As the Spook's apprentice, Thomas Ward's first duty is to protect the County from ghosts, boggarts, and other dangerous creatures. But now his mother has come back from her homeland to seek his help. One of the most dangerous of the old witches, Ordeen, is about to return to earth, bringing with her suffering and devastation. Tom's mother has mustered a powerful army—including Tom's friend Alice, the Pendle witches, and the assassin Grimalkin—to confront Ordeen. If Tom joins them, the Spook will refuse to take Tom back as his apprentice. What sacrifices will be made in the battle against the dark?
CHAPTER I
THE MAENAD ASSASSIN
CHAPTER II
THE SPOOK'S BESTIAllY
CHAPTER III
CHANGELING.9
CHAPTER IV
DECISIONS
CHAPTER V
ALICE DEANE
CHAPTER VI
A DREADFUL PROPHECY
CHAPTER VII
THE JOURNEY BEGINS
CHAPTER VIII
THE YOUNG LADIES
CHAPTER IX
WHAT I AM
CHAPTER X
A DELEGATION OF THIRTEEN
CHAPTER XI
NIGHT ATTACK
CHAPTER XII
LAMIAS
CHAPTER XIII
MY BLOOD
CHAPTER XIV
PORTENTS
CHAPTER XV
THE APPROACH TO THE ORD
CHAPTER XVI
FILL THE CUP!
CHAPTER XVII
FIRE ELEMENTALS
CHAPTER XVlII
A BARGAIN
CHAPTER XIX
YOUR FATE
CHAPTER XX
THE TRUTH OF THINGS
CHAPTER XXI
A SHARp TOOTH
CHAPTER XXII
LAST WORDS
CHAPTER XXXIII
HIS FEARSOME MAJESTY
CHAPTER XXIV
IT CAN'T BE TRUE!
THE JOURNAL OF THOMAS J.WARD