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The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors

Joseph Delaney

Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows

The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward, as he learns to battle the monsters of the dark and keep the county safe. But Tom's is only one story.

The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did he begin his training? How did Alice, a young witch and Tom's closest ally, overcome her dark past? How did the assassin Grimalkin become the most deadly and feared witch in the county? And you'll discover the rest of the county's menacing villains, collected in a gallery of horrors, and relive the vicious battles waged against them.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Greenwillow Books
  • Publish Date: Apr 27th, 2010
  • Pages: 176
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.04in - 6.32in - 0.44in - 0.31lb
  • EAN: 9780061730313
  • Recommended age: 13-UP
  • Categories: Action & Adventure - GeneralHorrorFantasy - Wizards & Witches

About the Author

Delaney, Joseph: -

Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church.

Praise for this book

"This book would be perfect for pulling reluctant readers into the series." -- School Library Journal