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Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780060766238
ISBN number: 0060766239
Label: HarperTrophy
Manufacturer: HarperTrophy
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 496
Printing Date: August 01, 2007
Publishing house: HarperTrophy
Age index: Ages 9-12
Release Date: July 24, 2007
Sale Popularity Level: 63156
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The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, rid the county of witches, ghosts, boggarts, and other creatures of the dark. And there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger. The Bane!
But the Bane is not their only enemy. The Quisitor arrives, intent on hunting down anyone who meddles with the dark. Thomas Ward and the Spook must prepare for the battle of their lives.
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Tom Ward has now been an apprentice to The Spook for 6 months. He is learning the tricks of the trade and how to fight off all types of creatures from the dark. He is also learning how lonely the job can be as people are inherently wary of The Spook. But The Spook, taken ill, must send Tom off on his very first mission alone. And this mission is to bind a boggart and at the same time try too save the boggart's victim - none other than The Spook's own brother. Tom quickly proves that he is a quick and good learner, but unfortunately the brother dies anyway. This leads The Spook and Tom to Priestown for the funeral as welll as to do battle with the scariest and strongest element of evil that Tom has yet faced. Tom must put everything he knows to use, summons all of his courage, and yet that still may not be enough.
Book Two in The Last Apprentice series is another fun and spooky page turner. It is entertaining to see how the story line progresses and how Tom has evolved. At times the writing is clumsy and there are places where the plot drags a bit, but overall it is another good installment in a fun series between good and evil.
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CURSE OF THE BANE is the second book in Joseph Delaney's The Last Apprentice series. The very first book was REVENGE OF THE WITCH. I can't stress this enough, this is the best series to come along. I am trying to think of something to compare it to, but this is in a class all by itself. That it's in my favorite genre, fantasy, which helps. But it's more than just that. Both my sister and I are fans. We're trying to hurry up so we can read the latest one, THE LAST APPRENTICE: WRATH OF THE BLOODEYE. It's going to be on shelves at the end of this month.
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This book was great, started off exciting with Tom, the spooks apprentice binding his very first boggart. From there the story leads to The master and apprentice going to preistown to take care of the Bane, an ancient dark creature that lives in the catacombs under the city. Overall great book.
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A mix of medieval fantasy and good old-fashioned horror, this second book in The Last Apprentice series will definitely take its place in your grey matter [and your bones] for a long time. Young Tom Ward is the Spook's apprentice. The Spook, whose brother is a priest, rids the county of dark forces on a less spiritual level. Although people throughout the county are indebted to the work of the Spook, who neutralizes dangerous witches, boggarts and ghosts, he is treated with fear and apprehension. A major antagonist is the Quisitor, who makes it his mission to eliminate those who practice what he deems 'the dark arts'. And yet, there is an even more deadly foe, the Bane, a shape-shifting demon that controls minds, and must be eliminated before the dire prophecy regarding the Bane rings true. The story is told by Tom, accommodated by intriguing illustrations and addendums. This is edge-of-your-seat scary, and I can't wait to read it again!
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I'm not usually one for audio books but I had to do a 64 hour drive from California and back in a 4 days period. Having read the very first Apprentice book I was very interested in this one.
Let me tell you, it scared the heebies out of me. :) It was exciting and terror-filled. Many times I had to turn it off because I was driving in middle of nowhere Texas.
All in all, 2 thumbs up for scaring a 22 year old college student.
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