Product Description

"I've already drunk my fill of blood, so live a little longer. Breathe for a while and watch what's about to unfold."

Thomas Ward has spent two years as the Spook's apprentice. He's faced unimaginable peril, and survived. But a new danger has emerged: an ancient water witch, Bloodeye, is roaming the County intent on destroying everything in her path. To strengthen his skills, Tom is sent to the far north to train with the demanding Bill Arkwright. Arkwright lives in a haunted mill on the edge of a treacherous marsh, and his training methods prove to be harsh and sometimes cruel. Will Tom's new bag of tricks be enough to overcome a critical mistake that leaves him confronting Bloodeye on his own?

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5061 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-01
• Released on: 2008-08-26
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 528 pages

About the Author

Joseph Delaney lives with his family in Lancashire, England, in the middle of boggart territory.

Customer Reviews

Best book in the series so far
I discovered Joseph Delaney's young adult dark fantasy/horror series The Last Apprentice this past summer. Over the last few months I've barreled through each installment of the series and have yet to be disappointed. Delaney gets better with every book, and the series' fifth novel, Wrath of the Bloodeye, is no exception.

Bloodeye picks up where Attack of the Fiend leaves off. The witch clans have brought the Fiend (the "Devil himself") into the world and he's after Tom. In order to protect Tom from the Fiend, his master the Spook sends Tom to train with another Spook, Bill Awkwright, in the northern part of the County. Tom learns new things about the dark from Bill, primarily how to fight the fearsome water witches that inhabit the swamps of the north. Among these witches is the terrible bloodeye, Morwena.

In the tradition of the other books in the series, Tom must face his own fears to save his friends and fight the dark. Bloodeye offers some amazing twists, especially at the end. Pivotal decisions are made about Tom's ambiguous friend Alice that change the course of the series.
Even darker than its predecessors, and bordering on the philosophical, Wrath of the Bloodeye is a fast-paced thrill ride from the first page to the last. Delaney knows how to keep the reader on the edge of their seat; the pages just fly by. One of the best books I've read this year without a doubt!

From J. Kaye's Book Blog
This has to be the best series I have ever read. My middle son says it's better than the Harry Potter books. Both of younger kids (one girl/one boy) are in love with this series.

In the Wrath of the Bloodeye, Tom is captured by a some really bad guys recruiting boys for an army. After this encounter, The Spook sends Tom to Bill Arkwright, an old apprentice of the Spooks, thing get harder and harder. For one there is a dangerous water witch out and about, Morwena. It's also said that she is the Fiends daughter. Also Bill Arkwright drinks heavily. There are also ghost in Arkwright's house. And then there's the Fiend. In the last book the Fiend was freed. And in this book he comes after Tom. Also Tom meets Grimalkin again.

This is one of those series you don't want to start in the middle reading. That said, don't start in the middle of this series. Get a copy of the first book, Revenge of the Witch, and begin there.

Your kids will thank you for it!

A Decent Read
When I ordered this novel, I was not aware that it was part of a series; the fifth in the series. Nevertheless, I dug in and was pleasently surprised. I am a big fan of Horror and a big fan of Fantasy, so I really enjoyed how the author took a staple of the Fantasy genre (young apprentice) and set this in a horror novel. While the novel is geared toward teens, just like the Harry Potter books, it can be enjoyed by adults as well. An easy and scary read filled with ghouls, witches, and things that go bump in the night. I think I'll actually buy the first in the series and go from there.