RANGER'S APPRENTICE

Book 10: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja

by JOHN FLANAGAN

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New softcover book, the tenth in the exciting series. Now available!

The courage of a warrior. The skill of a thief. Meet your new hero

Horace is missing. Months have passed since he was sent on a military mission to the court of the Emperor of Nihon-Ja but has failed to return. Evanlyn is worried, and in company with Will and Alyss, she sets out to discover what has become of their old friend.

They find that Horace has become embroiled in Nihon-Jan politics. The arrogant Senji Sect has rebelled against the rightful Emperor and Horace has chosen to stay and lend support to the deposed ruler. Now he and Will must turn farm and forest workers into a fighting force that can face the highly trained Senji warriors, while Alyss and Evanlyn must overcome their long-standing rivalry to seek aid from a mysterious group of mountain dwellers.

Praise and Awards Short-Listings for the Series

• Aurealis Awards - Children's Novel finalist (Books One and Four) and Highly Commended (Book Three)

• Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book (Books One and Two)

• New York Times Bestseller - children's chapter books (Book Two)

• Longlisted for the Ottakar's Children's Book Prize 2006-07, UK (Book One)

• Nominated for the Grand Canyon Reader Award - Tween Books 2008, Arizona, US (Book One)

• Winner of the Australian Publishers Association's Book of the Year for Older Children and the International Success Award - 2008 Erak's Ransom (Book 7)

Other books in the series:

1. The Ruins of Gorlan
2. The Burning Bridge
3. The Icebound Land
4. Oakleaf Bearers (called The Battle for Skandia in the US)
5. The Sorcerer in the North
6. The Siege of Macindaw
7. Erak's Ransom
8. The Kings of Clonmel
9. Halt's Peril

About the author:

John Flanagan's bestselling Ranger's Apprentice adventure series originally comprised twenty short stories, which John wrote to encourage his twelve-year-old son, Michael, to enjoy reading. The series has come a long way since then. 9 books in the series so far, and now sold to fourteen countries, the books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List and are regularly shortlisted in children's book awards in Australia and overseas.

John, a former television and advertising writer, lives with his wife, Leonie, in the Sydney beachside suburb of Manly. He is currently writing further titles in the Ranger's Apprentice series.

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Rangers Apprentice Book 10 The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan