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The Ruins of Gorlan

Ranger's Apprentice

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The Ruins of Gorlan

By: John Flanagan
Narrated by: William Zappa
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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....

©2010 John Flanagan (P)2010 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy
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I've been trying to get my pre-teen son to read this series having bought it for my now teenage son ... this helped get past the sometimes difficult phase of "Getting into" the story.he listened wrapped to the first 8 chapters and then grabbed the book off the shelf!!! 24 hours later and he's reading the second bookl in the series!!



Joyful news for any parent trying to encourage young boys to give up their games consoles!

Perfect Motivation for pre-teen readers

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Great story. Very exciting and a great start to a brilliant series.
Great characters.
Excellent performance, such variance of voices for the different characters.

Best story ever

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Whilst this is a young adult book with a few clear messages on team building, bullying etc it is a very good book with some clever parts to it.

I look forward to the next in the series

Great introduction

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Loved this series for ages, felt like reading it again for the first time hearing it narrated - wonderful job :)

Brought it to life

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Had a great time with this one from start to finish and thought it warranted my first proper review.
Riveting character growth that bucks some of the trends with these young casts. The pacing is perfect throughout and I feel an attachment to these characters already in a way I never have before.

Looking forward to listening to the rest of the series.

Fantastic, start to finish.

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