This is another series I read over the summer. Well, not even close to the whole series yet. I’ve read the first four books. But book 5 and 6 are not available at the libraries around here. I’m waiting until they are.1 I’ve talked about “Wizard’s First Rule” before. It’s a book by Terry Goodkind. It’s a very adult book and the beginning of an 11 book long series. Ranger’s Apprentice reminds me of a young adult version of the same series.
This is not a bad thing. The Sword of Truth series2 is my favorite series of all time and has not been dethroned yet. The Ranger’s Apprentice series has the same kind of concepts within it. In both books there are not as many of the details you’d normally find in a high fantasy novel. What seems like magic is not really magic in most cases. And there are no “normal” fantasy races like elves and dwarfs. This helps the reader to suspend disbelief and allows you to read between the lines even more during both series.3
However, this review is about Ranger’s Apprentice. It’s about a boy who ends up being picked to be a Ranger. He didn’t expect the position and hardly welcomes it, but later he loves it. This book truly has tons of moral issues and political concepts that if the reader really pays attention, can be a huge learning experience.
Again, I highly recommend this series. It’s also a young adult series but this 34 year old loved it and can’t wait to read the rest.
- Normally I buy the books I’m reading, but if I would have done that this summer, it would have cost a lot of money. [«]
- the one by Terry Goodkind [«]
- This won’t be a world where you can buy term life insurance on every corner, but it’s a believable world nonetheless. [«]
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