He later became an English teacher at the Blackpool Sixth Form College, where he helped start the Media and Film Studies Department. Following graduation, he studied at St Martin's College to become a teacher. He took his A-Levels at night school before studying English, history and sociology as a mature student at Lancaster University. Delaney attended Preston Catholic College and then worked as an apprentice engineer and fitter. Joseph Henry Delaney was born on 25 July 1945 in Preston, Lancashire, the son of a labourer he was the oldest of four children. Additionally, Delaney published two other series: the science fiction-themed Arena 13 and the dark fantasy Aberrations. In 2014, The Spook's Apprentice was adapted into both a play script and the feature film Seventh Son. This marked the start of his widely successful Spook's series, which eventually encompassed 19 books along with several others set in the same universe. He later transitioned to writing under his real name, beginning with the publication of The Spook's Apprentice, in 2004. Initially embarking on a career as a teacher, Delaney also penned science fiction and fantasy novels for adults under the pseudonym J. Joseph Henry Delaney (25 July 1945 – 16 August 2022) was an English author best known for his dark fantasy series, Spook's.
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