Product Description

Can sworn enemies fight side by side to save their lives and their kingdoms? 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. Halt and Horace arrive just in time. But the happiness of their reunion is cut short when Halt realizes these Temujai are only scouts for a massive invasion force. The four Araluans must work together with the Skandians to defeat the invaders - if the Oberjarl will accept their help.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30427 in Books
• Published on: 2008-06-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

From the Back Cover
Halt shrugged. 'It's War. The trick is to know what risks to take.'
'And how do you know that?' Borsa asked him.
Halt smiled wolfishly. 'You wait till it's over and see who's won. Then you know those were the right risks to take.'

'I was hooked from the first few pages' Dylan McCarthy, Age14
'Brilliant . . . I couldn't put it down!' Thomas Edwards, Age 8.

About the Author
John Flanagan began his working life in advertising before moving to freelance writing and script editing. He has written TV jingles and comedy-drama for television, and is one of Australia's more prolific TV writers. John wrote the first book in the Ranger's Apprentice series to encourage his twelve-year-old son to enjoy reading. Michael was a small boy, and all his friends were bigger and stronger that he was. John wanted to show him that reading was fun, and heroes weren't necessarily big and muscular. Now in his mid-twenties, Michael is six feet tall, broad-shouldered and powerful - but he still loves the Ranger's Apprentice. John lives in the beachside Sydney suburb of Manly.

Customer Reviews

the oakleaf bearers
WARNING this is sme story as Battle for Skandia do not be conned into buying twice. Otherwise a good read for younger readers.

Same as "Battle for Skandia" but a superb book
The other reviewers are right in saying that this is the same as "The Battle for Skandia". If you look at Flanagan's own web site you will see that the books are printed with different covers and different titles in different countries. I made exactly the same mistake and bought both books which did make me very cross. HOWEVER, if you have read neither and enjoyed the other Rangers books this is just as good. It is, in my humble opinion, a superb series. The characters are beautifully drawn out for a childrens' book, Halt in particular, and the humour, language and descriptive passages mark it out as unusually well written. What impresses me most about all of them is that Flanagan uses real words. He does not dumb down his use of language at all for his younger audience which broadens the language skills as well as being an excellent read. There's more than a few touches of Lord of the Rings and other such books but that's because it's of that genre. If your children enjoy well crafted fantasy with morals, humour, battles and good characters then do read this.

Feel a bit conned
Same book as Battle for Skandia (which I already own) but with different title. Very poor Amazon.