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The Tournament at Gorlan

Ranger's Apprentice: Early Years, Book 1

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The Tournament at Gorlan

By: John Flanagan
Narrated by: John Keating
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When Halt and Crowley discover that the ambitious Morgarath has been infiltrating the Rangers in order to corrupt the Corps, the young Rangers travel north to find Prince Duncan, seeking a royal warrant to stop Morgarath before it is too late. By weakening the Rangers, the most powerful force in support of the King, Morgarath plans to steal the throne.

Yet when Halt and Crowley arrive in Gorlan, they discover just how close Morgarath's scheme is to success. Morgarath has a plan to discredit the prince and alienate him from his father. At the same time, the Baron of Gorlan has been conspiring to win the trust and admiration of the Council of Barons to further his plan. If the young Rangers are to prevent the coup from succeeding, they will have to tread a dangerous path, which leads them to a thrilling climax at the annual tournament at Gorlan, where a series of bitter duels must be fought and won.

This origin story brings listeners to a time before Will was an apprentice and lays the groundwork for the epic battles that will culminate with The Ruins of Gorlan and The Burning Bridge - books 1 and 2 of the Ranger's Apprentice series.

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Critic reviews

"Action and intrigue, great characters, and a properly scary villain make this book an absolute necessity for any library. With appeal for both boys and girls, libraries can anticipate a waiting list for this title and great anticipation for the sequel." (School Library Connection, starred review)

"Flanagan’s familiar mix of action, humor, and cliff-hanger endings will have fans and newbies hooked." (School Library Journal)

Engaging Character Development • Captivating Storyline • Rich Descriptions • Clean Content • Talented Voice Actor
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great book finished and in 2 days. Love that ever love to purchase the book from my collection

great

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this guy works hard to relay a great tale from my favorite author after all these years

it works for me he changes his voice plenty

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I think it is an awesome book and that everyone should read it . It was the best book I have

Best book ever

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I found the book to be very interesting and enjoyable. I highly recommend it to anyone interested.

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I was captivatied each moment of the story. I could not stop listening to it. the story had amazing character development, along with the amazing voice actor, which really help the story be brought to life.

Every spare minute I had, I had to listen.

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It was so good to return to this world with this book! Good to have Halt back!

Excellent return!

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loved it so much I played it twice and will keep playing it Jhon Flanagan never fails with his books

just wow is all I can say

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truly an amazing experience, my first audio book and an excellent story with a very good series ahead of it

Absolutely excellent story and prologue to the amazing series.

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There is no boring part of the story. It is cool how it leads right into the first rangers apprentice book. Also it shows how good of a ranger Crowley really is.

Great prequel

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I love the ranger’s apprentice series and listening to the early is just amazing. It is a really good series

Just Amazing!!!

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