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    The Last Apprentice: Attack of the Fiend (Book 4)
    The Last Apprentice: Attack of the Fiend (Book 4)
    The Last Apprentice: Attack of the Fiend (Book 4)
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    The Last Apprentice: Attack of the Fiend (Book 4)

    Written by Joseph Delaney

    Narrated by Christopher Evan Welch

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    ""I see your future clearly. Your master will be dead, and you will be alone. It would be better if you had never been born.""

    Thomas Ward is the apprentice for the local Spook, who banishes boggarts and drives away ghosts. But now a new danger is threatening Tom's world: the witches are rising and the three most powerful clans are uniting in order to conjure an unimaginable evil.

    Tom and the Spook set out to stop the witches before they unleash the demon. But when Tom finds himself on his own, he wonders if he has the courage and cunning to defeat the most powerful enemy he has ever encountered.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateAug 25, 2009
    ISBN9780061939082
    Author

    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.

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    • 5/5
      This is the 4th book in the Last Apprentice series by Joseph Delaney. Wow was this an excellent book!After hearing over and over about how bad things are in Pindle; Tom and the Spook are finally going to go there to deal with the witch problem for good. Alice is along to help them, using all her witchy knowledge for good. Nothing goes as planned though when the witches strike first at the place Tom is most vulnerable. Will they be able to root out all the witches? Will the witches raise the devil himself? What is in the trunks Mam left Tom? Exactly who is Mam? All of these questions are answered to some extent.This was a wonderfully written book; as usual. It may be one of the best books in this series yet. It is very suspenseful and spooky, there is lots of action (more than usual). Alice's character is being developed nicely and Tom really comes into his own in this book. We get to meet more of Tom's brothers; and the future looks bleaker than ever. This is the first book where the greater outside world really starts to have an influence on what is happening to Tom. Usually the books are pretty isolated to a small area, but not this one, things are more dire than ever.It was just a great book. I was disappointed when I was finished. These are so fun to read and so well written. I love them and cannot wait to get my hands on the next one!
    • 5/5
      I had the lay down date marked on my calendar, and couldnt wait to run down to the store as soon as the day came to get my copy. I had read the previous three installments and did a 5 star review on book two, The Curse of the Bane. Delaney just keeps these books remarkably riveting, scary and intense. This was the longest book yet but by far the best of the four. Our young Apprentice is getting stronger in his abilities and getting more independant to work on his own now without the constant guidance of the mighty Spook. I like that his character is growing and not staying stagnant even though the time period between book one and this book four is only a year and a half's time. This installment, Attack of the Fiend, offers more wonderful suspenseful, edge of the seat action. The scare level is right up there from page one to the end. Last Apprentice fans can not be disappointed in this new book in any way and are sure to just say "more please". Delaney does leave this installment a little open ended so that we for sure know that book five is on it's way so that we readers get resolvement on the episodes we get in this book. This is a fabulolus horror series for kids and adults and truly topnotch. I'd like to add praise too to the sensational illustrator. Not only are the cover designs remarkable but each chapter head page evokes true dark and eerie scenes that seem to scream off the page. High praise here, very very high praise for a series that is not sliding in interest, it is escalating into greatness. I eagerly await book five. I just cant wait!
    • 5/5
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    • 5/5
      I first learned about Joseph Delaney when my son saw the ads for Seventh Son (Movie). I decided to read the books. Attack of the Fiend is the 4th in the saga. Tom Ward's family is in trouble. Witches have taken them hostage. The ransom is three trunks Tom's mother had left for him. They are bewitched, and only Tom can open them.With giant towers, three families of witches joining to work together, and the threat of summoning the Fiend . . . Tom, the Spook, and Alice, have their work cut out for them! And, as always, time is of the essence.While the movie was so-so, and hardly like any of the four books I've read so far (except for the names of characters, and some slight similarities to plot), I am enjoying Delaney's books. And will continue reading The Last Apprentice series ... (I have all 13 books).Phillip TomassoAuthor of YOUNG BLOOD and DAMN THE DEAD
    • 5/5
      This book is about a spook apprentice named Tom. He trys to stop opening a gate that unlease the fiend (the devil) from witches.
    • 4/5
      Witches are brewing... This is the 4th book in The Wardstone Chronicles about a Spook's Apprentice named Tom. In the previous books, Tom battled boggarts, and a witch here and there but never three clans of witches. That's what he's up against in this installment along with a fiend that the witches are trying to unleash into the world. I just love this series! There is never a dull moment and the characters are so developed they just come to life. I've been listening to the audio books but my library didn't have the audio for this one so I just read it, but I still enjoyed it tremendously. The narrator of the audio books is fantastic though so I'll continue to get the audio when I can, but I definitely plan to continue the series with or without it.
    • 4/5
      Omg, I love each installment of this series more than the one before. It manages to be a fun read without loosing that sense of terror. And I'm starting to hope that maybe I won't be disappointed when it ends.

      I'm so happy that Delaney took back the classic "evil witch" that has been sort of scarce in this type of literature since Harry Potter. I also appreciate the fact that even tough Tom is young he is not silly or makes obviously bad decisions, which happens so much in teen lit. I can't wait to find out wheter Alice or Mab is the girl in Tibb's prediction and how the County will fare with the Fiend out in the world! I will start reading Wrath of the Bloodeye right away!
    • 4/5
      Great new addition to the "Last Apprentice" series. I love the direction Delaney has taken the series. The battle between good and evil is building into what is sure to be an impressive and, dare I assume, heart wrenching conclusion. The prophesies are intriguing and just enough to wet the readers whistle for what is to come.
    • 4/5
      This story brings the dark right in the forefront on the tale. New witches are introduced to the new tale and we met another ward son. I really enjoy these stories
    • 5/5
      The Spook, Alice and Tom go to Pendle to sort out the Pendle witch clans who are planning to raise the Devil on Lammas Day. More is learned about Tom's Mam and the contents of the room she left to Tom in the old family home, as well as the room itself. Like the first book in this series the Spook does not play a large roll in this book. Tom and Alice are the larger players. It was a hard book to put down.
    • 5/5
      This is the fourth book in the fantastic Last Apprentice series. I do recommend starting with the first book and reading them in order, so if you haven't seen the series,please go and check out Revenge of the Witch. If you like spooky, scary books, this series is definitely for you! In this book, Tom, the Spook's apprentice, faces his biggest challenge yet - stopping three whole clans of witches from raising the Fiend himself. What's worse is that the witches have wrecked his family's farm, kidnapped his relatives, and stolen the precious but mysterious trunks that Tom's mother left for him. The illustrations by Patrick Arrasmith are amazing, and certainly add to the dark, spooky mood.
    • 5/5
      It has been over a year since Tomas Ward crossed Hangman's Hill leaving his home to begin his apprenticeship with the Spook. During that time Tom and the Spook have faced many dangers of the dark together and they have always done what was needed to triumph over those dangers. But this time Tom may have to pay too high a price to overcome the darkness that is about to be unleashed.Pendle, a district of witches, has been left unchecked for far too long. It was time for the Spook and Tom to do something about the darkness growing there, but even with Alice it would be a desperate task to accomplish. However they weren't counting on what the witches would have in store for them, so even if they survived it would be to discover worse things in the world then witches.The Spook's Battle is not just a fight against witches but against the most evil threat yet to walk the earth. Tom faces many battles alone as he struggles with personal demons as well as malevolent beings and never has he been so close to the dark that he could feel its affects so acutely. Never has there been a more real time to be afraid of the dark, not after the evil in this book has been released. A brilliant series that just gets better and better.
    • 4/5
      This is definitely the axis book around which the series will start to evolve… and it’s about time, too – holy cow, this is book #4!I felt like The Spook’s Battle in particular was a long time coming. Why? Well, we finally start to piece together Alice’s background, and we also get hands-on dealings with the most malevolent witches in the County! After hearing about them for the better part of 3 books, I was excited to actually see them. We also get more insight into Tom’s family dynamics, including his mysterious mother and her quickly-unraveling past… interesting! - The pacing of the overall series is starting to get on my nerves – the last 4 books have taken place roughly over a year’s time…that is waaaaaay to slow (in my opinion, at least). I said this in the review for The Spook’s Secret: I’m ready for Tom to start growing up! He’s matured so much emotionally, yes, but he still functions like a young kid... Alice is starting to slightly surpass Tom as my favorite character! She’s quite the underdog, though: nobody trusts her and everybody is just waiting for her to screw up. Now granted, she is a witch with a shady past, but come on, give her a break! It’s like your Typical Girl scenario: you’ve got a problem, but for some reason the menfolk can’t seem to get their act together and solve the problem, so you do it, then they jump on you because they don’t like your methods! Poor Alice! I can certainly relate, haha. - One thing Delaney does really, really well is “connect-the-dots”. I love it when a series author finds ways to reiterate certain points from previous books into the current book. There were quite a lot of things from Apprentice and Curse, for example, that I managed to forget, so it was good of Delaney to remind me how everything relates to each other. The only thing I’m unsure about is his order-of-events. For example, he had a really good “recap” conversation between two characters where you as the reader are given an explanation for something that happened earlier on in the series – however, this conversation occurs at the very end of the story, so you go through 300 pages of “WHAT THE?!?!?!” before you get your answer. To me, that’s not really suspense, that’s distracting. If I’m paying so much attention to a particular unexplained plot point, and I’m given no “hold-your-horses, I’ll-get-to-the-explanation-later” from the author (and authors do give you clues that they’re not going to leave you hanging – JK Rowling, for example) it becomes hard for me to concentrate on the rest of the story. Maybe that’s just me, though… So bottom line: Delaney does tie up loose ends and tie in his previous stories with the present one, he just does it at weird times…- Another thing I really like about Delaney and this series: his creativity at times gets off-the-charts. No, he didn’t “create” boggarts, wights, and witches, but he puts his own personal touches on creatures and legends you thought you knew already, and the result is near-constant surprise on part of the reader. I was certainly impressed. On the other hand: the last 3 books in a row have pretty much used the same idea when it comes to your “creature of the dark” – a malevolent, spirit thing that has been/could be mistaken for some kind of godlike being. The Bane. Golgoth. The Fiend. I want something more original, please. Just having the three covens of evil witches would have sufficed, at least in my opinion. And that brings me to my next point: - This series is starting to move in the “philosophical direction” and I’m not sure how I feel about that. For one thing, I don’t find “those questions” necessary for good fantasy fiction: take a hint from JK Rowling, whose whole story revolves around witches and wizards, yet she never says anything negative about religion. Seriously, Mr. Delaney: If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all! Now granted, I like stories that are about that cosmic, seemingly-metaphorical “Light/Dark” battle, but could we please not get religion-specific? Or at least, leave the religion-specific stuff to people like Ted Dekker and Frank Peretti who actually know what they’re talking about? Please?! Oh well, it may sound like I’m ragging on the series, but I really do like it! I’m definitely hooked at this point!
    • 3/5
      The Spook leads Tom and Alice into a battle against the local witch clans. With moments of nail-biting tension, this is the darkest book in the series to date and certainly the most intriguing. Whilst the Spook plays a rather minor role in events here, we discover new depths to both Tom and Alice.