Last apprentice

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 county has ever seen. To rid the world of its greatest evil, the Fiend, Alice will venture into the depths of the dark.

Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties.".

Recounts the frightening adventures of Thomas Ward, who is Spook's apprentice, covering details about Alice's dark past, how Grimalkin the witch assassin became so fearsome, and other details of the county's various villains.

Apprentice Tom and the Spook for whom he works flee to Ireland, where a powerful witch has joined forces with the dark mages trying to call forth ancient powers to destroy Tom.

"Thomas Ward faces his ultimate test as he and his master prepare to deal with the Fiend once and for all"--Provided by publisher.

"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 county has ever seen. To rid the world of its greatest evil, the Fiend, Alice will venture into the depths of the dark"--Provided by publisher.

"Thomas Ward faces his ultimate test as he and his master prepare to deal with the Fiend once and for all"--Provided by publisher.

Separate tales reveal the backgrounds of four terrifying witches, including Alice and the Spook's love, Meg.

When witches steal Tom's inheritance and kidnap his relatives, Tom, the Spook, and Alice set out for Pendle Hill, a particularly dangerous district, in hopes of preventing the three witch clans from uniting to raise the Fiend, the Devil himself, thus bringing about an age of darkness.