John Flanagan (author)
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John Flanagan is an Australian fantasy
author
. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband
. Her best known work is the Ranger's Apprentice
novel series
, which is about a boy named Will who is taken as an apprentice Ranger to the grim and mysterious Halt. They meet up with many new people, friends and foes, along their path. Together they set out on mysterious, mind boggling adventures of a lifetime.
, as short stories for his son Michael, who at the time was a small child of twelve. Flanagan wanted to encourage his son to read, as well as show him that heroes, like the main character Will, don't have to be big and strong. In the early 2000s, he decided to make the stories into the first novel The Ruins of Gorlan
. There are currently eleven books published, and all of them have been released in the United States of America.
In 2008, she won the Australian Publishers Association's Book of the Year for Older Children and the International Success Award for Erak's Ransom
.
Flanagan's next novel is The Outcasts
of the Brotherband series, set in Skandia of the anger's Apprentice] world.
Fantasy
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author
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. She lives in Sydney, Australia with her husband
Husband
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. Her best known work is the Ranger's Apprentice
Ranger's Apprentice
Ranger's Apprentice is a series of fantasy novels written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first novel in the series, titled The Ruins of Gorlan, was released in Australia on 1 November 2004 and in the United States on 16 June 2005. As of 2011 all eleven books have been released in Australia...
novel series
Book series
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, which is about a boy named Will who is taken as an apprentice Ranger to the grim and mysterious Halt. They meet up with many new people, friends and foes, along their path. Together they set out on mysterious, mind boggling adventures of a lifetime.
Biography
Prior to becoming a novelist, John Flanagan did advertising and television commercials. She co-created the television series Hey Dad! She started working on what would become Ranger's Apprentice in the 1990s1990s
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, as short stories for his son Michael, who at the time was a small child of twelve. Flanagan wanted to encourage his son to read, as well as show him that heroes, like the main character Will, don't have to be big and strong. In the early 2000s, he decided to make the stories into the first novel The Ruins of Gorlan
The Ruins of Gorlan
The Ruins of Gorlan is the first novel in the Ranger's Apprentice series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It was first published in Australia on 1 November 2004, and in the United States on 16 June 2005. Flanagan first conceived the world of the novel in a series of short stories he...
. There are currently eleven books published, and all of them have been released in the United States of America.
In 2008, she won the Australian Publishers Association's Book of the Year for Older Children and the International Success Award for Erak's Ransom
Erak's Ransom
Erak's Ransom is the seventh novel in the continuing Ranger's Apprentice series by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released in Australia on 1 November 2007 and in the United States on 5 January 2010....
.
Flanagan's next novel is The Outcasts
The Outcasts (novel)
The Outcasts is the first in a series of novels called Brotherband by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released in Australia and the United States on 1 November 2011 and in New Zealand on 4 November 2011.- Synopsis :...
of the Brotherband series, set in Skandia of the anger's Apprentice] world.
Ranger's Apprentice series
- The Ruins of GorlanThe Ruins of GorlanThe Ruins of Gorlan is the first novel in the Ranger's Apprentice series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It was first published in Australia on 1 November 2004, and in the United States on 16 June 2005. Flanagan first conceived the world of the novel in a series of short stories he...
(2004) - The Burning BridgeThe Burning BridgeThe Burning Bridge is the second book of the Ranger's Apprentice series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It was released in Australia on 5 May 2005.-Plot summary:...
(2005) - The Icebound LandThe Icebound LandThe Icebound Land is the third book in the Ranger's Apprentice book series written by Australian author John Flanagan.-Plot summary:This book continues from The Burning Bridge, where Will and Evanlyn are taken hostage to Skandia as captives of the Skandian Jarl, Erak.Halt has sworn that he will...
(2005) - Oakleaf BearersOakleaf BearersOakleaf Bearers is the fourth novel in the Ranger's Apprentice book series written by Australian author John Flanagan. It is published as The Battle for Skandia in the United States....
(2006) (The Battle for Skandia in the U.S.) - The Sorcerer in the North (2006) (The Sorcerer of the North in the U.S.)
- The Siege of MacindawThe Siege of MacindawThe Siege of Macindaw is the sixth book in the continuing Ranger's Apprentice series by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was first published on 1 May 2007 in Australia and on 4 August 2009 in the United States.- Plot summary :...
(2007) - Erak's RansomErak's RansomErak's Ransom is the seventh novel in the continuing Ranger's Apprentice series by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released in Australia on 1 November 2007 and in the United States on 5 January 2010....
(2007) - The Kings of ClonmelThe Kings of ClonmelThe Kings of Clonmel is the eighth novel in the Ranger's Apprentice series by Australian author John Flanagan. It was released in Australia on 4 November 2008.-Plot summary:...
(2008) - Halt's PerilHalt's Peril-Introduction:This is the 9th book of the Rangers Apprentice series. This book is preceded by The Ruins of Gorlan, The Burning Bridge, The Icebound Land, The Battle for Skandia, The Sorcerer of the North, The Siege of Macindaw, Eraks Ransom, and The Kings of Clonmel, and Followed by The Emporer of...
(2009) - The Emperor of Nihon-JaThe Emperor of Nihon-JaThe Emperor of Nihon-Ja is the tenth installment in the Ranger's Apprentice book series by Australian author John Flanagan. The book was released in Australia on 1 November 2010, in New Zealand on 5 November 2010, and in the United States on 16 April 2011. The name Nihon-Ja is based on the name of...
(2010) - The Lost Stories (2011)
External links
- Official Ranger's Apprentice website
- John Flanagan's Ranger's ApprenticeRanger's ApprenticeRanger's Apprentice is a series of fantasy novels written by Australian author John Flanagan. The first novel in the series, titled The Ruins of Gorlan, was released in Australia on 1 November 2004 and in the United States on 16 June 2005. As of 2011 all eleven books have been released in Australia...
website. - John Flanagan at House of Legends
- John Flanagan at Random House AustraliaRandom HouseRandom House, Inc. is the largest general-interest trade book publisher in the world. It has been owned since 1998 by the German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. Random House also has a movie production arm, Random House Films,...
- John Flanagan at Fantastic Fiction