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Work detailsThe Last Apprentice (Revenge of the Witch) by Joseph Delaney (2004)
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No current Talk conversations about this book. A touch of scary. A touch of gore. Nice quick entertaining read. A good start to a series. It will be interesting to see if he can maintain my interest. A lot of long YA series lose me eventually. Loved this story! Great setting, characters with lots of scary moments. Totally enjoyable. When I first saw the cover, my first thought was Ranger's Apprentice! but for magic? So I kind of went in with high expectations because the Ranger's Apprentice series was fantastic. This turned out to be pretty good. At first I was kind of surprised by the actions of the main character,but I just kept reminding myself that he was what, 11, 12 or 13? And as long as I reminded myself of that, it was no longer surprising. I think Delaney does a fantastic job of showing us the sad and lonely side of the life of a Spook. When his sister-in-law talks to him near the end, it really crashed home, for the character as well as for the reader. Spooks are alone, period. I also liked the possibility of redemption hinted at for the young witch. Redemption themes always get points from me :) I didn't like it because it didn't go into detail about what he learned. no reviews | add a review
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Tom is the seventh son of a seventh son and as such is apprenticed to the Spook of the neighborhood. As one who deals with ghasts, boggarts and witches, a Spook is needed, but not appreciated. It's a lonely profession and one Tom is not sure he is cut out for. This book details his introduction to his new life and his discovery of what exactly it means to be the Spook. (