Slither by Joseph Delaney

Slither by Joseph Delaney, book 11 in the Last Apprentice series.
When this book came in, I was really excited and took it home to the son who loves this series as much as I do. But he said--"Is this the same series, I don't know who this character is..." And I said, if Joseph Delaney wrote it, it has to be good!

This is a parallel plot to Tom Ward's stories.  Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin, appears and is very important in the story.  Who is Slither?  He is a being--not human--maybe like a blood loving wood nymph--with magical powers attached to the land.  He lives within a hierarchical society and "farms" people.  I know that sounds weird, but Delaney pulls it off.

One of Slither's tenants dies.  The man has three daughters, the oldest is 17 and the youngest is 8.  The old man traded with Slither and made him promise that he would deliver the two younger girls to their aunt, but he could sell the oldest girl.  The story is about that journey.

This is very scary fantasy/horror!

Here is more about the series from Wikipedia.  I looked at the website for the series http://www.spooksbooks.com/spookssecret.asp
and I was a little confused because I am familiar with the American titles, and the website uses the British titles.  Here is the list of both titles:
Series:  The Last Apprentice or The Wardstone Chronicles in the UK
  1. The Revenge of the Witch, known as The Spook's Apprentice in UK - 2004
  2. Curse of the Bane, known as The Spook's Curse in UK  - 2005
  3. Night of the Soul Stealer, or The Spook's Secret in UK - 2006
  4. Attack of the Fiend or The Spook's Battle in - 2007
  5. Wrath of the Bloodeye or The Spook's Mistake in UK  - 2008
  6. Clash of the Demons or The Spook's Sacrifice in UK - 2009
  7. Rise of the Huntress or The Spook's Nightmare in UK - 2010
  8. Rae of the Fallen or The Spook's Destiny in UK - 2011
  9. Grimalkin, the Witch Assassin or Spook's: I Am Grimalkin in UK - October 2011
  10. Lure of the Dead or The Spook's Blood in UK - June 2012
  11. Slither or Spook's: Slither's Tale - September 2012
  12. Spook's: I Am Alice - June 2013  (Yippee I can't wait!)
Companion Books:
  • The Spook's Tale - 2009
  • The Spook's Bestiary - 2010
  • A Coven of Witches or Spook's Stories: Witches in UK - 2009

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