Oakleaf Bearers
Can sworn enemies fight side by side to save their lives and their kingdoms?
Just as spring approaches and Will and Evanlyn can finally escape Skandia, Evanlyn is carried off by mysterious horsemen. Will sets out after them, but one boy against six fierce Temujai warriors is impossible odds - even for a Ranger's apprentice. Halt and Horace arrive just in time. But there is no time to celebrate as Halt realises these Temujai are only the scouts for a massive invasion force. The four Araluens must work together with the Skandians to defeat the invaders - if the Oberjarl will accept their help.
Note: This book is published in the U.S. with the title, The Battle for Skandia.
Finalist for the 2006 Aurealis Award - Children's Novel
About the Ranger's Apprentice Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Ruins of Gorlan(2004)
- 2.The Burning Bridge(2005)
- 3.The Icebound Land(2005)
- 4.Oakleaf Bearers(2006)
- 5.The Sorcerer in the North(2006)
- 6.The Siege of Macindaw(2007)
- 7.Erak's Ransom(2007)
- 8.The Kings of Clonmel(2008)
- 9.Halt's Peril(2009)
- 10.The Emperor of Nihon-Ja(2010)
- 11.The Lost Stories(2011)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
They move silent as shadows. They climb impossible heights. Their archery skills are unsurpassed: they are Rangers. Read the mega-bestselling series about Will and his friends from Castle Redmont.
Each Ranger is an expert archer, and highly skilled at tracking, concealment and unseen movement. Rangers ride a special breed of horse that looks nondescript, but has amazing speed and almost limitless endurance. A Ranger horse will respond only to its master, will warn of danger, and respond instinctively to the Ranger's commands. There are fifty Rangers in the Corps, one for each of the Kingdom's Fiefs. Although they work with the Barons, the Rangers answer only to the King. In time of war they work with the highest commanders of the King's army, giving tactical advice and providing intelligence on the enemy's movements. Occasionally, a young man who is judged to have the right qualities will become a Ranger.
Note: The Royal Ranger, originally book 12 in this series, is now the start of a new series featuring Maddie, Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger.