A great fantasy Flashback : Rangers apprentice Book 7 Eraks Ransom

Rangers Apprentice 2009

John Flanagan

Fiction

Skandian Oberjarl Erak Starfollower becomes tired of paperwork and leaves Borsa, his attendant to take care of matters while he goes on one last raid to Arrida the desert wasteland. When everything goes wrong way wrong... Erak is captured by a crazy desert tribe the Tualaghi and will and his friends must try to free him... They risk heat water and death itself to free their friend...


     Will learns the power of self doubt and how bad it is... This self doubt leads him to make a fatal mistake and he is almost killed because of it.

     The book is very grippy and on the edge of your seat. There is a 3rd person narrator that helps understand the book. With this style it takes you into the very center of the book and makes you feel as if you are apart of the adventure.

       This book is intended for young adults. It has a good vocabulary that would be difficult for the younger reader to understand. This book Is also appealing to adults so it has a wide range of audiences.

      One reviewer from Booklist noted that  the point of view constantly shifted, it is not confusing and also stated, "Will's vivid world will entice fantasy readers who are drawn by the lure of high adventure carried out by believable, down-to-earth heroes."

       "filled with rich detail and plenty of edge-of-your-seat thrills"

    I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone. It is by far my favorite series.


-Mitch Krull A4