Rangers Apprentice: The Siege of Macindaw (1 to about 60)

First of all, I would like to apologize for the page numbers. This is my first book read on my Kindel, and instead of pages, it does locations. Their are 3737 locations in this book, and their are 320 pages. so their are about 13 locations per page. I am 757 locations in, so I am about 60 page in.

Wow, I love this series. I have been reading the ranger's apprentice series since the first book came out in 2006. John Flanagan originally wrote books 5-8 of this series, like in star wars, but those only had a limited release in Australia. When he released his first book in the United States, he wrote book one, so we got the books in order. He has now released his 6th book from his original series in the United States, and it is just as amazing as all the other books he has written. The Rangers apprentice series is about a boy called Will, and he was taken up to be a Ranger, which like a mix between a spy and a knight, who works for their king. The rangers are also masters at combat, archery and magic. In this book, Will is trying to take down a city which has been taken over by thiefs. This passage, which I have taken from the book, will show you just how cool a ranger is.

There was a strange figure, wrapped in an odd black-and-white-mottled cloak, sitting on a log a few meters behind him. As Gundar said the word devil, his hand hesitated, sword half drawn, and he peered more closely at the apparition. This was an ancient forest, dark and forbidding. Maybe this was a spirit or a wraith that protected the area. The patterns on the cloak seemed to shimmer and change form as he watched and he blinked his eyes to stabilize them.[...] There was something about the cloaked, hooded figure that worried them too. ( Loc. 95)

This is a good intro to rangers for people who have never heard of them. The Ranger's cloak is designed to be perfect camouflage, and if they tried to stay still, he would be completely invisible.Will is just sitting down, and these people are stricken with fear by him, and he is just 17 years old. These group of muscular raiders are afraid of a boy, and they even fear he may be a ghost. This is a great book series, and if you haven't read them, and you are into medieval/ fantasy books, I suggest you should pick up this book, or download it on your kindle. :)

Flanagan, John. Ranger's Apprentice: The Siege of Macindaw: Book 6. New York: Philomel, 2008.