#FLANAGAN BROTHERBAND BOOK 8 SERIES#

Horace and Gilan manage to warn the king and his advisers of Morgarath's plan. It is revealed that Evanlyn is in truth the missing crown princess Cassandra.

This would allow Morgarath's army to attack the King's army from behind. They follow them to the Fissure, a deep gorge, to discover that the Celtic miners were captured to complete a bridge across the Fissure and a tunnel through the cliffs above up to Morgarath's lair. Meanwhile, Will, Horace, and Evanlyn encounter Wargals. Gilan travels to Araluen to report to the king. A survivor named Evanlyn explains that Wargals, mindless minions of Morgarath, have caused the destruction. Back at his fief, Will is considered a hero and receives his bronze oakleaf, which identifies him as a Ranger's apprentice.Ī war with Morgarath is approaching, and Will, Gilan (Halt's former apprentice), and Horace (Will's friend and a knight-in-training) are sent to Celtica, a nearby country, to ask for reinforcements. Will shoots the Kalkara fatally in the chest with a flaming arrow. Finding that Halt is battling the Kalkara alone (and not faring so well), Sir Rodney and Baron Arald manage to knock one into the fire, but are badly injured by the other. At Redmont, Baron Arald and Sir Rodney (Arald’s battlemaster) head out to slay the Kalkara and to save Halt. Halt thinks that the Kalkara are headed to the ruins of Gorlan and tells Will to go back to Redmont, get backup, and rendezvous at the ruins. Halt, Will and Gilan leave to track down and kill the Kalkara. Soon after, Halt and Will leave for the Ranger Gathering, where they receive a report that the Kalkara, vicious creatures under the control of Morgarath, have entered Araluen. Later, the Battleschool bullies attack Will, leading to Halt intervening and having the bullies banished from the fief. Six weeks later, Will saves Horace's life during a boar hunt, cementing a friendship between the two boys. During a local holiday known as Harvest Day, Horace and Will fight, increasing their hatred for each other. His life is harsh and he is bullied by three second-year Battleschool cadets. In the meantime, Will's wardmate Horace is in Battleschool. Rangers are the intelligence group of the country and specialize in long-range weapons and the art of staying unseen. Will becomes apprenticed to Halt the Ranger. In Araluen, in Redmont Fief, a special day has come for 15-year-old Will and his fellow wardmates (Horace, Alyss, George, and Jenny), called Choosing Day, where they all become an apprentice to a craftmaster or have to work in the local farms. He prepares to unleash his power and attempt once more to take control of the kingdom. Morgarath, the exiled baron, has been waiting fifteen years, carefully planning his revenge against the Kingdom of Araluen. BookPeople, a bookstore in Texas, helped promote the book through a five-day camp in 2010. Ten years later, Flanagan found the stories again and decided to turn them into a book.

#FLANAGAN BROTHERBAND BOOK 8 SERIES#

The series was originally twenty short stories Flanagan wrote for his son to get him interested in reading. The series has sold over three million copies. In 2018 the twelfth book of the Ranger's Apprentice series was renamed and made the first book in a sequel series, Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger. The eighth book in the Brotherband series came out in October 2019. A spin-off series, Brotherband, which is set in the same universe, though with new characters, started in 2011. A prequel series, Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years, has released two titles, the first in 2015 and the second in 2016. The series originally consisted of twelve books, with the eleventh book being a collection of short stories and the twelfth being a follow-up novel set 16 years later. He is joined on his adventures by his mentor Halt and his best friend Horace.

Will strives to keep the Kingdom of Araluen safe from invaders, traitors, and threats. The series follows the adventures of Will, an orphan who is chosen as an apprentice Ranger, skilled trackers, archers and warriors in the service of the King of Araluen. The books were initially released in Australia and New Zealand, though have since been released in 14 other countries. The first novel in the series, The Ruins of Gorlan, was released in Australia on 1 November 2004.

Ranger's Apprentice is a series written by Australian author John Flanagan. The Battle of Hackham Heath ( Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years)Ī New Beginning ( Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger)

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