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ATDrake · 11-19-2016, 01:23 AM

The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by bestselling British author Joseph Delaney (ISFDB, Wikipedia) is the 1st novel in his popular The Last Apprentice (Wikipedia; aka The Wardstone Chronicles in the UK) sub-series of his Spook's Universe series of YA dark fantasy/light horror set in a supernatural version of the English countryside where where so-called Spooks are dedicated fighters of mystical evil, this sub-series centred around the titular apprentice to a master Spook, whose previous such had a rather high mortality rate, this installment introducing the one who will eventually survive, if he can overcome various fatal challenges including the titular witch, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins's Greenwillow imprint.

We've previously received a large chunk of the series as glitch freebies, but that was back in 2011 and this is the first time it's been offered officially, as B&N's Free Fridays selection for this weekend.

Currently free, probably just through the weekend @ B&N, Amazon & Kobo & iTunes (none available to Canadians). Probably also free @ Google Play & eBooks.com for the US.

Description
Capturing witches
Binding boggarts
Driving away ghosts

For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the 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, some failed to stay alive.

Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope; the last apprentice.

Can Thomas succeed? Will he learn the difference between a benign witch and a malevolent one? Does the Spook's warning against girls with pointy shoes include Alice? And what will happen if Thomas accidentally frees Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the county ... ?

11-19-2016, 01:23 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (nook/Kindle/Kobo) Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney [YA Dark Fantasy] The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by bestselling British author Joseph Delaney (ISFDB, Wikipedia) is the 1st novel in his popular The Last Apprentice (Wikipedia; aka The Wardstone Chronicles in the UK) sub-series of his Spook's Universe series of YA dark fantasy/light horror set in a supernatural version of the English countryside where where so-called Spooks are dedicated fighters of mystical evil, this sub-series centred around the titular apprentice to a master Spook, whose previous such had a rather high mortality rate, this installment introducing the one who will eventually survive, if he can overcome various fatal challenges including the titular witch, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher HarperCollins's Greenwillow imprint. We've previously received a large chunk of the series as glitch freebies, but that was back in 2011 and this is the first time it's been offered officially, as B&N's Free Fridays selection for this weekend. Currently free, probably just through the weekend @ B&N, Amazon & Kobo & iTunes (none available to Canadians). Probably also free @ Google Play & eBooks.com for the US. Description Capturing witches Binding boggarts Driving away ghosts For years, Old Gregory has been the Spook for the county, ridding the 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, some failed to stay alive. Only Thomas Ward is left. He's the last hope; the last apprentice. Can Thomas succeed? Will he learn the difference between a benign witch and a malevolent one? Does the Spook's warning against girls with pointy shoes include Alice? And what will happen if Thomas accidentally frees Mother Malkin, the most evil witch in the county ... ? Last edited by ATDrake; 11-19-2016 at 01:31 AM.