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Attack of the Fiend

  • 1998 first published
  • 530 pages
  • ★ 4.2 (5 ratings)
  • 24 editions

Published in 1998, Attack of the Fiend is a witch fiction and demon fiction novel by Joseph Delaney. Readers will find themes of Devil, apprentices, witches and Thomas Ward.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, and 37 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 24 editions.

It runs to roughly 530 pages — 9–10 hours of reading at an average pace.

About Attack of the Fiend

When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Devil
  • Apprentices
  • Paranormal fiction
  • Supernatural
  • Witches
  • Children's fiction
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fantasy
  • Young Adult Fiction
  • Thomas Ward
  • Teen fantasy fiction
  • Children's fantasy fiction
  • Horror stories
  • Greece
  • Hekse

Quick answers

Who wrote Attack of the Fiend?

Attack of the Fiend was written by Joseph Delaney and first published in 1998.

What genre is Attack of the Fiend?

It is usually shelved as Witch Fiction, Demons & Devils and Horror.

How long is Attack of the Fiend?

The median edition has 530 pages, about 9–10 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Attack of the Fiend?

Readers who like it often enjoy Northern Lights, The Amber Spyglass and City of Bones.

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