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 | Ranger's Apprentice by John FlanaganNews: John Flanagan has an exciting new series, Botherband, set in Skandia. A world of seafaring adventures, treacherous pirates and epic battles, it is introduced in the first book, Outcasts, due at the end of October 2011! News: Ranger's Apprentice book 11: The Lost Stories now in stock!
The series originally comprised 20 short stories that John Flanagan wrote to encourage his 12-year-old son Michael to enjoy reading. The series has come a long way since then, with the novels regularly appearing on New York Times bestseller lists and shortlists for children's book awards in Australia and overseas. About the Author |
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 | The Lost Stories Horace is missing. Months have passed since he was sent on a military mission to the court of the Emperor of Nihon-Ja but he has failed to return. Evanlyn is worried, and in company with Will and Alyss, she sets out to discover what has become of their old friend. They find that Horace has become embroiled in Nihon-Jan politics. The arrogant Senshi sect has rebelled against the rightful Emperor and Horace has chosen to stay and lend support to the deposed ruler. Now he and Will must find men willing to face the highly trained Senshi warriors, while Alyss and Evanlyn must overcome their longstanding rivalry to seek aid from a mysterious group of mountain dwellers. |
 | The Emperor Of Nihon-Ja Horace is missing. Months have passed since he was sent on a military mission to the court of the Emperor of Nihon-Ja but he has failed to return. Evanlyn is worried, and in company with Will and Alyss, she sets out to discover what has become of their old friend. They find that Horace has become embroiled in Nihon-Jan politics. The arrogant Senshi sect has rebelled against the rightful Emperor and Horace has chosen to stay and lend support to the deposed ruler. Now he and Will must find men willing to face the highly trained Senshi warriors, while Alyss and Evanlyn must overcome their longstanding rivalry to seek aid from a mysterious group of mountain dwellers. |
 | Halt's Peril Halt, Horace and Will follow Tennyson’s trail to Picta. They’re determined to stop the Outsider prophet and his remaining followers before the outlaws make their way across the border into Araluen. Will has defeated one of Tennyson’s Genovesan assassins in Clonmel – but there are two left alive. Are the extraordinary archery skills of Will and Halt enough to save them during a duel with the assassins . . . or is Will’s mentor facing his last battle? |
| The Kings of Clonmel Will is at the annual Ranger Gathering but Halt is investigating mysterious happenings in the west. When he does finally return, it's with bad news. Hibernia is in turmoil. A religious cult calling themselves the Outsiders are sowing confusion and sedition, and five of the six Hibernian kingdoms have been undermined. Now the sixth, Clonmel, is in danger. Halt, Will and Horace set out to restore order. Can the secrets of Halt's past help them in their mission? |
 | Erak's Ransom When Erak, the Skandian Oberjarl, is taken hostage during a raid on the desert lands to the south of the Constant Sea, his second-in-command, Svengal, is sent to bring back a ransom for Erak's release. |
The Siege of Macindaw Rangers Apprentice 6 In a desolate northern fief, Will is trying to find the fighting men he needs to overcome Sir Keren and his band of criminals. Across the border, the fierce Scotti tribesmen are waiting for the signal that Castle Macindaw is in friendly hands, and the way is clear to mount a full-scale attack. Time is running out. Will's courage and ingenuity - and the arrival of an old friend - may be the only things that stand in their way. |
Sorcerer in the North Rangers Apprentice 5 Five years have passed since the Skandians and the Araluans made their treaty, and Will has finally become a Ranger, with his own fief to look after. He soon learns that even sleepy little island fiefs have problems to keep him on his toes.Then he and his old friend Alyss are thrown into a terrifying new adventure, investigating the truth behind rumours of sorcery in a remote northern fief. |
Oakleaf Bearers (The Battle for Skandia) Rangers Apprentice 4 Just as spring approaches and Will and Evanlyn can finally escape Skandia, Evanlyn is carried off by mysterious horsemen. Will sets out after them, but one boy against six fierce Temujai warriors is impossible odds - even for a Ranger's apprentice. |
Icebound Land Rangers Apprentice 3 Help can arrive from the most unexpected places. Will and Evanlyn are bound for Skandia as the captives of the fearsome Skandian wolfship captain, Erak. Halt has sworn to rescue Will, and he will do anything to keep his promise - even defy his King. |
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Burning Bridge Rangers Apprentice 2 As the kingdom of Araluen prepares for war against Morgarath, Will and Horace accompany Gilan on a mission to Celtica. But Celtica's villages and mines are silent. It is only when the three find an exhausted and starving girl called Evanlyn that they learn why: Morgarath has sent his foul creatures to enslave the Celts... |
Ruins of Gorlan Ranger's Apprentice 1 Will is small for his age, but agile and energetic. All his life, he has longed to be a warrior and to follow in the footsteps of the father he never knew, so he is devastated when he is rejected as an apprentice to Castle Redmont's Battleschool. He's no happier when he's assigned instead to the Ranger Corps, the Kingdom's secret service, as the Rangers are a mysterious group whose uncanny ability to move about unseen is thought by many to be the result of black magic. |
NEWS: RANGER'S APPRENTICE FILM RIGHTS SELL
Random House Film rights in Random House’s bestselling children’s series Ranger’s Apprentice by Australian author John Flanagan have been optioned to United Artists Films, for Paul Haggis to adapt and direct a series of films, in a major deal, for seven figures.
Paul Haggis is an Academy Award-winning director and producer. He directed the Oscar-winning movie Crash and was responsible for the screenplays for Million Dollar Baby, Letters from Iwo Jima and Flags of our Fathers, and he also created TV shows such as Due South and Walker,Texas Ranger.
Author John Flanagan says, ‘It's just so overwhelming to see that the Ranger’s series is set to head off in yet another exciting direction. When I think how this all started as a series of twenty short stories written for my son Michael, it sets my head spinning to think there's the distinct possibility that it will now be translated into movies and seen by millions of people around the world.’ The seventh instalment in the series, Erak’s Ransom, was released in Australia in November and has already sold over 10 000 copies and reached Number Two on the Australian children’s charts. Sales for this series have gone from strength to strength with each new book expanding its fan base with both adults and children getting addicted to the stories. Ranger’s Apprentice is poised to become the next series that will jump from the page onto the big screen following the success of Eragon, Harry Potter and The Golden Compass.
Worldwide book sales of the series have exceeded 700 000 and foreign rights have been sold to 16 countries including North America, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark and Sweden. This year, the series also featured on the New York Times bestseller list for children’s series for 11 weeks reaching Number Three just behind Harry Potter. John, a former television and advertising writer, lives with his wife, Leonie, in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly. He is currently writing further titles in the Ranger’s Apprentice series
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