The Beast Awakens

By: Joseph Delaney

Narrated by: Lee Ingleby

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.

©2018 Joseph Delaney (P)2018 Penguin Audio

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.

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!

Another great one

this book had me throughout the whole story just like the first book in the spooks apprentice books. Very well done

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.

Joseph Delaney Strikes Again!

A well told story with interesting characters, if you were a 'Last Apprentice' fan you'll love this book!