AUTHOR: John Flanagan (Aust)
PUBLISHED: 2004+
SERIES: The Ranger's Apprentice
FIRST BOOK: The Ranger's Apprentice
PLOT: 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 . . .
REVIEW:
The author wrote the series for his 12 year old son (who was apparently very small) to show him that you don't need to be big and buff to be extraordinary. Issues dealt with include orphanage, responsibility, death, war, friendship, trust, bullying, overcoming adversity.
Links to a website, and the books are also available as e-books. At the date of this post, a movie is in the works.
A good one to start out with if children aren't sure if they enjoy the fantasy genre or not.
AGE: Average reading age would be 10+. Exciting enough to engage adults as well as children.
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure
RATING: a strong 5 stars
PUBLISHED: 2004+
SERIES: The Ranger's Apprentice
FIRST BOOK: The Ranger's Apprentice
PLOT: 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 . . .
REVIEW:
The author wrote the series for his 12 year old son (who was apparently very small) to show him that you don't need to be big and buff to be extraordinary. Issues dealt with include orphanage, responsibility, death, war, friendship, trust, bullying, overcoming adversity.
Links to a website, and the books are also available as e-books. At the date of this post, a movie is in the works.
A good one to start out with if children aren't sure if they enjoy the fantasy genre or not.
AGE: Average reading age would be 10+. Exciting enough to engage adults as well as children.
GENRE: Fantasy, Adventure
RATING: a strong 5 stars
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