For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the County ridding local villages of evil. Now his time is coming to an end. But who will take over for him? Twenty-nine apprentices have tried - some floundered, some fled, and some failed to stay alive.
Book One: Revenge of the Witch
As the local Spook, Mr. Gregory keeps the County clear of witches, boggarts and ghosts. But he can't do it alone. Mr. Gregory needs an apprentice, but apprentices have an unfortunate habit of running away or dying. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope; the last apprentice.
Book Two: Curse of the Bane
Thomas Ward survived his first encounter with darkness as an apprentice to Mr. Gregory, the local Spook. But now Thomas and his mentor must take on a terrible force that Mr. Gregory has never been able to defeat: The Bane!
Book Three: Night of the Soul Stealer
Stranded at the Spook's winter home in Anglezarke, apprentice Thomas War will have to face a pair of witches, an evil sage, and a dangerous fabled created called the Golgoth... and he will have to do it alone.
Book Four: Attack of the Fiend
The County witch covens have pooled their strength to raise a creature of unimaginable evil and bring darkness to the world. To stop them, Tom will have to explore his mother's past and learn the truth about her connection to the dark.
Book Five: Wrath of the Bloodeye
With the Fiend loose in the County, Mr. Gregory sends Tom to apprentice under Bill Arkwright, the Spook in the Lake District. When Tom encounters his new master's longtime foe, the water witch Greenteeth, spook and apprentice undertake a journey to vanquish her once and for all.
Book Six: Clash of the Demons
Tom is reunited with his Mam and must return to Greece to face a new and horrible threat from the dark. As if that weren't terrifying enough, a momentous decision must be made, causing a serious rift between the Spook and his apprentice, one that threatens to separate them forever.
The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors
The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward. But Tom's is only one story. 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? Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows. Do you dare?
