The Devil's Apprentice

The Devil is retiring… but who’s taking over?

The second title from Ravenstone, the freshest new YA and children’s novel imprint, is The Devil’s Apprentice by Jan Siegel. It is due for release in October 2013.

A group of resourceful teens are thrown into unimaginable challenges as they vie to avoid taking over from the Devil himself in a new title that merges Philip Pullman with The Apprentice.

When teenage Pen inherits the job of caretaker for a London building with no doors and only a secret entrance from the caretaker’s lodge – which she must never use – little does she know it will lead her into unbelievable danger. For Azmordis, also known as Satan, a spirit as old as Time and as powerful as the Dark, Immortality is running out.

In the house with no front door, a group of teenagers are trapped in assorted dimensions of myth and history, undergoing the trials that will shape them to step into his cloven footwear – or destroy them.

Assisted by only by an aspiring teenage chef called Gavin and Jinx, a young witch with more face-piercing than fae-power, Pen must try to stop the Devil’s deadly game plan – before it’s too late.

By turns funny and scary but always thrilling, this is an incredible return to YA for Seigel with strong female and male lead characters in a book with broad appeal.

With a cover by leading YA illustrator Tom Percival, best known for his covers to the internationally best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant books by Derek Landy, The Devil’s Apprentice lends new meaning to the catchphrase “You’re fired!”.