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King Philippe of Gallica appeals to King Duncan for help. His son is being held hostage by a baron who is making demands. The Gallican King wants Duncan to send a Ranger to rescue the boy. Will and Maddie would be an ideal choice for the mission. They can pretend to be father and... daughter to dispel suspicions, with Will posing as a jongleur and Maddie as a knife thrower. They'll travel to Chateau des Falaises and see if the rebel baron will demand they perform for him. If he doesn't, they'll break in some other way. But travelling through Gallica proves to have its own risks - armed bandits, treacherous royals, and even a mysterious follower. Will they ever find the prince? And if they do, how will they rescue him?
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Will is small for his age, but agile and energetic. All his life he has longed to be a warrior, to follow in the footsteps of the father he never knew. Instead, he's assigned to the mysterious Ranger Corps, the Kingdom's secret service. Here, he learns fieldcraft and archery on h...is way to becoming a fully-fledged ranger. Ages 12+.
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Hal and the brotherband are back home in Hallasholm when a knock on the door brings an unexpected visitor- Stig's long-absent father, Olaf. The Empress of Byzantos's son has been kidnapped by pirates, and palace guard commander Olaf has been held responsible. The only way to rede...em himself is to rescue the boy. Olaf needs a ship and a crew, and he has nowhere else to turn. The pirates' fortress is on an island, where a collapsed volcano has left a caldera of towering cliffs surrounding a deep lagoon. There is only one way up or down - and the pirates have the key. How can the Herons possibly rescue the Empress's son from such an inhospitable place? Culminating in a battle for survival on the seas, The Caldera sees the Herons take on one of their most difficult missions yet!
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Halt, Horace and Will are on the trail of Tennyson and his followers. Will has defeated one of Tennyson's Genovesan assassins in Clonmel - but there are two left alive. Are the extraordinary archery skills of Will and Halt enough to save them during a duel with the Genovesans? Or... is Will's mentor facing his last battle?
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Horace is missing. Months have passed since he was sent on a military mission to the court of the Emperor of Nihon-Ja but he has failed to return. Evanlyn is worried, and in company with Will and Alyss, she sets out to discover what has become of their old friend. They find that ...Horace has become embroiled in Nihon-Ja politics.
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The Herons are home in Skandia - but the usually peaceful country is in danger. The Temujai have never given up on their ambition to claim Skandia for their own. The ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes waited a number of years after the Skandians thwarted them last time wi...th the help of the legendary Rangers of Araluen - a tale told in Ranger's Apprentice Book 4 - but now they're on the move. The Skandians are concentrating their defences on the one pass through the mountains, and they're ready for battle - but what if the Temujai can find another way down to the coast? Erak sends Hal and his crew to investigate. And stop the Temujai - whatever it takes.
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Everyone knows the legends of Araluen, from Ranger's apprentice Will's narrow escape in Skandia to the time Horace became friends with the Emperor of Nihon-Ja, from the story of how Princess Cassandra became known as Evanlyn to the story of Alyss's imprisonment in the Castle of M...acindaw. But what about the lost stories - the ones that have been rumoured throughout the centuries, but no one has been able to prove? Finally, in the archeological remains of a small house in a forest, the answers have been found ...What did Gilan do while Halt and Horace set off for Skandia to rescue Will? Has Halt told Will the true story of what happened when Will's parents died? What happens to Ranger horses when they grow too old to keep up with their duties? Did Horace and Cassandra ever get married? Ranger's Apprentice fans will love this collection of stories, covering the entire span of the series, from Will's birth to events after book 10 that will lead into the next book in the series. Many of the stories answer questions that fans have asked over the years, and feature fans' favourite characters.
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Just as Spring approaches, Will and Evanlyn can finally escape Skandia, when Evanlyn is carried off by a mysterious horsemen. Will sets off after them, but one boy against six fierce officers is impossible odds. Ages 12+.
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When the worlds of Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband cross over, action and adventure are guaranteed! What task will King Duncan ask of the Herons? Find out in the next thrilling Brotherband adventure.
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