Synopses & Reviews
The twelfth volume in the Last Apprentice series, the internationally bestselling fantasy adventure books that inspired the forthcoming major motion picture,
Seventh Son. Told from the point of view of Alice, best friend—and true love—to Tom, the spook's last apprentice. Alice is the most powerful witch in the world, and she ventures into the dark itself. Will she return?
Alice Dean's destiny is intertwined with Tom Ward's. But he's going to be the next Spook, and she's a witch—possibly the most powerful one the world has ever seen. To rid the world of its greatest evil, the Fiend, Alice will venture into the depths of the dark for the final weapon Tom needs to defeat him. Will she survive? Or will she make the ultimate sacrifice for Tom?
The Last Apprentice series is soon to be a major motion picture, Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Antje Traue, Djimon Hounsou, and Julianne Moore as Mother Malkin.
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Praise for The Last Apprentice series: “The Last Apprentice series continues to be one of the best written of the last several years.” ALA Booklist
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“This is the stuff of skin-prickling campfire stories.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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“Anything but tame.” Horn Book (starred review)
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“Delaneys mastery of suspense will grip even reluctant readers with his dramatic, beautifully paced prose.” The Times (London)
Synopsis
The book will haunt you.
It's an international bestseller.
But don't read it after dark!
Alice is the most powerful witch in the county.
And one day she may be the darkest.—
Book Twelve of The Last Apprentice series
lice Deane—best friend and true love to Tom Ward—must venture into the Dark to find one last weapon to defeat the Fiend. And there's something Tom didn't tell her. She is hunting for the very blade that will eventually kill her.
About the Author
Joseph Delaney lives in Lancashire, England, right in the middle of boggart territory. His village has a boggart, called a hall knocker, which was laid to rest under the steps of a house near the church. Most of the places in The Last Apprentice series are based on real locations in Lancashire, and the inspiration behind the stories often comes from local ghost stories and legends.