THE LAST APPRENTICE books tell the continuing story of Tom Ward’s apprenticeship to Old Gregory, the County Spook who rids the land of boggarts, ghosts, and witches. Over the course of his journey, Tom has been befriended by Alice Deane, a girl raised by witches. He has also survived an attack by the witch assassin Grimalkin.

In The Spook’s Tale and Other Horrors, readers will learn about other adventures experienced by these people in Tom’s life. Long before he was Tom Ward’s master, John Gregory had his first confrontation with the dangers of the dark. Alice Deane relates what happened when she journeyed into the dangerous, witch- infested district of Pendle in search of Tom’s kidnapped family. And Grimalkin reveals the twisted road that the led her to become a witch assassin.