- fiction, fantasy, Children's fiction, Fantasy fiction
The renegade outlaw group known as the Outsiders has journeyed from kingdom to kingdom, conning the innocent out of their few valuables. Will and Halt, his mentor, are ambushed by the cult's deadly assassins when Halt is pierced by a poisoned arrow. Now Will must travel day and night in search of the one person with the power to cure Halt: Malkallam the Sorcerer.
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Classical in form, earnest, grave and resolved.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- resolvedopen-ended
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- John Flanagan
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 416
- Publisher
- Yearling Books, Puffin Books, Penguin Audio
- Editions
- 8
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780440869832
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John Anthony Flanagan was an Australian fantasy author best known for his medieval fantasy series, the *Ranger's Apprentice*, and its sister series, the *Brotherband Chronicles* as well as it's sequle *The Royal Ranger*. Some of his other works include his *Storm Peak* duology, as well as the adult novel *The Grey Raider*.
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