In "The Last Apprentice: Grimalkin the Witch Assassin," the ninth book of the series by Joseph Delaney, Grimalkin, a skilled and formidable witch assassin, embarks on a perilous quest. Tasked with locating and defeating the dark forces threatening her world, she confronts treacherous battles and the weight of loyalty and betrayal. As she teams up with familiar faces and navigates through a landscape filled with horrors, Grimalkin must harness her powers to combat an ancient evil. The stakes are high, and the fate of the dark and light realms hangs in the balance, testing her resolve and ingenuity. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Last Apprentice .

This book is aimed at children at US 8th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

There are 416 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by Greenwillow Books .

Joseph Delaney used to be an English teacher, before becoming the best-selling author of the Spook's series, which has been published in 24 countries. The first book, The Spook's Apprentice, was turned into a major motion picture in 2015.