The Royal Ranger: Duel at Araluen
Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger Series
Author: John Flanagan
Book 3 in the Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger series
Pages: 319
Published: 2019
Age: 10+
King Duncan and Princess Cassandra are trapped in the south tower of Castle Araluen and under near-constant attack from the Red Fox Clan. Sir Horace and Ranger Commandant Gilan are holed up in an old hill fort, surrounded by the enemy. And Ranger's apprentice Maddie is the only one who can save them all.
With the help of Hal, Thorn, and the rest of the Heron brotherband, Maddie will have to break her father and his men out of the hill fort, but will they reach Castle Araluen in time?
About the Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Royal Ranger: A New Beginning(2013)
- 2.The Royal Ranger: The Red Fox Clan(2018)
- 3.The Royal Ranger: Duel at Araluen(2019)
- 4.The Royal Ranger: The Missing Prince
- 5.The Royal Ranger: Escape from Falaise(2021)
- 6.The Royal Ranger: Arazan's Wolves(2023)
- 7.The Royal Ranger: Ambush at Sorato(2024)
Reading age: 10+ years
This series should be read in order.
The Ranger's Apprentice series comes full-circle and ushers in a brand new story arc with the Royal Ranger, featuring favourites, Will and Maddie!
Will Treaty has come a long way from the small boy with dreams of knighthood. Life had other plans for him, and as an apprentice Ranger under Halt, he grew into a legend—the finest Ranger the kingdom has ever known. Now, he is the student-turned-master and young apprentice, Maddie, must step up as the next generation to assume the mantle and become protectors of the kingdom of Araluen.