The Last Apprentice: I Am Alice Author: Visit Amazon's Joseph Delaney Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0061715131 | Format: EPUB
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Praise for The Last Apprentice series: “The Last Apprentice series continues to be one of the best written of the last several years.” (ALA Booklist)
“This is the stuff of skin-prickling campfire stories.” (Publishers Weekly (starred review))
“Anything but tame.” (Horn Book (starred review))
“Delaney’s mastery of suspense will grip even reluctant readers with his dramatic, beautifully paced prose.” (The Times (London))
From the Back Cover
I must be brave.
I must do what has to be done.
I am Alice.
Alice is the most powerful witch the county has ever seen. She may one day be the most evil. But Alice is also the best friend—and true love—of Tom Ward. Together they work to defeat the Fiend—the world's greatest evil—once and for all.
They have nearly everything they need, all except a blade hidden in the Dark, the Fiend's domain. So Alice ventures there to find it. She faces the most terrifying creatures in existence. And she once again battles old enemies who bear grudges: Bony Lizzie, Bloodeye, and more.
And there's something Tom didn't tell her. To vanquish the Fiend, Tom must sacrifice the person he loves most. Alice is hunting for the very blade that will eventually kill her.
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- Series: The Last Apprentice (Book 12)
- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Greenwillow Books; Book 12 edition (September 3, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0061715131
- ISBN-13: 978-0061715136
- Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.1 x 1.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I have read all of Delaney's Last Apprentice books and can say with out a doubt that it is one of the best young adult stories published in the past 10 years. As with any series, some books are better than others. I really liked book 4, Attack of the Fiend, where we learn that Alice is the daughter of the Fiend (a devil like god) and Boney Lizzy, a powerful witch. I thought that the series wandered off story for a bit in books 6 and 7 (Clash of the Demons and Rise of the Huntress). They were excellent books, but did not move the main plot along as fast as I would have liked. Beginning with book 8 (Rage of the Fallen), Delaney has picked up the pace and we are now rushing to a dramatic conclusion in book 13. In I am Alice, we find Alice entering the dark in search of the Fiend's domain and the final Hero Sword, Destiny Blade, which will be used in a ritual to kill the Fiend once and for all. Alice knows that she will be part of the ritual and that Tom Ward, her one true live, must sacrifice her in order to kill the Fiend. If the ritual fails, Tom will die at the hand of the Fiend and the world will be plunged into a long period of chaos ruled by the Fiend. Alice knows the ending of the ritual, but is willing to be the sacrifice to save Tom. As she enters the dark, Alice meets many enemies and one friend from previous books. More than any other volume, I am Alice requires that you have read the previous books and remember some of their details, as Alice often refers to past events as she moves through the dark. I really liked how Delaney reintroduces many of these past characters as a way to fill in some of Alice's back story. We see her early days being trained as a witch by Boney Lizzy and how she was tested to see just how strong a witch she will become.
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