Brotherband 1: The Outcasts

by John Flanagan
Series: Brotherband
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Brotherband 1: The Outcasts, John Flanagan

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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  • Paperback
    $17.95 RRP
    ISBN: 9781741664492
    Published: 01/11/2011
    Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
    Extent: 464 pages
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    ISBN: 9781742754550
    Published: 26/10/2011
    Imprint: RHA eBooks Child
    Extent: 464 pages
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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.

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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"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

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"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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    oxapus5 stars

    25 January 2013 at 2:14am

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    This book was amazing, just as all of John Flanagan's books are. I'm 12 and when I finished the Ranger's Apprentice series, I re-read all of the books six more times. The jokes and the amazing story never get old. Brotherband is great with it's subtle humor and loveable characters. I'm not sure whether I would like Will to make an appearance, though Will and Hal seem to be around the same age (The triangle sail was first seen in RA when Will was around 20 years old (book 5 - Sorcerer in the North) and the triangle sail probably would have taken a few years to be adopted by the Skandians (4 or 5 years I think) so I believe that Will and Hal are around the same age. I think.) Anyway, Will and Hal meeting might be a little too much of a coincidence. John Flanagan, in my opinion, is the greatest author of all time, so please keep writing amazing books :)

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    someonebeautiful0 stars

    22 May 2012 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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    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

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    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

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    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? :-)

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    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.

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    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