Duel at Araluen
Ratings6
Average rating3.7
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Ratings6
Average rating3.7
International bestselling author John Flanagan returns to world of Ranger's Apprentice in this new installment of the Royal Ranger series starring Maddie, Will Treaty's fearless young apprentice. King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan. Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are holed up in an old hill fort, surrounded by the enemy. And Ranger's apprentice Maddie is the only one who can save them all. With the help of Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron brotherband, Maddie will have to break her father and his men out of the hill fort, but will they reach Castle Araluen in time? International bestselling author of the Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband series, John Flanagan returns in the captivating next installment of the Royal Ranger series: The Royal Ranger: Duel at Araluen. Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, Brian Jacques's Redwall, and George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones
Series
7 primary booksRanger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger is a 7-book series with 7 primary works first released in 2013 with contributions by John Flanagan and Wybrand Scheffer.
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3.5* stars
ok actually i skimmed like 20% of this book, because for the life of me I can NOT focus on battles.
And this book is one big battle. Just contant pages and pages of fighting and swords and blablablabla.
anyway maddie is an icon and so are Gilan and Horace.
Cassandra honestly got herself lowered in the ranks since I started reading Royal Ranger cause she is made to be an overworried mother when she herself was/is quite an adventurer
Another standard Flanagan romp around the world of Araluen. As usual, the Rangers are smart, the Skanadians are fierce, and much coffee is drunk.
While this book serves as a nice crossover between the worlds of the Rangers and the Brotherband, at its heart is a long siege. As with most sieges, it's slow. This book is a little more plodding than most of his stuff, but the Mary Sues win in the end and you feel good about them doing so.
