The Sorcerer in the North
On his first top-secret mission, can the Ranger Will save a new ally from a terrible curse?
Five years have passed since the Skandians and the Araluans made their treaty, and Will has finally become a Ranger, with his own fief to look after. He soon learns that even sleepy little islands have problems to keep him on his toes. Then he and his old friend Alyss are thrown into a terrifying new adventure, investigating the truth behind rumours of sorcery in a remote northern fief. As he stands in Grimsdell Forest, with the horrific, ghostly Night Warrior looming over him, Will must ask himself one question: is there a rational explanation...or does sorcery really exist?
Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book 2007
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.