Rangers Apprentice: Ruins of Gorlan
This is the first installment in a series that is becoming widely popular over the whole globe. Written by John Flanagan, Rangers Apprentice starts out with a young orphan boy by the name of Will. Will has no last name since he was orphaned from a young age. He is now old enough to become the apprentice to one of the craft masters of the fief (state) that he lives in. He originally tries to enter Battle school to follow in the steps of his father (or so he thinks) he is widely disappointed when he is denied that “privilege.” His hope returns when the mysterious ranger Halt gives the baron a letter said to hold Will’s future in it. Will takes a huge risk to find out the contents of the letter, but he gets caught. Halt, the ranger wants Will to become his apprentice, and faced with the choice of a life of farm labor or that he goes with the ranger.
Will’s adventures throughout this book continue to grow and make him a better person. Will begins to discover who he is and what it is to be a true friend. Although it starts out a little slow, this book soon ensnares the reader into a web of intrigue and suspense. The end leaves you waiting for the next book, barely satisfied for the time being. So far Will’s adventures have been documented in nine books, but sadly not all of these have yet to be printed in the US... yet.
Hey Kristina, maybe I should read those, maybe. I'll have to borrow those your because I only have the first one.
ReplyDeleteHey Kristina, these books sound pretty good. You'll have to tell me more about them.
ReplyDeleteI've heard good things about this series, yet I've have yet to read any of them. Will you be following the rest of the series in your blog or other books in the same genre? I'd really like to see you push yourself to do a review that is Teen Ink worthy; are you up for the challenge? :)
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