The Last Apprentice: Slither (Book 11) (Last Apprentice, 11)

The eleventh volume in the spine-tingling, best-selling Last Apprentice series. In Slither, Joseph Delaney takes us far from the county, to a land where a spook has never set foot and where terrifying creatures of the dark thrive. Slither is one of these monsters, and Book 11 is his tale.

Slither has never heard of Tom Ward, the Spook, or Alice Deane. He thirsts for blood. He takes it from whatever he wants, animal or human. And he has his eyes on the home of a farmer and his three daughters. With his dying breath, the farmer offers Slither a bargain. If Slither will take his two youngest daughters to safety, the eldest daughter is his. A journey of horrors begins . . . and along the way Slither will meet Grimalkin, who is still searching for a way to destroy the Fiend for good.

The eleventh volume in the series that inspired the major motion picture Seventh Son, starring Jeff Bridges, Julianne Moore, and Ben Barnes.

He’s a monster who lives for blood. But can he honor a dying man’s last wish, even if it means warring with his own kind?

• Villain Protagonist: Enter the mind of Slither, a haizda mage who farms humans for their blood. For the first time, see the world through a monster’s eyes.
• Epic Quests: A dying farmer’s bargain sends Slither on a journey across a brutal, unfamiliar land to protect two human girls—all in exchange for the eldest, Nessa.
• Witches and Magic: Featuring the return of the fan-favorite witch assassin, Grimalkin, on her own desperate mission to destroy the Fiend once and for all.
• Rich World-Building: Journey to Valkarky, the city of the fearsome Kobalos, and discover a society of monsters with its own dark laws, deadly warriors, and brutal traditions.

Joseph DELANEY is the author of the internationally best-selling The Last Apprentice series, which is now a major motion picture, Seventh Son. He is a former English teacher who lives in the heart of boggart territory in Lancashire, England. His village has a boggart called the Hall Knocker, which was laid to rest under the step of a house near the church.