Ranger's Apprentice #1: The Ruins Of Gorlan

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Author
John Flanagan
Publisher
Random House Australia
Genre
Children’s Fiction
Released
01 November, 2004
ISBN
9780440867388

Ranger’s Apprentice #1: The Ruins Of Gorlan

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Synopsis

Will is small for his age, but agile and energetic. All his life, he has dreamed of becoming a great knight like the father he never knew, so he is devastated when he is rejected as an apprentice to Castle Redmont's Battleschool. Instead he is apprenticed to Halt, the mysterious Ranger whose uncanny ability to move unseen is thought to be the result of black magic. Reluctantly, Will learns to use a Ranger's secret weapons: a bow and arrow, a mottled cloak and a stubborn little pony.It may not be the sword and battlehorse he longs for, but when Will and Halt set out on a desperate mission to prevent the assassination of the King, Will finds that a Ranger's weapons are not so useless after all . . .#38 in Australia's Top 50 Kids' Books#60 in  Australia's Top 100 Favourite Homegrown Reads Unstoppable action and riveting reading."  Good Reading"Readers from ten to fifteen years will find much to enjoy in this fantasy adventure: action, intrigue or identification with the small hero. Reluctant readers in secondary school can be reassured that this book is for them, as Will is fifteen years old."  Viewpoint"Up there with young Harry Potter."  Manly Daily"A colourful and rousing story of heroism and friendship."  Limelight
John Flanagan
About the author

John Flanagan

John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband adventure series have sold more than eight million copies worldwide. His books are available in more than one hundred countries, are regularly on the New York Times bestseller list, and have had multiple award shortlistings and wins in Australia and overseas. John, a former television and advertising writer, lives with his wife in a Sydney beachside suburb. 

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