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Ranger's Apprentice
''Ranger's Apprentice'' is a series written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first novel in the series, ''The Ruins of Gorlan'', was released in Australia on 1 November 2004. The books were initially released in Australia and New Zealand, though have since been released in 14 other countries. The series follows the adventures of Will, an orphan who is chosen as an apprentice Ranger, one of the skilled trackers, archers and warriors in the service of the King of Araluen. Will 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. 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. A prequel series, '' Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years'', has released two titles, the first in 2015 and the second in 2016. A spin-off series, ''Brotherband'', which is se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Icebound Land
''The Icebound Land'' is the third book in the ''Ranger's Apprentice'' book series written by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released on 30 November 2005 in Australia. Plot summary Will, the main character and a Ranger's apprentice, is captured by the Skandians along with his friend, Evanlyn (Araluen's Crown Princess Cassandra in disguise), in a big war in the previous book, ''The Burning Bridge''. The capturer, Jarl (war officer) Erak of the Skandians (mercenaries), takes them in as slaves. Meanwhile, Will's mentor, Halt (a legendary Ranger), has sworn to save him from the Skandians, but the Ranger Corps forces him to stay back. Halt, however, is so desperate, he insults the King of his country, Araluen. The King and Halt are good friends, so in Halt's trial, the King takes pity on Halt. Instead of the normal punishment, which is to ban the defendant from the borders of Araluen forever, he banishes Halt from the borders only for a twelvemonth. Halt is banished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakleaf Bearers
''Oakleaf Bearers'', or ''The Battle for Skandia'' in the United States, is the fourth novel in the ''Ranger's Apprentice'' book series, which was written by Australian author John Flanagan. Its story continues from where the previous book, ''The Icebound Land'', ended. This book was a finalist for the 2006 Aurealis Award for Best Children's Novel. The book continues to track Will on his adventures and includes such characters as Halt, his mentor, and Horace, his best friend. Plot summary In the previous book, ''The Icebound Land'', Cassandra (the Crown Princess of Araluen) and Will (an apprentice Ranger) had been captured and sold as slaves in Skandia. As time went on, Halt (Will’s mentor and a legendary Ranger) and Horace (a Battleschool apprentice and Will's best friend) travelled across Gallica, defeating knights, and ridding Gallica of the evil warlord Deparnieux. They are now in Gallica ready to travel through a pass into Skandia to save Will and Cassandra (known as E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sorcerer In The North
''The Sorcerer in the North'' (''The Sorcerer of the North'' in the United States) is the fifth book in the ''Ranger's Apprentice'' series by Australian author John Flanagan. It was released in Australia on 4 November 2006 and in the United States on 4 November 2008. Plot summary The book starts off with Will rescuing a dog with a spear wound that he finds on the side of the road. Will then goes on to Castle Seacliff of the fief he has been assigned to and has a meeting with the baron there. After the meeting, a group of Skandians attempt to raid the fief and Will makes a deal with them: if he gives them food and drink, the Skandians will leave. When the owner of the dog tracks it and Will down, he is captured and handed over to the Skandians to become a slave before they leave. Will is soon assigned to a mission to determine the identity of a mysterious sorcerer in Grimsdell Wood, and to stop him from terrorising the castle of Macindaw. Will goes under disguise as a jon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Siege Of Macindaw
''The Siege of Macindaw'' is the sixth book in the ''Ranger's Apprentice'' series by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was first published on 1 May 2007 in Australia and on 4 August 2009 in the United States. Plot summary With the overthrow of Castle Macindaw by Keren, Orman's traitorous cousin, Will needs to find men to help win back the crucial northern stronghold. Will seeks out a group of shipwrecked Skandians and hires them as mercenaries. Halt and Crowley, Will's former mentor and the leader of the Ranger Corps, send the young knight Horace to help Will. Together, they manage to take the Scotti general MacHaddish prisoner and find that Keren has made a deal with the Scotti and is allowing them access to Araluen's northern fiefs in return for a portion of their plunder. The Araluen Courier Alyss has been held captive by Keren who is hypnotizing and interrogating her for information. Will sends Alyss a star stone, an anti-hypnosis device, and with it she is able ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erak's Ransom
''Erak's Ransom'' is the seventh novel in the continuing ''Ranger's Apprentice'' series by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released in Australia on 1 November 2007 and in the United States on 5 January 2010. It is set between book four in the series, ''Oakleaf Bearers'', and book five, '' The Sorcerer of the North''. In 2008, Flanagan won the Australian Publishers Association's Book of the Year for Older Children and the International Success Award for ''Erak's Ransom''. Author's note I had almost completed writing Ranger's Apprentice Book 6: The Siege of Macindaw when I realized I had neglected an important period in Will and Halt's lives. Books 1-4 deal with Will's early years as an apprentice. Books 5 and 6 describe his first mission as a graduate Ranger. But there was a gap between them. I realized that as Will approached the moment when he would become a Ranger in his own right, he would be troubled by the worry that he wasn't ready for the responsibility ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Burning Bridge
''The Burning Bridge'' is the second book of the ''Ranger's Apprentice'' series, written by Australian author John Flanagan. It was released in Australia on 5 May 2005. Plot summary In the prologue, Halt (a legendary Ranger) and Will (the protagonist and Halt's apprentice), capture Dirk Reacher, one of Morgarath's former henchmen. They search Reacher and find Mogarath's battle plans to invade Araluen. Halt and Will think over it, but decide it is genuine. Meanwhile, on a special mission for the Ranger Corps, Will, his friend Horace (a Battleschool apprentice), and the Ranger Gilan (one of Halt's former apprentices) travel to Celtica, a neighbouring country southwest of Araluen, where they discover that all the people in the villages have mysteriously vanished. Will and Horace wonder if all the villagers have been slain or captured, but Gilan believes that the evil Lord Morgarath devised a plan to cross the mountain pass faster. If that was true, and the King wasn't warned, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ruins Of Gorlan
''The Ruins of Gorlan'' is the first novel in the ''Ranger's Apprentice'' series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It was first released in Australia on 1 November 2004, and in the United States on 16 June 2005. Flanagan first conceived the world of the novel in a series of short stories he wrote for his son to incite his interest in reading. Ten years later, he decided to turn them into ''The Ruins of Gorlan'', the first book in the Ranger's Apprentice series. Concept and development ''The Ruins of Gorlan'' was originally a set of short stories written by author John Flanagan for his son Michael to encourage him to read. Flanagan wrote one story each week for thirty weeks. About ten years later, Flanagan returned to these stories and decided to write them into a full-length novel. The character Horace was based on Michael's friend Jeremy, but in the original short stories Flanagan made Horace the villain. In the stories, Horace disappears after Will saves his life on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New Beginning
(A) New Beginning(s) may refer to: Film and television * '' Friday the 13th: A New Beginning'', a 1985 film in the ''Friday the 13th'' series * '' Dragonheart: A New Beginning'', a 2000 sequel to the film ''Dragonheart'' * '' Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 2: New Beginnings 1970–1980'', an audio CD featuring music from TV's ''Doctor Who'' * ''New Beginnings'', a DVD Box set featuring three ''Doctor Who'' stories (''The Keeper of Traken'', ''Logopolis'' and '' Castrovalva'') * ''A New Beginning'', a religious television show and radio program hosted by Greg Laurie * "A New Beginning" (''The Walking Dead''), the first episode of the ninth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series ''The Walking Dead'' * ''New Beginnings'' (2010 TV series), Singaporean drama series * ''New Beginnings'' (2015 TV series), Kenyan soap opera Other * ''New Beginnings'' (Dragonlance), an adventure for fantasy role-playing game * New Beginnings High School, a secondary s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Early Years
The Early Years or Early Years may refer to: Education * Early Years Foundation Stage, UK education structure * Early Years Professional Status, UK educational qualification Film, television and video games *'' Dallas: The Early Years'', a 1986 made-for-television film *'' The Early Years Live'', a video album of live performances by the Dead Kennedys *'' Doctor Who at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Volume 1: The Early Years 1963–1969'', a compilation of ''Doctor Who'' material *'' Evolution/Revolution: The Early Years (1966–1974)'', a stand-up comedy recording by Richard Prior *'' King of Kings: The Early Years'', a video game * ''The Early Years'' (film) (aka ''La giovinezza''), a 2015 Italian film Music * The Early Years (band), an English rock band Albums * ''The Early Years'' (Acid King album) * ''The Early Years'' (D-A-D album) * ''The Early Years'' (Dannii Minogue album) * ''The Early Years'' (David Coverdale album) * ''The Early Years'' (Deep Purple album) * ''The Earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outcasts (Brotherband)
''The Outcasts'' is the first in a series of novels called '' Brotherband'' by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released in Australia and the United States on 1 November 2011 and in New Zealand on 4 November 2011. Synopsis In Skandia, there is only one way to become a warrior. Boys are chosen for teams called brotherbands and must endure three months of gruelling training in seamanship, weapons and battle tactics. It's brotherband against brotherband, fighting it out in a series of challenges. Only one brotherband can win. Plot 12 years before the book, Mikkel, Hal(the protagonist)'s father, died on a raiding trip. Before his death he had his best friend, Thorn, promise that he would help Hal. Thorn promises but loses his right hand on the voyage back. Once in Skandia he becomes a drunk, wallowing in self-pity, however, Hal's mother, Karina, reminds Thorn of his promise and employs him in her inn/eating house. Hal Mikkelson, 16, has become a boy who builds wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brotherband
''Brotherband'' is a series of children's fantasy novels written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first book, '' The Outcasts,'' was released in Australia and the United States on 1 November 2011 and in New Zealand on 4 November 2011. The series is a spin-off from Flanagan's other highly popular series, ''Ranger's Apprentice ''Ranger's Apprentice'' is a series written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first novel in the series, ''The Ruins of Gorlan'', was released in Australia on 1 November 2004. The books were initially released in Australia and New Zeala ...'', but it concentrates on new Skandian characters. It was published by Penguin in the US and Random House in Australia and New Zealand. References External links Official website {{John Flanagan Brotherband books 21st-century Australian novels Fantasy novel series Australian fantasy novel series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |