The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Tale

Name: The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Tale
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Joseph Delaney
ISBN: 9780061829857

Author: Joseph Delaney

Series: Last Apprentice Short Fiction #1

Narrator: Christopher Evan Welch

Unabridged: 2 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Greenwillow Books

Published: 04/28/2009

Categories: Young Adult Fiction, Action & Adventure, Horror, Fantasy, Monsters

Synopsis

The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward. But Tom's is only one story. There are others. . . . The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did he begin his training? And what of Alice, the young witch who is Tom's closest ally? How did she overcome her dark past?What did the witch assassin Grimalkin do to become the most deadly and feared witch in the county?And, collected in a gallery of horrors, discover the rest of the county's menacing villains and relive the vicious battles waged against them.Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows. Do you dare?

About Joseph Delaney

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Miranda on December 11, 2020

Goodreads review by Leann on May 03, 2024

Lovely interlude and a quick read!! While it barely gives any new information after having read the main story, I did like reading John Gregory‘s backstory the most.......more

Goodreads review by Karissa on December 30, 2010

This book is more of an interlude or a supplement to The Last Apprentice series. It is well written and interesting nonetheless, but not as fantastic as a full-fledged book would have been. Although we don't have a long wait "Clash of the Demons" comes out the end of August '09. There are three stori......more

Goodreads review by Arnela on June 07, 2016

I knew this book wasn't a continuation of the series, I knew that it contained some short stories that involved the characters and their adventures, but I also wasn't sure when exactly to read it. I wasn't sure if it was all simply backstories of the characters involved or if was a sort of hindsight......more

Goodreads review by Tiffany on April 26, 2022

Another fun, spooky read! Loved this collection of stories that supplements The Last Apprentice series. I had already finished the novels but wanted to read this and am glad I did. It is a wonderful little glimpse into how John Gregory got his beginnings in the world of the supernatural and what led......more