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Attack of the Fiend (Last Apprentice, Bk 4)
Attack of the Fiend - Last Apprentice, Bk 4
Author: Joseph Delaney
"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 unit...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060891275
ISBN-10: 0060891270
Publication Date: 3/1/2008
Pages: 560
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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  • Currently 4.4/5 Stars.
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4.4 stars, based on 17 ratings
Publisher: Greenwillow
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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ophelia99 avatar reviewed Attack of the Fiend (Last Apprentice, Bk 4) on + 2527 more book reviews
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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!
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dragoneyes avatar reviewed Attack of the Fiend (Last Apprentice, Bk 4) on + 797 more book reviews
I always get excited when I find that Delaney has written another book for the Last Apprentice series. I also get worried. How can he write about the same thing and have it not get boring? Well Delaney pulls it off every time. I am always on the edge of my seat throughout the whole book. He has a wonderful way of writing that doesn't slow down a bit. I have loved every book in this series (including this one). My 2 kids love them as well.
This time the Spook and Tom do not have to fight a witch or two but instead three whole covens. That sounds bad enough but put in the Fiend as well... let's just say they have a lot of ground to cover. On top of that Tom finds himself alone many times and having to put to test what the Spook has taught him. Can such a short apprenticeship and his wits be enough? Read the book and find out. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

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