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Cargando... The Last Apprentice: The Spook's Tale: And Other Horrors (2009)por Joseph Delaney
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. As a big fan of Delaney's Last Apprentice series, I had to check this book out. But readers beware: this book was published for World Book Day, and was not meant (as some have mistakenly believed) to be a continuation of the series but rather, a supplement to the series and introduction for newcomers to the Last Apprentice universe. The book consists of three short stories and a small "gallery of villains" which includes a brief description and passage from other novels about certain villains from the series. The short stories center around present day-Spook John Gregory and the events that placed him on the path to becoming a Spook, a story about Alice's origins and training as a witch, and an origin story about Grimalkin, the witch assassin. John Gregory's story easily steals the show here -it's as chilling as the other Last Apprentice novels and gives some interesting insight into John's past. Grimalkin's story falls in the middle -it's well-paced and unique, but feels like it should have been more than a short story. Alice's story bothered me the most, primarily because it took place during book four of the series, rather than before the events of the series, and, frankly, didn't seem to add much to her character. All the information here is great back story and is good for fans who are new to the series, but The Spook's Tale and Other Horrors, even with its World Book Day backdrop, left me wanting more. Not just another book in the series, but full books about John, Alice or Grimalkin. Perhaps we'll see these in the future, but until then, I can't wait for more Last Apprentice.
This book is about a boy name John Gregory training as a spook. He left priesthood to become a spook. Their are other characters in the book to who tell their story. I can't wait to read the who series. Pertenece a las seriesThe Last Apprentice (Short Stories)
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HTML: The Last Apprentice series follows the terrifying adventures of the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward. But Tom's is only one story. There are others. . . . 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? What did the witch assassin Grimalkin do to become the most deadly and feared witch in the county? And, collected in a gallery of horrors, discover the rest of the county's menacing villains and relive the vicious battles waged against them. Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows. Do you dare? .No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The Spook's Tale - There is a story about the John Gregory before he became a Spook. I know I'm reading a story about John but the voice of the character sounds very much like Tom to me.
Alice's Tale - There is a story about Alice. It describes some of what happened to her in book four. Stuff that was happening behind the scenes when she went to Pendle to find out what she could about Mam's stolen trunks & Tom's kidnapped family. Also tells some of Alice's past with Lizzie & Agnes.
Grimalkin's Tale - There is also a story about Grimalkin and how she became the witch assassin.
The Gallery of Villians - Mother Malkin / Bony Lizzie & Tusk / The Bane / Morgan / Marcia / Golgoth / Tibb / Wurmalde / Grimalkin / Bloodeye / The Fiend
Love this cover. It captures the look of the nasty witches very well. I'm in the middle of a re-read of the book. I haven't figured out which witch it is on the cover. ... I'm done and I still don't know which witch it is. The witch is crossing running water and Grimalkin is the only one that has trained herself to do that as far as I know. (I learned that on the author's website)
There is a waterfall in the first story but the witch never comes to it. If anyone can tell me who it is and where it was in the book I'd appreciate it. ( )