Rating: Needs Parent Supervision

Reading Level: Middle School

  • Alcoholism & pessimistic about sobriety. People warn a boy that even though his friend has been sober for 6 years, a drunk always go back to the bottle.
  • Losing a parent in war.
  • Norse-ish gods (Gorlog’s beard, Loki-ish, a goddess of the dead.)
  • Peril. Sword fights, ax fights, murders, fist fights.
  • Romance. A girl wraps her arms around a boy’s neck and kisses him.
  • Bullying. Kids get in fistfights, threaten and jab at each other’s status (one kid’s dad was a gambler and a thief, his mom washes clothes for a living, kids make fun of a mixed-race kid….)

Consider reading The Ranger’s Apprentice first. In the Ranger’s Apprentice series, pay attention to concerns in Book 3 and Book 8.

See also my reviews of other books by John Flanagan:

Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 1): The Ruins of Gorlanhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2025/12/15/rangers-apprentice-book-1-the-ruins-of-gorlan-by-john-flanagan/Recommended with Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 2): The Burning Bridgehttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2025/12/19/rangers-apprentice-book-2-the-burning-bridge-by-john-flanagan/Recommended with Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 3): The Icebound Landhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/01/09/rangers-apprentice-book-3-the-icebound-land-by-john-flanagan/Needs Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 4): The Battle for Scandiahttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/01/08/rangers-apprentice-book-4-the-battle-for-skandia-by-john-flanagan/Recommended with Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 5): The Sorcerer of the Northhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/01/14/rangers-apprentice-book-5-the-sorcerer-of-the-north-by-john-flanagan/Needs Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 6): The Seige of Macindawhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/01/28/rangers-apprentice-book-6-the-seige-of-macindaw-by-john-flanagan/Needs Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 7): Erak’s Ransomhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/01/23/rangers-apprentice-book-7-eraks-ransom-by-john-flanagan/Needs Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 8): The Kings of Clomnelhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/01/23/rangers-apprentice-book-8-the-kings-of-clomnel-by-john-flanagan/Needs Serious Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 9): Halt’s Perilhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/02/06/rangers-apprentice-book-9-halts-peril-by-john-flanagan/Needs Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 10): The Emperor of Nihon-Jahttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/02/20/rangers-apprentice-book-10-the-emperor-of-nihon-ja-by-john-flanagan/Needs Parent Supervision
Ranger’s Apprentice (Book 11): The Lost Storieshttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/03/06/rangers-apprentice-book-11-the-lost-stories-by-john-flanagan/My bookshelf
The Brotherband Chronicles (Book 1): The Outsidershttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/03/16/brotherband-chronicles-book-1-the-outcasts-by-john-flanagan-author-of-rangers-apprentice/Needs Parent Supervision
The Brotherband Chronicles (Book 2): The Invadershttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/03/23/brotherband-chronicles-book-2-the-invaders-by-john-flanagan-author-of-rangers-apprentice/Needs Parent Supervision
The Brotherband Chronicles (Book 3): The Huntershttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/03/30/brotherband-chronicles-book-3-the-hunters-by-john-flanagan-author-of-rangers-apprentice/Needs Parent Supervision
The Brotherband Chronicles (Book 4): The Slaves of Socorrohttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/04/06/brotherband-chronicles-book-4-the-slaves-of-socorro-by-john-flanagan-author-of-rangers-apprentice/Needs Parent Supervision
The Brotherband Chronicles (Book 5): Scorpion Mountainhttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/05/22/brotherband-chronicles-book-5-scorpion-mountain-by-john-flanagan-author-of-rangers-apprentice/Needs Parent Supervision
The Brotherband Chronicles (Book 6): Ghost Faceshttps://jesuslovesbookworms.com/2026/06/26/brotherband-chronicles-book-6-ghost-faces-by-john-flanagan-author-of-rangers-apprentice/Needs Parent Supervision

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