The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch

Joseph Delaney's "The Last Apprentice" series is an import from England, and it is clear why it is gaining international recognition. Book One, The Revenge of the Witch, has instant appeal for the young adult audience it was written for, not to mention the slightly older age classification I belong to. It is easy to read in terms of pacing and flow. It quickly gets the reader to the excitement and horror of the book. Based on an old "spook" teaching a young seventh son of a seventh son to "protect ordinary folk from ghouls, boggarts, and all manner of wicked beasties" The Revenge of the Witch has its fair share of the occult. While based on age-old horrors, it never-the-less has a fresh twist and keeps the reader guessing. As an anti-hero book, it does a good job helping the younger reader define for his or her self what is really good and what is really bad. I would recommend this for any reader that is no longer afraid of the dark.