Award-winning author Joseph Delaney's best-selling Last Apprentice series thrills fans worldwide with each new entry. The county Spook had long been responsible for ridding the local villages of witches, boggarts, and ghosts-but needing help, he took young Thomas Ward as his apprentice. Tom has fought by his side for three years, now-time enough to make enemies of his own. With war consuming their country, Tom, his friend, and the Spook are forced to flee to Ireland-but only time will tell if Tom will ultimately succeed in defeating his most frightening nemesis yet.