Book cover for The Last Apprentice: Slither (Book 11) by Joseph Delaney

The Last Apprentice: Slither (Book 11)

2013 Released
416 Pages
3-4 Hours
★ 3.93 5,371 ratings
Hardback Unavailable
Greenwillow BooksISBN 9780062192363

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.


What happens when a monster is the only one who can keep you safe?


  • A Monster Protagonist: Step into the mind of Slither, a blood-drinking haizda mage who has just been given charge of his next meal—and her sisters.
  • An Epic Dark Fantasy Series: The eleventh book in the best-selling Last Apprentice series takes readers far beyond the County into a grim new land of terrifying creatures and dark magic.
  • A Reluctant Protector: To uphold his bargain, Slither must protect two young girls on a perilous journey, fighting his own predatory nature every step of the way.
  • A Perilous Journey: A desperate trek through a blizzard-torn landscape where every shadow hides a new horror, from Kobalos assassins to the fearsome haggenbrood.

Joseph Delaney

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.

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