<p> 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. . . . </p> <p> The Spook himself was once an apprentice. How did <i>he</i> begin his training? </p> <p> And what of Alice, the young witch who is Tom's closest ally? How did she overcome her dark past? </p> <p> What did the witch assassin Grimalkin do to become the most deadly and feared witch in the county? </p> <p> And, collected in a gallery of horrors, discover the rest of the county's menacing villains and relive the vicious battles waged against them. </p> <p> Enter a land where creatures of the dark creep out of the shadows. Do you dare? </p>