Night of the Soul Stealer (The Last Apprentice Series #3) » (Library Bound Edition)

Joseph Delaney lives in Lancashire, England, in the middle of boggart territory.

As the weather grows colder and the nights draw in, the Spook and his apprentice Tom Ward must be even more vigilant in their battles against the boggarts, witches, and ghosts roaming the county. When they receive an unexpected visitor, the Spook decides it is time to move to his winter house in Anglezarke. It is a bleak, forbidding place, full of witches and secrets. Tom hears rumors of menacing creatures stirring on the moors nearby, including the evil beast called Golgoth. Who was the mysterious visitor? And is Tom prepared for what he will find in Anglezarke?

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Readers will not be disappointed by this chilling continuation of The Last Apprentice series. More tightly written then the second, this third book returns to the thrill and action of the series opening. As winter approaches, Tom, Alice, and the Spook leave the comfort of Chipenden and head north to Anglezarke, where the battle with the Dark is more intense. It is in the cold of Angelzarke that they meet Meg Skelton, the lamia witch loved by the Spook, as well as the mysterious Morgan, a former apprentice of the Spook. Both cause Tom to wonder about his master s past indiscretions and his current ability to think clearly and objectively. In spite of the maturity and confidence he has gained in his months as an apprentice, Tom is confused by the deception and mystery surrounding the Spook s former life and blinded by the tragedy that strikes his own life. Delaney succeeds in creating nail-biting suspense, as Tom tries to figure out who to trust and where his loyalties belong. Fans of this series will not want to miss this latest adventure. Reviewer: Heather Christensen