Brotherband 1: The Outcasts

by John Flanagan
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John Flanagan, author of the international phenomenon Ranger's Apprentice, creates a world of seafaring adventures, treacherous pirates and epic battles in Brotherband.

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In Skandia, there is only one way to become a warrior. Boys are chosen for teams called brotherbands and must endure three months of gruelling training in seamanship, weapons and battle tactics. It's brotherband against brotherband, fighting it out in a series of challenges. There can be only one winner.

When Hal Mikkelson finds himself the unwilling leader of a brotherband made up of outcasts, he must step up to the challenge. The Heron brotherband might not have the strength and numbers of the other two teams, but with inventiveness, ingenuity and courage on their side, they might just surprise everyone.

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Editorial Reviews

"Having sold millions of his Ranger's Apprentice books all over the world, John Flanagan now has a new series on offer and it is just as swashbuckling and adventurous as his last. Brotherband is set in Skandia - a cold, Viking-inspired country that many of his Rangers' fans know well, but this time with new characters who are just as intriguing." - Deborah Abela, ABC Radio Canberra Drive Show with Louise Maher

"This is an addictive and satisfying read for 10 to 16 year olds." - Weekend Australian

"A rattling good story . . . Brotherband will engage and delight readers as much as the Ranger's Apprentice series does . . . John Flanagan has cleverly reinvigorated his world with this satisfying novel and its engaging central character." - Jo Goodman, Magpies

"Flip open this book and set sail on an adventure with Hal, Stig and friends . . . It's action to the max!" - Mania

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  1. rob mali5 stars

    23 October 2011 at 3:21am

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    please, never stop writing those books of the rangers's apprentice i'm from holland and i love those books. sorry for my english

  2. someonebeautiful0 stars

    2 November 2011 at 5:02am

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    i really love the books of the ranger's apprentice. i'm still waiting for the 11 book to come out in holland, but I can't wait until it's so far. the brotherband looks like a book that is just as great as ranger's apprentice.

  3. Rusty0 stars

    15 November 2011 at 10:21pm

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    I love Ranger's Apprentice. I woke up early today to read the 11th. I am loving it so far. I hope Will can make an appeanace in the Brotherband. Please Mr Flanagan? :-)

  4. Kat!0 stars

    18 December 2011 at 12:37am

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    Amasing Book. I'm 18 and love Ranger's Apprentice and I couldn't put this book down either. Can't wait to read what comes next. @Rusty&Rob Mali, it would be awsome for Will to make an apperace, but he couldn't really get to involved because it would muck up the order of events in the RA series. It would be good for him to do something with Erak though, like a side plot. Please Mr Flanagan :D

  5. Logan Leatherow0 stars

    23 March 2012 at 1:41pm

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    im in 11th grade and finished the rangers apprentice books last year, i loved them! I wish that they had never ended. I just finished the first Brotherband book and loved. I couldnt put it down until i finished it in a day. If anyone knows when the next comes out id like to hear. The last i heard it was May 1. Well thanks from the United States, Utah

  6. someonebeautiful0 stars

    Tuesday at 4:53am

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    I Loved this book!! i have already ordered the next one. I am someone from the netherlands and i couldn't wait so i bought this one :P I hope everyone that loved the Ranger's Apprentice will also love these books :) ps. sorry for my poor English :P

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