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What does it mean to earn the silver oakleaf? So few men have done so. For Will, a mere boy, that symbol of honor has long felt out of reach. Now, in the wake of Araluen's uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes word that the Skandian leader has been captured by a dangerous desert tribe. The Rangers are sent to free him. But the desert is like nothing these warriors have seen before. Strangers in a strange land, they are brutalized by sandstorms, beaten by the unrelenting heat, tricked by one tribe that plays by its own rules, and surprisingly befriended by another. 

The Herons take to the high seas in the action-packed eighth instalment of the Brotherband Chronicles. In a battle of Skandians vs Temujai, the brotherband are facing their most formidable enemy yet. The Heron brotherband are home in Skandia - but their usually peaceful country is in danger. The Temujai have never given up on their ambition to claim Skandia for their own. The ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes waited a number of years after the Skandians thwarted them last time - with the help of the legendary Rangers of Araluen - but now they're on the move.

After their plan to rescue the prince of Gallica has gone horribly wrong, Will Treaty and his apprentice, Maddie, are being held captive at the Chateau des Falaises in Gallica. The dangerous baron Lassigny is intent on keeping them - and the prince - no matter what. But Will and Maddie are determined to escape. If they ever want to return to their home, they’ll have to find ways to outwit the baron and get outside the locked tower. When friends from home endeavour to find their own way to help, it seems escape is closer than ever.

King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped high in the south tower of Castle Araluen. In the north, Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are besieged in an old hill fort as they wait for the Red Fox Clan's next attack. Ranger's apprentice Maddie must find the Heron brotherband and convince them to join her, so she can give her father the help he needs to break out from the hill fort and ride to confront the traitor. Will they reach Castle Araluen in time? And when the battles have been fought and the dust has settled, who will rule the Kingdom of Araluen?

For years now, the Skandians have been the guardians of the Stormwhite Sea, stopping piracy wherever they find it. But there are some who don’t like the Skandians' new role. When their enemies strike at the heart of Hallasholm, damaging every ship and stealing the pride of the fleet, there is one hope. Hal's ship, the newly rebuilt Heron, was being repaired so the attackers didn't find her. Hal and the Heron brotherband—along with the Oberjarl, Erak—set off to find Wolfwind.

Fantasy-serie, som udspilles i et middelalderligt univers. Will kommer som 15 årig i lære hos Skyggen, som arbejder i det skjulte for kongens efterretningstjeneste. For at klare opgaverne og bekæmpe de onde kræfter, som truer kongen, kræves mod, kløgt, hurtighed og snedighed. Følg Will og hans tro væbnere på deres mange farefulde eventyr. Will har altid været lidt bange for dem. Rangerne. For de virker mystiske og gådefulde i deres mørke kapper. Og så har han hørt, at de kan gøre sig usynlige, når de selv vil.

Several years have passed since the apprentice and his master, Will and Halt, first met, and Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems sleepy - boring, even - until Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, is struck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure, investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyal to Lord Syron. 

John Flanagan returns to the world of Ranger’s Apprentice to find out what happens when Will’s apprentice, Maddie - the Royal Ranger - returns home to Castle Araluen. The Kingdom may have been at peace for a number of years, but there are always those who would commit treason to take power for themselves. When Maddie learns of a plot against the crown, she must go undercover to find out more - and hopefully stop it. But going undercover isn’t easy when you’re the princess - even if you’re trained as a Ranger. 

The New York Times best-selling series continues with another nail-biting mission for Will Treaty and his fearless young apprentice. King Philippe of Gallica appeals to King Duncan for help. His son is being held hostage by a power-hungry baron, and Philippe wants Duncan to send a Ranger to rescue the boy. Will and Maddie are perfect for the task. Travelling as father and daughter to allay suspicion, they will pose as entertainers to infiltrate the Chateau des Falaises, where the prince is being held. 

After years as a Ranger's apprentice, Will is now the protector of his first fief. Not long into his service, everything that can go wrong does: Keren, a renegade knight, has taken over Castle Macindaw, a strategic gateway to the North - poisoning the royal family in the process - and is holding Will's friend Alyss captive. The situation grows direr when Will uncovers Keren's secret alliance with the Scotti, who have plans to plunder Araluen. Time is of the essence; Will must recruit a motley crew to rescue Alyss and reclaim Castle Macindaw - before the Scotti can make it their own.

What really happened at Hackham Heath that made Halt a hero to the entire Kingdom? This is the prequel Ranger's Apprentice fans have been waiting for. When the former Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid punishment for treason, an uneasy peace fell on Araluen. But the Rangers know Morgarath will be planning his next move, and there are rumours he has recruited an army of savage, inhuman creatures. Newly crowned King Duncan must prepare for war.

The Ranger's Apprentice origin story fans have been waiting for. Before they became the most famous Ranger in the land and the hard-working Ranger Commandant, Halt and Crowley were young friends determined to change the world. The scheming Baron Morgarath is drawing other power-hungry knights and barons to his banner. King Oswald is wasting away, and, if gossip can be believed, Prince Duncan is causing havoc in the north.

Mankind puts its faith in many things - gods, kings, money - anything for protection from the worlds many dangers. When a cult springs up in neighboring Clonmel, promising to quell the recent attacks by lawless marauders, people flock to offer gold in exchange for protection. But this particular group, with which Halt is all too familiar, has a less than charitable agenda. Secrets will be unveiled and battles fought to the death as Will and Horace help Halt in ridding the land of a dangerous enemy.

In Skandia, there is only one way to become a warrior. Boys are chosen for teams called brotherbands and must endure three months of gruelling training in seamanship, weapons and battle tactics. It's brotherband against brotherband, fighting it out in a series of challenges. There can be only one winner. When Hal Mikkelson finds himself the unwilling leader of a brotherband made up of outcasts, he must step up to the challenge.

Will and Maddie are sent to the neighbouring kingdom of Celtica to investigate reports of terrifying direwolves, an ancient species thought to be extinct. What they discover is even more of a threat - a sorceress who has brought direwolves and Wargals under her control and is building an army of creatures both living and supernatural. After receiving help from locals, Will and Maddie learn the name of the sorceress behind these strange and dangerous attacks – Arazan.

Voldsomt stormvejr på havet tvinger Hal og hans Hejrer i land et ukendt sted langt mod vest. De lokale er ikke til at få øje på, men Hejrerne har en fornemmelse af at blive overvåget. Stilheden brydes pludselig, da en stor bjørn angriber med kurs mod to børn. Hejrerne griber ind og redder børnene, og det får mawagansett-folket til at komme frem fra deres skjul og vise deres taknemmelighed. Men freden bliver kort. I ti år har Spøgelseskrigerne nemlig holdt sig på afstand af mawagansett-folket, men nu er de igen på krigsstien for at plyndre og ødelægge.

Spændende fortsættelse på Flanagans populære serie. I Hallasholm dyster Stig I den årlige Maktig-konkurrence for at kåre Skandias mægtigste kriger. Men om natten banker en gæst, som Stig aldrig havde forventet at se igen, på hans dør med en bøn, som Hejrerne ikke kan sidde overhørig: en episk redningsaktion. På den anden side af havet er bystaten Byzantos plaget af en gruppe pirater, som har kidnappet kejserinde Justinas søn.

Længe før de blev helte, var Crowley blot en ung Ranger uden eget len, og Halt var på flugt fra et naborige... Baron Morgarath er flygtet for at undgå sin straf for forræderi. Men Rangerne ved, at han er i gang med at planlægge sit næste træk, og Kong Duncan forbereder sig på krig. Halt påtager sig den farlige opgave at begive sig ind på fjendtligt territorium og holde øje med Morgarath.

Ottende bog i John Flanagans internationale bestsellersserie Våbenbrødre. I Skandia ånder alt fred, da Hejrerne vender hjem. Men dette ændrer sig, da det viser sig, at de nådesløse Temujai-krigere er på vej fra de østlige egne. De har altid været ude efter at erobre Skandia. Nu slår de til igen, og Hal må sammen med sit mandskab atter af sted for at stoppe dem, og de er parat til at give deres liv for Skandia.

Alle kender legenderne om Rangerne fra Araluen. Men ingen har hørt hele historien - før nu. Har Halt fortalt Will sandheden om hvordan Will blev forældreløs? Fandt Gilan Morgaraths løjtnant efter slaget om Tre-Trins-Passet? Bliver der et kongeligt bryllup - eller sker der en tragedie? Inspireret af spørgsmål og breve fra sine trofaste læsere besvarer John Flanagan alle de spørgsmål om Rangernes verden, vi brænder efter at få svar på.