By Christopher Paolini. This book is pretty new, it was published in 2018, 7 years after Inheritance. It is a collection of 3 short stories about the events following the last book when Eragon left the known lands of the Empire. Eragon has to deal with the next generation of dragon riders. He also needs […]
Category: Fiction
By Willard Price. Hal and Roger Hunt are off on a adventure in the Congo jungle. Their father has ordered; a giant gorilla, big chimps, pythons, gaboon viper, spitting cobra and other typical wildlife. The boys find a smuggling ring of baby gorillas, they must find who is responsible for this. But will an angry […]
Amazon adventure
By Willard price. Hal and Roger Hunt are with John Hunt (their father) on a trip to explore the unknown parts of the Amazon River. John Hunt is an animal collector that collects and sells to zoos. On the Amazon River there are many amazing creatures. Hal and Roger are learning off their father about […]
By John Flanagan. Will and Evanlyn are still in the wilds of Skandia after a long, cold winter. Will remains under the spell of wormweed and Evanlyn has been captured by the Temujai, the elite calvary men of Teutlandt. Halt and Horace find and save Will and Evanlyn, but the reunion is cut short by […]
By John Flanagan. The King of Gallica appeals to King Duncan to rescue his son. He is being held hostage by a Baron of Gallica. Will and Maddie are chosen. To rescue the boy they must travel in the middle of an unfamiliar country disguised as entertainers. With the threat of bandits, robbers and someone […]
By Tui T. Sutherland. This book is set in a dragon kingdom, where everything is ruled by dragons. All the different dragon kingdoms are at war. Clay, the Mudwing dragon, doesn’t believe he is the right dragon for the prophecy. The prophecy is a well known text that would change the way that the war […]
By John Flanagan. Will and Maddie have been taken prisoner and Baron Lassigny is trying to recruit them as spys. Maddie has challenged the Baron’s best knight to a fight! The Baron does not know that there was more than two rangers assigned to the rescue, and nether does Will and Maddie. Halt and Horace […]
By John Flanagan. King Duncan and Cassindra are trapped in the south tower, the Red Fox Clan have surrounded them. In the north, Horace and Gilan are also trapped in a fort with the Red Fox Clan also surrounding them. Maddie has to find the Heron brotherband and bring them back to break Horace and […]
By John Flanagan. The kingdom has been at peace for many years but rumours are that there is revolt. Horace and Gilan with most of the men in Castle Araleun go to check out the revolt. Maddie is on her month off being a ranger and she learns of a plot to take over Araluen. […]
By John Flanagan. Some people call this book 12 of the Rangers Apprentice series, others book 1 of the Royal Ranger. For me this is a linking book, linking the Ranger’s Apprentice with the new Royal Ranger series. Will is not the main character in this series, he now has an apprentice and she becomes […]
By John Flanagan. This is last book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. It continues on in The Royal Ranger series. This book is a collection of short stories, filling in all the gaps and answering readers questions about the characters throughout the series. Have you ever wondered what happens to Gilan when Halt and Horace […]
By John Flanagan. Horace is missing. He was sent on military mission in Nihon-ja. Cassindra is worried. Will and Alyss go on a mission to find him. Horace is getting caught up in politics. The evil Senshi Sect has rebelled against the emperor and Horace has to protect the emperor. Now he and Will must […]
By John Flanagan. Halt, Horace and Will are on the track of Tennyson and his followers. They are in danger, two of the assassins sent to kill them are still alive. Halt is injured by an assassins arrow and is in danger of his life. Will must find old friends to help Halt and they […]
By John Flanagan. Halt is investigating rumours in Hibernia. When he comes back from there he has bad news, Cults are taking control of the country. Will, Halt and Horace are going to Clonmel, the last and sixth free kingdom. If they try to help Halt will need to reveal secrets from his past life. […]
By John Flanagan. When the Skandian Oberjarl is taken hostage by Arridens on a raid, his first mate Sevangal goes to the king for help. Will and Princess Cassindra go to give the ransom money but will sandstorms and armed riders stop them from securing Erak’s ransom? STAR RATING 5 OUT OF 5. For 9+
By John Flanagan. Alyss is kidnapped at castle Macindaw. Will is with the forest people and arranging forces to siege the castle. The king is still sick with poison that Sir Kay gave him. Sir Kay has taken over the fief and arranging for the Scotti to attack Araleun. Will has to stop them. Alyss […]
By John Flanagan. Will Treaty has trained for the years and is now a fully fledged Ranger. His fief is a small, sleepy island on the coast. It’s even boring at times, until Lord Saron of Macindaw castle, in the north, falls ill with a strange illness. Will and his friend Alyss go to castle […]
By John Flanagan. Will and Evanlyn have been kidnapped. Halt and Horace are on their trail. Halt has been banished from Araluen for a year because he disrespected the king. Halt and Horace have been forced to go to a castle that is owned by a tyrant baron. Will and Evanlyn escaped Hallashom and have […]
By John Flanagan. As the kingdom of Araluen prepares of war against Morgarath, Will and Horace go with Ranger Gilan to Celta, a county in Araluen. They discover that the Celts have gone to war already. While Gilan rides back to warn the king, Will and Horace discover the true purpose of Morgarath’s actions. The […]
Inheritance, book 4.
By Christopher Paolini. Who is this green dragon on the cover? The Varden are marching on to Ura’baen and Galbertorix. Meanwhile, Eragon and Saphira take heed of what Solembum once told them. “When the time comes and you need a weapon, look under the roots of the Menoa tree. When all seems lost and your […]
Brisingr, book 3.
By Christopher Paolini. Eragon and Saphira have narrowly escaped with their lives after the colossal battle against King Galbatorix’s forces on the Burning Plains. Eragon’s loyalty to his brother is tested, he finds himself bound by promises he may not be able to keep. Eragon is the Varden’s greatest hope to rid the land of […]
Eldest, book 2.
by Christopher Paolini. The cover, like the last, is a dragon but a different dragon this time, who is this dragon? The title is well thought of and it makes more sense on completion of the book. Eragon and Saphira, after the battle in the first book Eragon, have to go to the elves to […]
Eragon, book 1.
by Christopher Paolini. The name of this book is well thought of because it is the name of the main character. The cover is because it is a book about dragons. Eragon is a poor farm boy that, when hunting in the mountains, came across a blue stone. He takes it home and soon he […]
by John Flanagan. This book series is set in medieval times in the mythical country of Araluen. Will is an orphan boy living at Redmont Fief castle. He dreams of being a knight like his dead father. When the choosing happens, Will hopes to be chosen for battleschool but is fated to be a Ranger. […]