Ranger's Apprentice

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The Ranger's Apprentice is the name of the series written by John Flanagan. The first book in the series was released in Australia in November 2004, then released in the US by mid 2005. The series follows the endeavors of Will, his friends, and the Rangers as they battle the evil Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, as he tries to capture the kingdom of Araluen. There have been five books released so far:

1. The Ruins of Gorlan
2. The Burning Bridge
3. The Icebound Land
4. Oakleaf Bearers
5. The Sorcerer in the North
6. The Siege of Mackindaw

Author Details

John Flanagan began his working life in advertising before moving to freelance writing and script editing. He has written TV jingles, brochures, corporate videos and comedy-drama for television and is one of Australia's more prolific television writers. John wrote the first book in the RANGER'S APPRENTICE series to encourage his 12-year-old son to enjoy reading, and then went on to write four further volumes. His son, now in his mid-twenties, has been an enthusiastic reader of all four books. Currently resides in beachside Sydney suburb of Manly.

Book details

• The Ruins of Gorlan: Deals with the beginnings of Will and Horace.
• The Burning Bridge: About half a year later, this introduces Gilan, Erak, Evanlyn and first appearance of Morgarath. Gilan recruits Horace and Will into an embassy into Celtica, where they make a startling discovery concerning the war.
• The Icebound Land: Deals with Will and Evanlyn's capture and subsequent transportation to Skandia, and Halt's and Horace's quest to find them.
• Oakleaf Bearers: Deals with when the Temujai invasion of Skandia and the four Araluen's efforts to stop them.
• The Sorcerer in the North: Five years on from Oakleaf Bearers, Will is now a fully fledged Ranger and on a mission with his old friend Alyss.
• The Siege of Makindaw: Will is in a desperate race to save Araluen from an invasion, and unknown to him, help is on the way. Not yet released!!!

Charactors

• Will: Will is an orphan who is selected by Halt to be a ranger.
• Halt: Halt is a member of the mysterious Rangers Corps.
• Horace: Horace is a ward in Castle Redmont with Will and becomes a Battleschool Apprentice.
• Gilan: Gilan is Halts former apprentice and the most junior in the Ranger Corps.
• Erak: Erak is a Skandian Jarl in charge of the wolfship Wolfwind.
• Evanlyn: Evanlyn is a mysterious girl found in Celtica.
• Morgarath: Morgarath is a former Baron of Araluen and is rebelling against King Duncan. He has strange powers, and stranger allies.
• Alyss: Alyss is a former wardmate of Horace and Will, and a member of the Diplomatic Corps.