Ranger's Apprentice
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The Early Years: The Tournament at Gorlan
The Early Years: The Battle of Hackham Heath The Ruins of Gorlan The Burning Bridge The Icebound Land The Battle for Skandia The Sorcerer in the North The Siege of Macindaw Erak's Ransom The Kings of Clonmel Halt's Peril The Emperor of Nihon-Ja The Lost Stories The Royal Ranger< |
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| Author | John Flanagan |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy, Adventure |
| Publisher |
Random House (AUS & NZ) Philomel (US & CAN) Yearling Books (UK) Beyaz Balina (TUR) Gottmer Uitgeverij (NL) Editora Fundamento (BR) |
| Published | 1 November 2004 – 1 October 2013 |
| Media type | Print (paperback and hardcover) e-book |
| No. of books | 12 |
| Preceded by | The Tournament at Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years) |
| Followed by | Brotherband |
Ranger's Apprentice is a series written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first novel in the series, titled The Ruins of Gorlan, was released in Australia on 1 November 2004 by John Flanagan. Twelve books have been released in Australia and New Zealand, with other countries following behind. The series follows the adventures of Will, an orphan who is taken as an apprentice Ranger, as he strives to keep the Kingdom of Araluen safe from invaders, traitors, and threats. He is joined on his adventures by his mentor Halt and his best friend Horace.
Author John Flanagan has stated that he will be writing a total of twelve books for the series, including a follow-up title taking place 16 years later. He is currently working on a new series in the same world, but with new characters and taking place in Skandia, called Brotherband. The sixth book in the series came out June 10, 2016.
The series has sold three million copies in 16 countries. The series was originally twenty short stories Flanagan wrote for his son to get him interested in reading. Ten years later, Flanagan found the stories again and decided to turn them into a book.BookPeople, a bookstore in Austin, Texas, helped promote the book through a five-day camp. The series is well praised by critics.
A prequel series called Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years began being released 6 October 2015.
Alongside the other people, Will is an orphan (called ward in the story) in Castle Redmont. At age 15, the orphans are expected to either become an apprentice of one of the masters at Redmont Fief or to work in the fields. Will wanted to be a knight, but realized he would likely be denied. After being denied apprenticeship by the various Craftsmasters, Will is selected by Halt to become a ranger. Rangers are the intelligence force and unofficial "spies" of Araluen. They have mastered the art of unseen and unheard movement, camouflage, knife throwing, knife fighting skills and archery. After being an apprentice for a few days, Will's teacher, a legendary Ranger named Halt, takes Will to see his new horse. With Tug, Will trains in the skills needed to pass his assessment at the annual Ranger Gathering. However, The Gathering is cut short with rumors of Morgarath's underlings, ugly creatures that look like dogs but walk upright, called Wargals. According to the rumours, they have broken through the Three Step Pass, the only known access into Morgarath's lair in the Mountains of Rain and Night by direct route from Araluen. Will, Gilan, and Halt pursue the Kalkara, two monstrous creatures with a transfixing gaze, sent on a mission to assassinate Halt. Gilan gives his horse to Will and he travels to Castle Redmont to fetch help. Halt kills one of the Kalkara but is injured in the process. Will then arrives just in time and kills the beast with a flaming arrow.
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