Curse of the Bane

The Last Apprentice, #2

By: Joseph Delaney

Narrated by: Christopher Evan Welch

Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

The Spook and his apprentice, Thomas Ward, deal with the dark. Together they rid the county of witches, ghosts, and boggarts. But now there's some unfinished business to attend to in Priestown. Deep in the catacombs of the cathedral lurks a creature the Spook has never been able to defeat; a force so evil that the whole county is in danger of being corrupted by its powers. The Bane!

As Thomas and the Spook prepare for the battle of their lives, it becomes clear that the Bane isn't their only enemy. The Quisitor has arrived, searching for those who meddle with the dark so he can imprison them, or worse.

Can Thomas defeat the Bane on his own? Is his friend Alice guilty of witchcraft? And will the Spook be able to escape the Quisitor's clutches?

©2006 Joseph Delaney (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"Delaney infuses his characters with depth and emotion, but equally important, he grows his world by contributing significantly to the back story....Kids will breathlessly await Tom's next adventure." (Booklist)

Highly Entertaining! Well done!

Incredible story! Kept me listening for hours. The plot twists and characters are absolutely amazing. Well done.

love these books!!

I read this book series in high school and I have always loved it!

Love this series

once again Joseph Delaney just kills it with his writing and world building. absolutely wonderful

Awesome Book

It keeps you interested throughout the entire book. 😀
You really get to know the main characters and see their development.

awesome book.

Would you listen to The Last Apprentice again? Why?

yes....this is actually already my third time listening to it. i love the series...it captivates me every time i listen to it.

What other book might you compare The Last Apprentice to and why?

there in my opinion is nothing that comes close to this book series.

Have you listened to any of Christopher Evan Welch’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

the only experiences of his work i've listened to is from this series. but if all his performances are like this i bet they are amazing.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

at times made me feel just as scared as tom was. i felt like i was just standing there with him.

Any additional comments?

this is my favorite series...even better then the harry potters!

Good and Dark :)

I have read this series completely, it is a dark set of stories that I enjoyed very much. This story teller does a fantastic job with bringing the story to life. The tone, cadence and energy used in reading was perfect in my opinion.

A Heart Pounding Thriller

The Curse of the Bane is just as scary as it seems real when listebing to this audible book. Never have I felt like a voice was getting to my bones than from the eerie and evil voice that was used for the bone reaping bane.

10/10 must

Great book

Great book it was really good I liked it a lot. The guy reading it did a great job to.

Getting better

The story starts picking up and the main characters feel more mature despite clear Y/A orientation

great spooky story for all ages

once again Joseph Delany weaves a truly entertaining and genuinely spooky story replete with all types of sinister creatures and villians--great in the car --just kept me glued to the story waiting to see what would happen next--let go and put yourself there --in his haunting world of the "spook".