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North Sydney, NSW : Random House Australia, 2014.
Description
With their honor restored, Hal and his fellow Herons leave Skandia again on a new mission--to track down and stop Hal's nemesis, Tursgud, a bullying youth-turned vicious pirate and slave trader.
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LibraryThing member rhonda1111
5 STARS
I admit that I like to read John A. Flanagan Brotherband Chronicles and Ranger Apprentice books. I was excited to find this book was releasing today and read it. It did not disappoint at all. The Heron crew are all familiar characters from other books. Hal gets asked to take the duty ship a
On the way they realize that their old foe is turning mean and becoming a pirate. As they rescue a ship he attacked and left to sink.
A ranger Gilan comes with a message from the King asking the Heron's crew to the palace before they can leave they find out that Tursgud has raided a nearby village and has taken 12 Araluen's to sell as slaves. So Gilan joins the Heron's crew to save 12 and stop Tursgud.
Gilan is a familiar character if you have read the Ranger's Apprentice books. If not read them they are good.
There is one other new character that joins the crew that adds a lot of humor to the story.
There is lots of drama, action and humor. You are drawn into the story right away and kept their. Lots of ship talk but he has a glossery at front of book for reference. Good clean story. A book for the whole family to read and enjoy.
This book could stand alone but is better if you have read the other three books in the series.
I know I will be back to buy the next in the series that comes out in Dec.Scorpion Mountain.
I bought this on Amazon.
I admit that I like to read John A. Flanagan Brotherband Chronicles and Ranger Apprentice books. I was excited to find this book was releasing today and read it. It did not disappoint at all. The Heron crew are all familiar characters from other books. Hal gets asked to take the duty ship a
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year service in Araluen.On the way they realize that their old foe is turning mean and becoming a pirate. As they rescue a ship he attacked and left to sink.
A ranger Gilan comes with a message from the King asking the Heron's crew to the palace before they can leave they find out that Tursgud has raided a nearby village and has taken 12 Araluen's to sell as slaves. So Gilan joins the Heron's crew to save 12 and stop Tursgud.
Gilan is a familiar character if you have read the Ranger's Apprentice books. If not read them they are good.
There is one other new character that joins the crew that adds a lot of humor to the story.
There is lots of drama, action and humor. You are drawn into the story right away and kept their. Lots of ship talk but he has a glossery at front of book for reference. Good clean story. A book for the whole family to read and enjoy.
This book could stand alone but is better if you have read the other three books in the series.
I know I will be back to buy the next in the series that comes out in Dec.Scorpion Mountain.
I bought this on Amazon.
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LibraryThing member Timothius
John Flanagan is one of my favorite authors. I own every one of his Ranger's Apprentice and Brotherband books, and think it is a good buy for any reader with a love of fantasy or action/adventure novels.
LibraryThing member 4hounds
I enjoy all of Flanagan's Ranger books and these as well. Once again, I have to say that if I were in, say, 4th or 5th grade up through high school, these would be 5 star books. The thing that dims the pleasure for me as an adult is the awareness, as a scene beings, that the protagonists will pull
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through...and not just succeed, but succeed with minor injuries and/or setbacks. There's not really any suspense...for an adult. For kids, this is probably nail biting stuff! And pleasurable to read, regardless of age. Show Less
LibraryThing member JenW1
This installment brought the Ranger Gilan from the RA series into the fray, although he played a very small part. It was fun!
If you liked the other Brotherband Chronicles, you'll enjoy this one. The same great characters (although there is some good character development in this book) and the same
If you liked the other Brotherband Chronicles, you'll enjoy this one. The same great characters (although there is some good character development in this book) and the same
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fun world as the others and the RA series. Show Less
LibraryThing member lkmuir
From the author of the mega-selling Ranger's Apprentice!
Hal and his fellow Herons have returned home to Skandia after defeating the pirate captain Zavac and reclaiming Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal. With their honor restored, the Herons turn to a new mission: tracking down an old
In this fourth book in the Brotherband Chronicles, a new battle unfolds as old rivalries are renewed, peace treaties are put to the test, and the action builds to a pulse-pounding finale. Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Praise for Brotherband 4: Slaves of Socorro:
"A sweeping novel of adventure, written with wit and a sure sense of storytelling." —Booklist
Hal and his fellow Herons have returned home to Skandia after defeating the pirate captain Zavac and reclaiming Skandia's most prized artifact, the Andomal. With their honor restored, the Herons turn to a new mission: tracking down an old
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rival turned bitter enemy. Tursgud—leader of the Shark Brotherband and Hal's constant opponent—has turned from a bullying youth into a pirate and slave trader. After Tursgud captures twelve Araluen villagers to sell as slaves, the Heron crew sails into action . . . with the help of one of Araluen's finest Rangers!In this fourth book in the Brotherband Chronicles, a new battle unfolds as old rivalries are renewed, peace treaties are put to the test, and the action builds to a pulse-pounding finale. Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones / A Song of Ice and Fire series.
Praise for Brotherband 4: Slaves of Socorro:
"A sweeping novel of adventure, written with wit and a sure sense of storytelling." —Booklist
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LibraryThing member GlenRH
Hal is still ingenious with his solutions to problems, but I expected more on the slaves from the title. It took quite awhile to get to that.
Awards
Aurealis Award (Shortlist — 2014)
Language
Original publication date
2015
Physical description
xii p.; 20 cm
ISBN
9781742759340
Local notes
When the Heron brotherband become the Skandian duty ship to the Kingdom of Araluen, they're excited at the challenges ahead. Hal, Stig, Thorn and the Herons eagerly set off for the trip – with an unexpected new crew member aboard. But an enemy from their past returns, throwing the Herons into a dangerous quest to free captured Araluans from the slave market in Socorro. Even with the help of an Araluan Ranger, the task may be too much.