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by John Flanagan
There is one adventure from Will's time as a Ranger's Apprentice that is yet to be told...
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.
Halt and Will must go with Svengal to deliver the ransom and secure Erak's freedom, but a royal presence is needed too. The Princess Cassandra - or Evanlyn, as Will knows her - persuades her father to let her go with them. Horace and the Ranger Gilan round out the group to make sure that Evanlyn is well protected. But will violent sandstorms, warring tribes and danger at every turn keep them from reaching Erak in time?
The seventh book takes us back to the final year of Will's apprenticeship, before the events related in Books 5 and 6.
This book won the Book of the Year for Older Children 8-14yrs - 2008 Australian Book Industry Awards.
John Flanagan first wrote the Ranger's apprentice as twenty short stories, to encourage his twelve-year-old son, Michael, to enjoy reading. The series has come a long way since then. The series has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list and is regularly shortlisted in children's book awards in Australia and overseas.
Paperback.
Age 9+
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