The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning (Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger)

I was extremely excited to discover John Flanagan had continued the Rangers Apprentice story! I had just finished reading the series for the second time and loved every minute of it but was sad to see it coming to and end once again. Then... I saw that he had written The Royal Ranger book one! I felt like I won the lottery! Well it didn't disappoint! Please keep them coming Mr. Flanagan!

I've been an avid fan of Ranger's Apprentice forever. I've read the first 10 books multiple times, probably three, I think, but this was the first time I ever read both the Lost Stories and The Royal Ranger. The whole series is timeless. I love it. I can connect with the characters, and I can picture what's happening clearly in my mind. If you've gotten attached to the world of the Rangers, this book will move you. The way things have changed over the years that we didn't hear about it the other books . . . it's incredible. The connections John Flanagan manages to create between his readers and his characters are incredible. I love the writing style. I love the plot. I love the characters and the character development. Surges of hatred, pains of sorrow, and bursts of uncontrollable laughter kept me turning the pages until the very end. This is an incredible addition to the series, that, if I got my way, would never stop coming. Bravo, John. This is truly a work of art.

At first when I read a rather large number of negative reviews I was kind of on the fence about reading this book, so I set it aside for a couple weeks and read Flanagans other series, The BrotherBand Chronicals (Which I loved) After finishing the last book of the series, so far, I decided to come back and finish up the story of Will. I have to say though, it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be. Although it lacked the action of suppose, book ten, it introduced the lively New character Maddie, completed the full arch of the series, and gave us a bit of action the last good 30% of the book (along with a little pay back) The only things I would have changed are A. Will should have been able to pick off the gang at the end easily. Look at the battle against the Senshi for example. He deserved some real competition. And B. Personally I'm the traditional type, and would have liked it if Maddie threw away her sling. I'm also glad we get to see Tug #1 again, I now feel almost content with book 11. Just wish the world of Rangers, and battle Axe wielding Giants never modernized. :( like I said, I'm traditional.

Alright here goes, this is my first amazon review but I felt that it was important to communicate my experience with this book. I've read all the rangers apprentice and brotherband books and loved every one of them. This is maybe one of the weaker books in the series and that isn't to say that its a bad book, flannagan delivers again and he delivers well. What is missing from this book is the grand adventure that is present in the others, there was always a serious threat to Araluen as a whole and that I feel is something that is missing from this book. I don't want to spoil anything but the centre piece of this book revolves around Will taking on a new apprentice Maddie and training her up, there is little to no "action" in the first part of this and instead focuses on charecter development, some May like this others may not, I for one welcomed the addition of a new charecter even if the choice was slightly too predictable. I felt that the strengths of this book lie with the rest of hi books- loveable charecters and good plot development and here it excels, the story for the most part I felt was strong. My 2 qualms with this book are what lead me to give this book a four star rating, one of those is the the enemies in this book, it doesn't live up to the grand adventure standard that has been so consistent ithroughout the series. I wouldn't mind so much if it were a simple matter for Will and Maddie to overcome them but it is not, I'm treading close to spoiler territory and I'll do my utmost not to spoil anything. ////THIS NEXT PARAGRAPH WILL CONTAIN PARTIAL SPOLIERS DO NOT READ IF YOU WANT A PURE READING EXPERIACNE, DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY FINISHED THE BOOK Right now hopefully those reading now have read the book and so understand what I'm talking about, there is the moment when Will is captured while attempting to give Maddie time to escape. This is where my biggest qualm lies. I didn't understand why he didn't simply keep tug? All the men were on foot and it seemed to me that with the legendary accuracy he would be able to prevail? Again not my rodeo but I was a little taken aback at the ease that 11 men we're able to capture "the best ranger the corps has ever seen". The fact that these 11 men were not hardened warriors, not temujai, not expert swordswan from Nihon-Ja, not even on horseback, but common thieves, added insult to injury for me anyway, some may disagree with me here but that for me was raay let down. The other part that I wish was explored more was Alyss's death and it's impact on will, yes there we here the story and the depressed nature but I couldn't help but feel more time could have been spent on their relationship to build up her death a little, for me it was sad but not quite that tragic climax that it could have been. Again subjective but these two facts dropped huge book from a 5 to a 4 in my eyes at least. ////END OF THE SPOILERS now with all that out of the way a short summation is in order. For those who did read the spoiler section you may have got e impression that I disliked the book. This is far from the truth, I loved the book and finished over the course of 2 nights. What I did feel was that it could have been improved and at times it was a little down from the epic scale that they usually are. I still highly recommend this book to all that have enjoyed the series though I doubt I need to. I'll compare to it the first book, it adds a new charecter and spends time developing that charecter for further books and I can't wait to see where it takes us. Feel free to comment if you have questions or you feel my review missed some things or just sucked in general :) Thanks for reading Finn

So I've read the whole series, all 12 books. I don't think they can be reviewed separately really, as they are all part of a really big story. And it is very well told, coherent from book to book, an develops from book one to book 12 in a warm, adventurous way, a really very good read. Good enough I think I will revise this series in a year or so, when the familiarity get a little distant and I can reread the series taking time for the details. Behind the good story (stories really) there are some interesting themes developed, what it means to really grow up, what true friendship and love is, what real courage and heroism is, and, naturally, what is opposite of this in the "bad guys". If you start with book one, realize that you are in for a few months of reading, you'll not be able to stop with book one, it just whets the appetite for the rest . .

Good story & with twist & turns. Surprise & suspense is through out. Book is written with heart & exciting story.

It's been 18 months since the death of his beloved Alyss. Will Treaty's world has become nothing but heart ache and shadows...and the need for revenge...revenge against the man who "killed" his wife. But, while his friends all worry about him and feel him drifting away, THEIR worlds need to go on. For Horace and Cassandra that means dealing with an out of control teen aged princess of a daughter. At their wit's end, they have no clue how to solve the problem that is Madelyn - Maddie to her friends and family. But the solution to THAT problem, as well as that of their life long friend Will, might actually be one and the same. But...that solution will not work for a "princess". What's needed is a NEW Ranger's Apprentice. For 11 books...and 8 years, John Flanagan has been writing stories about the world of Will Treaty and friends in the Ranger's Apprentice series. Now, taking a 16-year leap through time, Flanagan brings the story full circle as the apprentice now becomes the master and all that requires. Here are so many of those wonderful and humorous creations that Flanagan gave us as we watched Will and his master Halt find each other and develop into the characters that we loved so well. While this book is titled as book 12...and at the time many of the readers were distressed and upset that this was touted to be the LAST book in the series...as it turns out, it was actually the first in a completely new journey called the ROYAL RANGER. With 3 books out...and a 4th already scheduled for publication...as well as the spin off Brotherband series, there are a 25+ exciting novels that readers can lose them selves in...and hopefully...25 more to come!!!

I had my doubts when I purchased this book, but Mr. Flanagan delivered with a new generation of Rangers Apprentice. Not once did I feel like I've read this before. I look forward to following Maddie on her journey to the silver oak leaf as much as I did with Will.

Was a great novel all the way around, I cannot complain! Halt still makes me laugh even though he is not the primary subject of the book anymore and Will is absolutely amazing as an older man. Just like his mentor. Love them sooo much! Maddie is a different twist on the story, being a girl and royal. Like the fact that she is so proud of herself and then gets in trouble all the time with Will. Another real gem written by John Flanagan. Would recommend.

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I recommend it as a must read for all RA fans. It feels like you are back in Book 1. I enjoyed reading this book. I was so engrossed in reading this book that I let my Kindle fall from my hands more than once. Deserves the 5 stars it gets. I would give it more stars if I had the option.

Ranger's Apprentice was the series that got us hooked on Flanagan. We are looking forward to the movie! My son and I have read this series at least three times.

Forget the moaning Minnie's and negative Nora's who didn't think this book was very good or up to standard . (Seems like there always has to be someone who comes out with a negative without really explaining why .) This is an excellent book and to prove it I read it in a day - and it's a long time since I did that . The characters are well rounded and have developed from the first book . If you have read the series you can see all the characters develope . I won't give anything away but you can feel Will's loss and pain . The solution was well thought out and fitted in perfectly . As I've said to friends just because a book is aimed at teens/young adults doesn't mean you can't read it . I'm 61 and this series has been excellent , a real roller coaster . Loved the horses - Tug in particular . I cannot recommend this book higher . Read the series and then go onto The Brotherband series which are even better .