title: The Sorcerer of the North: Book Five (Ranger's Apprentice)
author:  John Flanagan 
description: The last few years have seen the publication of many fantasies, but few have the appeal of this original story. -<i>Booklist</i>, starred review, for <i>The Ruins of Gorlan</i>
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  # Ranger's Apprentice
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan
  
  
  
  
  
  # John Flanagan
  
  
  
  
  
  _They have always scared him in the past—the Rangers with their dark cloaks
  and mysterious ways. Folks in the village claim that Rangers have the power to
  become invisible at will. A skill Will would now dearly love to have._
  
  
  
  
  
  _Will's heart had been set on Battle- school, on becoming a hero to the
  kingdom. But Will is small for his fifteen years, too small to be a warrior.
  He possesses other skills, though-a Ranger's skills. He can move silent as a
  shadow. He can climb. And he is brave._
  
  
  
  
  
  _He will need all these skills and more. For Morgarath, Lord of the Mountains
  of Rain and Night, is gathering his forces. A battle for the kingdom is
  destined to begin. A battle the likes of which Will cannot even imagine.
  Combining the intensity of a young King Arthur with the epic fantasy of The
  Lord of the Rings, Flanagan brings to America the adventure of the year._
  
  