The Spook's Apprentice
By: Joseph Delaney ; illustrated by David Wyatt
Contributors: Wyatt, David, 1968- illustrator
Series: The last apprentice -- bk. 1.
Publisher: Red Fox
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781782952459
Subjects: Thomas Ward (Fictitious character); Young adult fiction; Apprentices; Paranormal fiction; Fiction; Exorcism; Witches; Fantasy fiction; Roman anglais; Horror tales
Description: WARNING: Not to be read after dark. 'Someone has to stand against the dark. And you're the only one who can.' For years, the local Spook has been keeping the County safe from evil. Now his time is coming to an end, but who will take over? Many apprentices have tried ... Some floundered, some fled, some failed to stay alive. Just one boy is left. Thomas Ward. He is the last hope. But does he stand a chance against Mother Malkin, the most dangeous witch in the County?