The Battle for Skandia (2008) is the fourth fantasy novel in the Ranger's Apprentice series, following&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/The-Icebound-Land/dp/0399244565/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">The Icebound Land</a>.  In the previous volume, Will and Evanlyn escape from Ragnak's hall and flee into the mountains.  They stay in a small cabin awaiting winter's end.  Halt and Horace leave Montsombre and head toward the reopened passes to Skandia.