Find Request It

Cover Image

Revenge of the witch

Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties."

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Delaney, Joseph, 1945-
Other Authors:	Arrasmith, Patrick (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Greenwillow Books, 2005.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Last apprentice ; #01
Subjects:	Ward, Thomas > (Fictitious character) > Juvenile fiction. Apprentices > Juvenile fiction. Supernatural > Juvenile fiction. Witches > Juvenile fiction.
Online Access:	Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Young Tom, the seventh son of a seventh son, starts work as an apprentice for the village spook, whose job is to protect ordinary folk from "ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties."
Item Description:	IncludesThe journal of Thomas J. Ward.
Physical Description:	344 p. : ill., map ; 21 cm.
Audience:	Grs 5 up.
ISBN:	0060766182 (trade) 0060766190 (lib. bdg.)
Author Notes:	Joseph Henry Delaney was born on July 25, 1945, in Preston, Lancashire, England. He was educated at Lancaster University, studying English, History, and Sociology. At St. Martin's College he studied to become a teacher. He earned a degree at Open University to become a computer programmer. He wrote science fiction and fantasy books. His first book, Mercer's Whore, was written under the penname of J. K. Haderack. He began to write full-time after his second book was published. Under his real name, he wrote The Wardstone Chronicles, which is called The Last Apprentice series in the United States. In 2015 he made The New York Times High Profile Title's List with The Seventh Son. His other series included The Starblade Chronicles, Arena 13, and Aberrations. Joseph Delaney died on August 7, 2022 at age 77. (Bowker Author Biography)