Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
The Ruins of Gorlan
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
blurb
Karisimo
post image

I recommend this book so much at my library that I had to buy extra copies to keep it on the shelf! It's an epic story set in medieval like times. The book starts the series with 15 year old Will just learning what being a ranger is all about.

#middlegrademonday #spies

Daisey I‘ve heard good things about this book but never read it. May have to move it up the TBR. 5mo
dabbe #ditto what @Daisey said! 🤩 5mo
23 likes3 comments
blurb
JuliaTheBookNerd
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image

As I continue on my #BookshelfTour here is one of my smaller bookshelves 🥰

Shelf 6/21

#JohnFlanagan #HerbieBrennan #DianaWynneJones #EoinColfer #LexiRyan #ElizabethLim #RachelCaine

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

Elizabeth2 This picture makes me happy. 😄 3y
58 likes1 comment
review
wideeyedreader
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image
Pickpick

I loved this series when I was younger, and found that though I‘m older now, it‘s still pretty awesome! Will and Halt are the kind of characters that stick with you, and I‘m excited to try and finish the rest!

review
Xubst
The Ruins of Gorlan | John A. Flanagan
post image
Pickpick

I love me some fantasy. I've waited a very long time to start this series, though i've owned it a long time. I started and finished the first four within a week. It's not highly original. Sometimes even a bit cliche. But it's also like coming home after a long, cold day and stepping into a hot bath, for the true fantasy fan. I haven't been this excited by a teenage boy since I was a teenager myself.

blurb
Fantasy_bookworm
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan

I‘m not dead!! Yay!
Just haven‘t been posting in a while, but I‘m back.

MySharonaK 💐 4y
5 likes1 comment
review
wordslinger42
The Ruins of Gorlan | John A. Flanagan
post image
Pickpick

I LOVED this story! I've read this twice, but it's been a long time and I never finishes the series. Will definitely be remedying that soon (meaning after the wonderful madness of #bookspinbonanza is over 😅)

#bookspin Number 6

@TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress and it's always happy to rediscover a good read!!! 4y
27 likes1 comment
blurb
humouress
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image

Joining the LibraryThing Ranger‘s Apprentice group read rather late. I thought the prologue was a bit reminiscent of Terry Brooks but it‘s settled into its own now. Judging by my own kids Will may be a little young.

Now that I‘m further into the book (Chapter 13) I‘m enjoying it. I like the way the older characters have a sense of humour that no one around them appreciates because they‘re in awe of them.

1 stack add
review
nelehelen
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image
Pickpick

4/5
I knew nothing about this story let alone the series and I was so pleasantly surprised! What a fun YA fantasy novel full of knights, monsters and... rangers?! Rangers are like top secret agents/spies/ninjas and through Will, the MC who is an apprentice-in-training, you see the significant role these skilled men play. This book had everything I wanted - friendship, life lessons and of course, action!

#TeenAngst - Series Starter

#BBRC

LauraJ This sounds good! 5y
LibrarianRyan Great series. Ignore that a movie was made. It sucks. 5y
nelehelen @LauraJ it was!! 5y
nelehelen @LibrarianRyan good to know! I will steer clear. 5y
19 likes4 comments
review
Rob2586
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image
Pickpick

I absolutely loved book one of The Ranger‘s Apprentice series! For one, Flanagan is very gifted in creating a well-paced, action packed story that tells a satisfying tale in the first book while also foreshadowing a looming threat for the sequels. Secondly, Flanagan creates dynamic characters that I couldn‘t help but like—Will, Horace, Halt, Alyss, and even Tug, in particular! And the heartwarming epilogue was the icing on the cake. Good stuff!

review
Shley9225
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
Pickpick

This has been my brother‘s favourite author/series for years. I‘m serious. If you know a young boy (especially, though anyone can enjoy these) and want to get them into reading, hand them this! I‘ve been promising to pick this series up myself for years, and finally got around to it. Great 1st book. I will personally murder someone if something happens to Tug though in the future. Just so we‘re all clear. He‘s the best ❤️🐴

review
magicalshelves
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image
Mehso-so

3.5 stars

Quick and easy read; parts were slow and the book definitely felt like a set up novel for the remainder of the series but I liked the characters and the world building.

review
Karkar
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image
Pickpick

Audiobook four for this audiobook working weekend. This was another pick from @Jadams1776 for #FreakyFriday. I really enjoyed this one. Plan on picking up the next one. I need to find out what happens to Will!

Jadams89 Yesss!!!! Will and Halt are some of my favorite characters! 7y
ReadingRover Such a great series!!! 7y
Melissa_J This series is great. 7y
73 likes2 stack adds3 comments
blurb
JuliaTheBookNerd
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
post image

#AuthorsWithMyInitials ♊️ #MagicalMarch ❤️🍀🌈

#BookNerd 📚💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 👏🏻💛 7y
vkois88 Good choices 7y
47 likes3 stack adds2 comments
review
Foragingfantasy
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
Pickpick

Loved this underdog story. Had a wonderful anti bullying message. Full of friendship and courage.

Melissa_J This is such a great series. 7y
27 likes1 comment
review
Kyleewayne
The Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan
Pickpick

I didn't want to put this book down. It's a fun read that has practical battle and war scenes. #youngreader #fantasy

blurb
CrowCAH
post image

#australianauthors #feistyfeb

I asked my Kiwi friend, Kate Heaphy, who lives in New Zealand, who she'd recommend for Australian authors and these are who she came up with:

John Flanagan
John Marsden
Elyne Mitchell
Geraldine Brooks
Kate Morton

review
amandacatherine
post image
Pickpick

My friend has been recommending this one for years and I finally grabbed it at the used book store. A great coming of age story that many ages groups can enjoy. Lots of adventure and fun, combined with fun characters you quickly come to love. I will be searching out the rest of this series soon.

1 like2 stack adds
blurb
rynae
post image

Sometimes you just have to read some YA.

3 likes1 stack add