The Ruins of Gorlan

by John Flannagan

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Saxe knife, bow and arrow, throwing knife

Book 1 of the Ranger's Apprentice Series.

Rating
***** 

This book is about a boy called Will who makes a firm friendship with someone who used to bully him.  He is trained by a ranger called Halt.  Most people think rangers are dark magicians and can make themselves invisible but they just are very skilled at hiding in a camouflaged cloak.

Will learns to use the knives shown above with great skill. They are called saxe and throwing knives but his main skill is in the recurve bow which, as its name suggests, is the bow.  

The main challenge in the book is that Will has to kill two of the most fearsome creatures ever known to human kind.  These are known as the Kalkara.  They are controlled by an evil war lord called Morgarath.  

The book is set in a medieval era in a country very like Britain.  There is a map at the start which shows you where things are.  It helps you get to know your way around the setting in the book.  

I liked this book because it was full of dynamic action and has just the right amount of humour.  

Read more about this book on the author's website here. 

Hope you enjoy reading this book.
Lookout for the next post!

The Reada