Oakleaf Bearers

Ranger's Apprentice #4, part 2/2

by John Flanagan

Korean edition of the New York Times bestselling fantasy series THE RANGER'S APPRENTICE, Book 8 (English: Oakleaf Bearers (The Battle for Skandia): Book 4) by an Australian writer John Flanagan. This appealing and original work illustrates the great adventure of 15-year-old orphan boy Will of Castle Redmont who always wanted to be a knight but became a ranger. Translated by Park Jung Seo. Book 8 In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, War, Childrens, Adventure

260 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2011

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

For mysteries by this same author, see John A. Flanagan.

John Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. It wasn't until he wrote a highly uncomplimentary poem about a senior executive at the agency where he worked, however, that his talent was revealed. It turned out one of the company directors agreed with John's assessment of the executive, and happily agreed to train John in copywriting.

After writing advertising copy for the next two decades, John teamed with an old friend to develop a television sitcom, Hey Dad!, which went on to air for eight years.

John began writing Ranger's Apprentice for his son, Michael, ten years ago, and is still hard at work on the series.

He currently lives in a suburb of Manly, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons.

Reviews

[Elise · Rating 5 out of 5]

my favorite book of this series. the adventure is (as always) very present. although in this book it is more about a big conflict our heroes have to face. the friendships are amazing and have real emotion. they are not just happy around each other. there is also jealousy and anger. highly recommended (start with the ranger's part one tho)

[Lydia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll keep this breif. Oakleaf Bearers was a pleasent conclusion to an overall stressful situation and series so far. The way Flanagan tied up loose ends and stray plot beats in a satasfying way made this book a joy to read, and continued to enthrall me until page 327. If you're a fan of medieval/highfantasy and want to start a new series, I would recommend Ranger's Apprentice.

[Elisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favourite so far in the series. I found number 1 and 2 a bit too geared toward people younger than me, and the third was almost too bleak. This one was a good balance. Exciting and still lighthearted. It's rewarding to see the character growth as well.

[Myles (semi hiatus) · Rating 4 out of 5]

genuis the way horace and halt escaped

[Bug246810 · Rating 5 out of 5]

technically not read, but I read battle for Skandia which is the newer version of this book.

[Tamzin Dunn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 4th book in the Ranger's Apprentice. It focuses on the battle between the Skankian's and the Temujai who introduced is to us during this book. The preparing for the battle and the battle itself takes up the majority of this book. However because this is a long series and the book follows on from the last by a matter of a few weeks I didn't feel that it was a problem. In fact I enjoyed this book more than the previous 2, it moves on with more speed and there was lots of action. The battle was well thought out and interesting. Will be interesting to see what happens along the way between Will and the Princess, if anything!

Great YA series and this book didn't disappoint.