Rating: Needs Parent Supervision

Reading Level: Middle School

More of that which appears in other books in the series, as well as some addiitonal pagan worship and some romance.

  • Peril. Sword fights, knife fights, raiders, women and children taken as slaves.
  • Pagan gods. The moon is a god in a culture they visit. They also make the usual references to their Nordic gods (e.g. “Gorlog’s beard!”). Also a raiding tribe is called “ghost faces” because of their war paint.
  • Pagan beliefs about death. A woman is buried and referred to by a new name because the culture believes using her old name can make her spirit wander in a sort of pergatory. A man is buried at sea with his weapon in hand because they believe he must die with a weapon in hand to go to heaven.
  • Disrespect to elders. The heroine often says, “Shut up, Old Man!”. To be fair, he teases her and sort of asks for it.
  • Romance. A member of the Brotherband falls in love and plans to leave his kin to join her culture. The romance is G-rated as far as I can tell. They do say “I love you.”

Definitely first read The Brotherband Book 1 (The Outsiders), The Brotherband Book 2 (The Invaders), Book 3 (The Hunters), and Book 4, The Slaves of Soccoro, and Book 5, Scorpion Mountain.

Consider also reading The Ranger’s Apprentice first. Here are links to my reviews of Book 1, Book 2, Book 3, Book 4, Book 5, Book 6, Book 7, Book 8, Book 9, Book 10, and Book 11 in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. Pay attention to concerns in Book 3 and Book 8.

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