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When danger swells across the County, master Tom is dispatched north to apprentice under Spook Bill Arkwright, who resides in a haunted mill beside a treacherous marsh.
Arkwright’s rigorous, sometimes cruel training has proven to harden many prior apprentices, and he now must prepare Tom for the gravest dangers looming.
However, the Fiend’s daughter, the ancient and powerful water witch Morwena, arrives with a vendetta against Tom.
A misjudgment by Arkwright leaves Tom vulnerable, forcing Spook and Alice to spring into action.
Their combined strength must now confront the dark power Morwena wields and determine whether the Spook’s errant decision can still lead to victory over the shadows.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: Joseph Delaney
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