In this fourth iteration of the twelve books in the Ranger’s Apprentice series, you get to see the
future greatness of the series begin to unfold. Princess, former Ranger, former Knight, little
Ranger, and popular pirate coming together to fight a battle together (if this sounds like a disaster
waiting to happen, you’d be... wrong). In this book you get a flash back into Halt and ranger
history as the dynamic group form an unholy alliance against the Temujai (I caught what you did
there John) and unwittingly make a friendship to last a lifetime. Filled with reunions, run-ins, and
regulated military strategy (the horror!), this fourth book of the series takes the spot as one of the
best. I personally love it due to the reuniting of master and apprentice and the mere existence of
Erak. If you haven’t read it and you feel too old to read it, you probably are, but you should read
it anyway. Just don’t tell anyone you’re reading it.