

And, the biggest bit of evidence, to quote 'then the ice came again, and when it retreated, even the shapes of the hills and the names of the towns in the valleys were changed'. Or to put it another way, after an ice age, and we know that the events of the books take place after Golgoth's last outing, the shapes of the hills, including Pendle Hill, which currently is far too steep to climb as easily as the characters in the books are able to*, and the names of towns, like Chippenden or as we call it Chipping, changed.

Now, granted, this idea cuts both ways, the events of the books could also occur in the distant past, a forgotten past. However, the existence of the Greek gods as Old Gods, and knowledge of Greek myth, would dispute this, as, indeed, does the presence of potatoes.

Finally, the clincher, throughout all his life Joseph Delaney was always unwilling to confirm that the books take place in the 1700s, as is often believed. Now, it may be that he considered the events of his books to take place in a fantasy timeline entirely separate to our own, but - again - the 'then the ice came again...' seems to tie the books firmly to the world we know.

*proof of how steep Pendle Hill is, based on my recent trip there

[oldsardens]

Joseph Delaney - Untitled (Lounging)

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Are there fans of Spook Apprentice?

[drakonrys]

oh my god i haven’t checked tags yet but please PLEASE tell me there is wardstone chronicles side of tumblr

[vemargo]

I'm so happy !!! I got the french "the revenge of the witch" comic early !!!

[totallynotreadingatwork]

Page 50 - Chapter 7

Just started The Beast Awakens, which is the first book in the Aberrations series by Joseph Delaney. I'm actually also reading The Wardstone Chronicles by him as well at the moment, but as you can probably tell by now I don't like to just sit down and blitz through a whole series in one go. I've really enjoyed The Wardstone Chronicles so far and I've been looking forward to Aberrations for a while, and I must say it's living up to expectiation so far.

Delaney is very good at building up dark and creepy worlds that feel both terrible but welcoming. For instance, there might, as in this book, be an ever-spreading darkness that has fallen over the land, devouring all in it's path and turning men and beasts alike into terrible aberrations, but also there are warm fires in hearths, good food, and better friends. It really draws you in.

So for in this book, Crafty - the main character - has left the cellar that he's spent the past year locked in for safety and gone to the castle to be tested by the Chief Mancer, who is the head of the guild of mancers. These mancers are working against the darkness spreading across the land, but what exactly they do has yet to be revealed and I'm excited to find out!

[enlilwind]

Ucenicul Vraciului de Joseph Delaney este un volum captivant și destul de întunecat despre maturizare și despre asumarea responsabilității. Mi-a plăcut mult cum e construit Thomas - cum dintr-un băiețel speriat de orice începe să devină un ucenic studios, să ajungă la concluziile corecte, să facă greșeli pe care și le asumă. Nu de puține ori băiatul dă dovadă de un al șaselea simț și am apreciat felul în care autorul îl face pe Thomas să ajungă la anumite concluzii sau să ia anumite decizii. Deși nu este cel mai curajos sau strălucit ucenic, Thomas își dă absolut toată silința să afle unde e adevărul și dă dovadă de empatie acolo unde altcineva ar fi nemilos și dur.

[artistami]

Ahhhhh I've finally started listening to the audiobooks of my childhood fave fantasy book series The Wardstone Chronicles! I never actually read all of them so now I shall! 💜

Really hope one day they will see this series potential and make a tv series of it!

The Author, Joseph Delaney, who died last year 😔 even was interested in that!

[thepeoplesmovies]

Sunday Short Theatre - The Corpse Road

Those who have followed The Peoples Movies for a long time know we love our horror. This week’s Sunday Short Theatre choice is The Corpse Road, a horror that takes us back to 16th Century. Joseph delaney‘s short film is a 12 minute folk horror, inspired by Cumbrain folklore (Northern England). The Corpse Road is inspired by the story of Thomas Fowler a peasant who walks the roads around the Lake…

[what-life-is-really-like]

Mr. Gregory: Alice, I'm very disappointed in you.

Alice: Your approval means nothing to me.

[mrsometimes11]

Rereading The Spook's Mistake, and am kind of wondering how long The Fiend was impersonating Mr. Gilbert?

When I first read it, I assumed he'd only started impersonating him on the day he gave the Spook and Tom the fake letters, but the more I think about it, I wonder if he might have been the Fiend for the whole time.

When we first meet him, he references his son and daughter who help him out sometimes, the daughter we later find out is Morwenna, and the son could refer to any number of abhumans or even Loki. Of course it may be that Mr. Gilbert and the Fiend just happen to have very similar families, but that seems like a bit of a coincidence. Also, when he gives Tom a lift to the mill, it is noted that the food Mr. Gilbert prepared is undercooked, which in retrospect seems like foreshadowing that he isn't used to cooking, and isn't really human.

[oldsardens]

Joseph Delaney - Portrait of a Young Woman

[xxlucyxlolaxx]

Fury of the seventh son audiobook!

I just finished 3 hours of the book in one night. I'm having a good time I admit. However the loss of Christopher Evan welch hurts, may he rest in peace.

No offence to Alexander Cendese, but the voice he does for John Gregory is just bad. It's like you cannot sense his emotions in certain moments. He just sounds like a man with speech problems. Otherwise I didn't mind his voice. But its still hard to take every time John Gregory is there and talking.

[drakonrys]

i’m sad that there’s not much wardstone chronicle content on here bUT i just checked and there seems to be quite a lot of ranger’s apprentice so at least i can interact with content for one of my favourite series :]

[vemargo]

Happy birthday to the best boy, Thomas Ward 🥳🥳