A New Darkness

Starblade Chronicles, Book 1

By: Joseph Delaney

Narrated by: Thomas Judd, Clare Corbett, Gabrielle Glaister

Something is terrorizing the villages of the county. People are dying - covered in blood, their faces frozen in fear. But with not a wound on their bodies.

Battling creatures of the dark is the job of the local spook, but 17-year-old Thomas Ward never finished his apprenticeship. It will be no easy task to earn the trust of the villagers and to defeat a monster that no one has ever seen.

Yet Jenny - a seventh daughter of a seventh daughter - knows an awful lot about this new evil. And she's willing to share what she's learned with Tom…if he takes her on as his apprentice. No girl has ever been a spook's apprentice before. But vanquishing this creature will take Tom and Jenny far from home. And that's exactly what Jenny wants.

This new arc in the legend of Thomas Ward, the hero of the best-selling The Last Apprentice series, begins a dark and sweeping adventure that will chill your very soul.

©2014 Joseph Delaney (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

A change of pace

Took a little while to get used to the new narrator. Thomas Judd did great but after a whom series by Christopher Evan Welch it was strange. As for the book, its another Delaney masterpiece. I can not wait for the next book to come out.

Good narrator. KEEP HIM!

The narrator in this is good. So don't you DARE keep changing him like wardstone!

A must read but frustrating

Amazing performance and good story. The continuation of Tom ward’s journey as a spook. Only frustrating thing was the inconsistencies of what characters were capable of in the last apprentice series. But, I suppose there wouldn’t be much suspense if the main character got stronger and not weaker as the enemies would not pose as much of a threat. Overall a captivating read, but, not quite as what I thought Tom would develop. Now suddenly, he doesn’t use any of his gifts. There seems to be a determination to keep the enemy as op as possible.

An enjoyable listen

I found the narration to be pretty good but the plot to be a bit lacking

awesome

I loved it I'm glad the story didn't end with the first series I can't wait to see what adult Tom will do

Great book!

Awesome book, good story and great narrators. Lots of engaging moments and there are no parts that are dull or boring that could make you fall asleep...

hated the ending

There was no lead up for the ending, seemed very forced. I think the author was tired of writing stories for Tom.

????

Where is this series going the firsts book s were so great but then it just started going off the rails. I hope it gets back on track.

Best chronicles

Would you listen to A New Darkness again? Why?

Yes , I like the adventures of spook

What other book might you compare A New Darkness to and why?

A very dark Harry Potter

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

They made you feel your right there in the story

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The death of Thomas Ward

Cliffhanger! a great Tom Ward sequel!

Picks up right where the Last Apprentice series leaves off. I was very pleased with this. Thomas Judd is an awesome Thomas Ward! please don't change narrators, EVER!