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Rage of the Fallen (The Last Apprentice / Wardstone Chronicles #8)
A dangerous few months lie ahead--ones which some of us will be hard-pressed to survive.
Thomas Ward has served as the Spook's apprentice for three years. He has battled boggarts, witches, demons, and even the devil himself. Tom has enemies: The Fiend stalks him, waiting for a moment of weakness. The terrifying Morrigan, goddess of witches, warned him never to step foot on...more
Thomas Ward has served as the Spook's apprentice for three years. He has battled boggarts, witches, demons, and even the devil himself. Tom has enemies: The Fiend stalks him, waiting for a moment of weakness. The terrifying Morrigan, goddess of witches, warned him never to step foot on...more
Hardcover, 401 pages
Published
April 19th 2011
by Greenwillow Books
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Another fine addition to the series. I'm not going to say much as anyone who hasn't read the book yet will encounter spoilers. However I will say that this is all leading up to a very thrilling conclusion and if it does not end with a bang I will be disappointed. What will happen with Tom, Alice, the Fiend, the Spook, Grimalkin and will any character be swayed over to the dark? These questions need to be answered and some more incredible action scenes need to feature in the last two books.
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Brilliant story...but...think it's time to wrap it all up. The next one needs to be the last in the series.
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Given what happens in the major story here, this book should have been fantastic, and yet for me it fell a bit flat. On the good side, the stuff with Alice was really great, and she continues to develop into a very interesting character. And the overarching plot in the series advances quite well.
But its that advance that I think also causes the big problem for the book. Basically, for the overall story arch, the attempt to bind the Fiend is a really big deal. But, as a part of this book, it is a...more
But its that advance that I think also causes the big problem for the book. Basically, for the overall story arch, the attempt to bind the Fiend is a really big deal. But, as a part of this book, it is a...more
I liked this book the most out of the series since it took Thomas to a new land where he, Alice, and the spook first had to deal with a new kind of ghost which they would learn was made by a goddess that was half bird half human. It was sad when Alice was taken away by the Devil into his realm.
I was very surprised when an innocent lady turned out to be a witch whose sister was killed by another spook Thomas had worked with. She poisoned him and then tried sacrificing him to a god. But, my perso...more
I was very surprised when an innocent lady turned out to be a witch whose sister was killed by another spook Thomas had worked with. She poisoned him and then tried sacrificing him to a god. But, my perso...more
I've never been a huge fan of horror books. Or movies. Or video games. I just have never particularly liked horror stuff. However, reading The Last Apprentice series is an entirely different matter. Rage of the Fallen is the eight book in the series, and though I'm typically not a fan of a long series of books, The Last Apprentice is one of my favorites. Joseph Delaney is a fantastic author, giving a great mixture of action or horror. There are certain scenes in this book that will inevitably se...more
In book 8 of the Last Apprentice series, Rage of the Fallen, by Joseph Delaney, Tom has landed in Ireland with the Spook and Alice where they intend to bind the Fiend who is the devil. Alice and Tom are bound together by a blood jar that protects them from the Fiend who wants to take their souls to Hell and torment them for eternity (that story is in book 4). When the blood jar cracks, their mission becomes more desperate as the Fiend is able to partially materialize before them. Ireland is a la...more
Getting near the end in this series...
Tom, Alice and the Spook have been forced to seek exile in Ireland due to the hostile takeover of their beloved County. Tom is very nervous because he was warned against going to Ireland by the Celtic witch that he and Bill Arkwright slew in "The Wrath of the Bloodeye". Upon arriving at the shores of the Emerald Isle, Tom and his party are hit with a ferocious storm and their ship is nearly capsized before the storm blow out. But Tom notices that this storm...more
Tom, Alice and the Spook have been forced to seek exile in Ireland due to the hostile takeover of their beloved County. Tom is very nervous because he was warned against going to Ireland by the Celtic witch that he and Bill Arkwright slew in "The Wrath of the Bloodeye". Upon arriving at the shores of the Emerald Isle, Tom and his party are hit with a ferocious storm and their ship is nearly capsized before the storm blow out. But Tom notices that this storm...more
Tom, Alice, and the Spook have arrived in Ireland. Upon arrival they encounter their first new terror - the Jibber. It is discovered that the Jibbers were created by a powerful witch, a witch who has a bone to pick with Tom. She is the sister of a witch the Tom helped Bill Arkwright kill and now she is seeking revenge. She wants to turn Tom over to the Morrigan, an ancient goddess that thrives on darkness and pain.
This is not the crew's only problem though. The blood jar, the only thing keeping...more
This is not the crew's only problem though. The blood jar, the only thing keeping...more
This is the 8th book in The Last Apprentice series and it was even more fantastic than the previous books. Another spin-off of this series called I am Grimalkin (UK release) is supposed to be released later this year which I am looking forward and Delaney is working on book 9 of this series as well. So, no idea how many more books in this series...but honestly I hope it goes on forever!
The Spook, Tom, and Alice have fled to Ireland. They hope to meet up with Grimalkin and take care of the Fiend...more
The Spook, Tom, and Alice have fled to Ireland. They hope to meet up with Grimalkin and take care of the Fiend...more
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Uh... I like it okay. But I dunno... It's getting old. I mean, too long for a series. :O
Mention of the Old God Pan, and saying that Pan is evil... Um, I believed he is nice cause of Percy Jackson. But well in here, I was forced to believed he is otherwise. But then when the Old God appeared, my first belief was right. He's not bad. The mages were just using his powers for the dark.
Alice was now captured by the Fiend cause of that Celtic Witch. Her name's hard to spell so I didn't bother rememb...more
Mention of the Old God Pan, and saying that Pan is evil... Um, I believed he is nice cause of Percy Jackson. But well in here, I was forced to believed he is otherwise. But then when the Old God appeared, my first belief was right. He's not bad. The mages were just using his powers for the dark.
Alice was now captured by the Fiend cause of that Celtic Witch. Her name's hard to spell so I didn't bother rememb...more
Now that war has come to the County, the Spook, Tom and Alice fleed, first going to Mona Island and now, Ireland. Tom has been dreading coming to Ireland, as he was warned by a Celtic Witch that if he ever came to Ireland, a very powerful Goddess would take her revenge.
But they have no choice, they must work in Ireland until it is safe to return. But the dark is strong there and Tom has much to worry about. He hopes he'll be able to survive whatever happens.
Wow. There is so much I want to say,...more
But they have no choice, they must work in Ireland until it is safe to return. But the dark is strong there and Tom has much to worry about. He hopes he'll be able to survive whatever happens.
Wow. There is so much I want to say,...more
I'm a little hesitant going into this after being so let-down by the last one.
Ok, phew! We seem to be back on track. After the last book, I was worried this would be more of the same, but it wasn't. If it were up to me, we'd just skip #7 altogether and this book would follow #6 in the series.
As usual, I am somewhat disappointed by Tom's apparent learning disability. The boy just does not get it. By now, he should know not to walk into traps. By now, he should be able to be upfront and honest wit...more
Ok, phew! We seem to be back on track. After the last book, I was worried this would be more of the same, but it wasn't. If it were up to me, we'd just skip #7 altogether and this book would follow #6 in the series.
As usual, I am somewhat disappointed by Tom's apparent learning disability. The boy just does not get it. By now, he should know not to walk into traps. By now, he should be able to be upfront and honest wit...more
The Last Apprentice: Rage of the Fallen is a nice addition to the Last Apprentice series. Tom is apprentice to the Spook, who is paid to deal with things from the dark, like boggarts, witches, ghosts, hants, shivers, familiars, demons, and even the Fiend, the devil himself. Alice always wears pointy shoes, a sure sign that she's a witch. She and Tom are friends, though, and Alice has proven her friendship and usefulness many times in past adventures. The Spook is not as comfortable with Alice as...more
Let's evaluate the sunk cost dilemma, a concept I think is applicable in this situation for me. I really enjoy young adult fiction. It's quick, simple, and written to entrance the reader. Young adult fiction is built to be interesting. That said, I'm entering into this period where it's not quite the fit that it used to be for me. But I want to respect the series I read when I was younger and finish the story-lines I began. This is where I hit my problem. Do I continue to read a series with no e...more
It's pretty amazing how consistently this series delivers a great story. I read the first seven books in the series in 2011 and now am just waiting for the subsequent ones to be published in paperback. So far there are twelve books in the series! The story zips along at a great pace, full of danger, narrow escapes, and all manner of ghouls. In this outing, the apprentice Tom Ward, his master John Gregory, and Tom's friend Alice (daughter of a witch) find themselves in Ireland. The witch assassin...more
Though this series started out well enough, now that I've finished book eight it's grown a bit tiresome for me because the plot is always quite predictable: Tom meets an evil creature, Tom needs to kill said creature, creature almost kills him, but in the end Tom wins. I'm not really sure where the story is going; maybe this is one of those series that go on and on forever. But these books do have one redeeming quality that always leaves me coming back for more: they are all so downright creepy....more
Mr. Delaney has an amazingly unique style of prose that really helps him depict the horror scenes in this book. My heart pounded with nervous excitement everytime I flipped a page, and suspense kept me reading for three hours straight to finish this book. I'm astounded at how the author manages to put his characters in the worst possible situation, then fix them out. I love how after that happens, he adds a twist that prevents the story from becoming a sappily-ever-after one, and puts the charac...more
I didn't want to finish it because then it would be over until who knows when book #9 comes out. But... It was SIMPLY BRILL! Like expected! :-)
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The next installment in this series continues right where Rise of the Huntress ends. Tom, Alice and the Spook have made it to Ireland. Here, they encounter new ghostly forces that are outside the Spook’s sphere of knowledge.
The author continues his new trend of having outside forces drive the action and making the main characters part of the story, versus being center stage. There are several new elements to the overall story and things begin to go in a new direction. Believe it or not, there I...more
The author continues his new trend of having outside forces drive the action and making the main characters part of the story, versus being center stage. There are several new elements to the overall story and things begin to go in a new direction. Believe it or not, there I...more
The overall story arc of the series was circling in the last couple of books and I felt the author was unnecessarily dragging the series out, but things move forward with a bang in this installment. Except for Tom being too trusting/stupid at times, the characters continue to fascinate me, especially Alice and I am very interested to see how things will progress from here.
There is a lot of gore and the series is very dark, things I don't normally enjoy, yet I continue to be fascinated with the p...more
There is a lot of gore and the series is very dark, things I don't normally enjoy, yet I continue to be fascinated with the p...more
I think this series gets better and better. This was my favorite book so far in the series. The author does a great job blurring the line between the light and the dark - all of the creatures from the "dark" as we think we know it are not entirely bad. Likewise, the people/creatures from the "light" are not entirely good. The world is not really the way John Gregory sees it. We even see him making some changes, subtle as they may be.
Really enjoyable book series, my current favorite. Can't wait f...more
Really enjoyable book series, my current favorite. Can't wait f...more
As mentioned in a previous posting in regards to this 'series', I was given almost the entire THE LAST APPRENTICE series.
And again, I have to state that this is NOT FOR YOUNG READERS and should be for strictly GRADE 8 and up.
It contains Black Magic, Demons, Witches, and all sorts of bloodletting, dismemberment, and much violence depicted within it's pages. Still can't believe it's zeroed in on basicly a Young Age Group.
For older Teens and such? Yes, by all means as this is proving to be a very...more
And again, I have to state that this is NOT FOR YOUNG READERS and should be for strictly GRADE 8 and up.
It contains Black Magic, Demons, Witches, and all sorts of bloodletting, dismemberment, and much violence depicted within it's pages. Still can't believe it's zeroed in on basicly a Young Age Group.
For older Teens and such? Yes, by all means as this is proving to be a very...more
This was as good as the others but I'm going to ding it a star and here's why: while young Tom Ward is actually growing up--three years have passed since the first book began the tale--the language in the novels has stayed the same. The violence may have ramped up, but the books are dark as they ever were.Tom has faced mortal and moral perils, but the complexity has stalled. Part of the brilliance of the Potter books was that the language and concepts became more complex as the kids aged and I'd...more
The book series,"The last Apprentice,Rage of the Fallen" is book eight of the book series. The book talks about Tom, the spook and Alice flee to Ireland but encounter many danger on the way. They meet in a war against the sages to stop their summoning of the evil Old God,Pan. But along with Pan, there is Morrigan, god of slaughter and the Fiend are hunting him down. When a witch kidnapped Alice and gives her to Fiend, Tom is heart-broken to lose his best friend. With advice from Pan, he finds a...more
After a long line of satisfactories, it is about to end with a spectactular (keyword 'about to'). Presenting
The Wardstone Chronicles #8 The Spook's Destiny by Joseph Delaney.
Here is the summary of the book:
Thomas Ward has served as the Spook's apprentice for three years. He has battled boggarts, witches, demons, and even the devil himself. Tom has enemies: The Fiend stalks him, waiting for a moment of weakness. The terrifying Morrigan, goddess of witches, warned him never to step foot on her h...more
Here is the summary of the book:
Thomas Ward has served as the Spook's apprentice for three years. He has battled boggarts, witches, demons, and even the devil himself. Tom has enemies: The Fiend stalks him, waiting for a moment of weakness. The terrifying Morrigan, goddess of witches, warned him never to step foot on her h...more
I was a little skeptical after I read the last book in the Last Apprentice series, Rise of the Huntress. Well, okay, so I've been a little skeptical about this series for the past two-ish books. I've been a big fan ever since the beginning. The uniquely dark, scary and downright awesome nature of this series completely intruged me, and I felt like this series finally got witches and monsters, etc. right -they are to be feared and controlled more than anything else. Delaney's quick, crisp writing...more
Things are picking up for Tom Ward & company (as if they weren't wild enough) & the story seems to have begun drawing to its natural close. This entry finds Tom, the Spook John Gregory, & Alice taking on the Fiend himself as they are forced to travel to Ireland. The relationship between Tom & Alice is becoming more complicated, as the blood jar binding them to each other (& keeping them safe from the Fiend) develops some cracks, & Tome realizes his feelings for her may be...more
What is a jibber? It drives people mad? I wonder what those eyes are about, and if they have anything to do with Morrigan. Not really much to go on yet. I do have a feeling they are going to be in Ireland more than a week. And there is no doubt they will have their work cut out for them.
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Alice, the Spook, and Tom Ward reach Ireland, where they subdue jibbers in Dublin. Then, they are asked to help battle the Goat Mages, which are trying to raise Pan from the world in between dark and light. Alice is taken by the Fiend, and Tom is grabbed by the sister of a witch vindictively killed by spook, Bill Arkwright. Tom has to battle the Morrigan and eventually Grimalkin shows up to help the Spook and apprentice Tom try to bind the Fiend.
The author sure has no qualms with killing of or maiming anyone. I felt as if during this book I wasn't as connected to some of the characters as I should have been. Tom was still a great person but he seemed to find himself down more than up. It really seemed as if he was off his game. I suppose in the last years of his apprenticeship he will start to be more what he should. Although, it seems that this series is setup for a few too many books still to come.
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Joseph Delaney is a retired English teacher living in Lancashire. He has three children and seven grandchildren and is a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events. His home is in the middle of Boggart territory and his village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church.
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