The Ranger's Apprentice Collection Books 1-3 Box Set (The Ruins Of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land) (2008) - Plot & Excerpts
The rangers apprentice by John Flanagan was an interesting book about a young boy named will who wanted to join battle school but was declined by the crafts master and was chosen to join a group called the rangers his mentors name was halt he was an expert ranger and planned on teaching the ways of the ranger to will. Growing up wills parents both had died so nobody ever knew his last name, so people always made fun of him for it. There is an evil emperor named morgorath who plans to overthrow the kingdom of Aruelen and rallies an army by his side to prepare for this battle that will come later, Will is further trained in the ways of the ranger when his mentor halt has to leave because important Aruelen figures have been killed after he leaves the group of will the baron and sir Rodney, they are attacked by creatures called kalkara the baron and Rodney manage to kill one but will finishes off the other after it badly injures the baron and Rodney. After he kills the beast he is given a metal to recognize his bravery. Later when Halt returns he tells Will about his father and mothers death his father died saving Halt's life and his mother died giving birth and so he is set at peace with the mysterious death of his parents. I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys historical fiction it was a pretty good book overall it was interesting to read about and had my attention almost the entire book except for the beginning it was a little slow but it got much better. If you don't know already this book is a 12 book series so if you're looking for a good long series to read pick up the rangers apprentice Imagine if the Rangers from "Lord of the Rings" took apprentices what kind of life would that be?John Flanagan does a decent job answering the question in the first book of the Ranger's Apprentice series, "The Ruins of Gorlan." Besides setting up the medieval Anglo backdrop, Flanagan also spins up a solid fantasy story with plenty of monsters, weapons, a likable pair of teenage heroes, and a growing menace from a rarely-seen villain making a comeback.On Choosing Day, Will hopes to be selected for Battleschool but he's rejected by all the people taking apprentices. The one exception is Halt, who works for an elite and mysterious force called the Rangers.Unfortunately, the kingdom is in trouble and Will and Halt are sent on a mission to stop the new moving forces, the Kalkara, except that the target isn't who they expect.The world John Flanagan conjures up here is pretty recognizably a medieval England-that-never-was, with hints of similarly semi-familiar lands to explore (Gallica, Temujai). And he makes it more his own with elaborate fictional history, slightly too-Tolkienian flourishes (a villain named Morgarath?) and the first blossoming of a solid action/fantasy series.The first half of "The Ruins of Gorlan" is a fairly slow experience, mostly made up of Will and Horace finding out what their new lives are all about. Lots of knife study, ponies, stew and tracking exercises, as well as a fairly nasty boar-hunt. And Flanagan liberally strews the story with plenty of historical backstory, and interesting details about medieval stuff (boar-spears, throwing knives, etc).But about halfway through, the story suddenly becomes much darker, faster and bloodier. While the mild humour is still there, Flanagan's tale becomes a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with a pair of assassin Sasquatches. And he definitely knows how to weave a sense of tension and foreboding around the clash between Kalkara and Rangers.Will is also an excellent hero in the Lloyd Alexander mold he dreams of being a great knight, but doesn't seem to have much chance of it. And as he works with Halt, he gradually comes to realize that there are ways of serving that are just as important, though not as glorious. And Halt is a good foil for Will quirky, taciturn and incredibly tough and deadly."The Ruins of Gorlan" is an excellent start to a solid fantasy series, and serves as an entertaining fantasy/adventure in its own right. An excellent story for all ages.
What do You think about The Ranger's Apprentice Collection Books 1-3 Box Set (The Ruins Of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land) (2008)?
Fantastic!!! Am re-reading them again now :)
—BenjaminBanquo
Great book. Fast-paced with lots of action.
—anitastipp
