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Brotherband Chronicles
The Brotherband Chronicles series by John Flanagan has 9 known books (9 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with The Outcasts (2011).
- Books
- 9 known books (9 novels)
- Published
- 9
- First published
- 2011
- Status
- completed
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- Fantasy
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Start here: The Outcasts (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.
Reading order
The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.
- Book 1:
The Outcasts
The Outcasts is the novel that opens Brotherband Chronicles, John Flanagan's series, first published in 2011. It's followed in the reading order by The Invaders, the first of 8 further books in the series.
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The Invaders
The Invaders, the 2nd book in Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, was published in 2012 at 448 pages. In the reading order it follows The Outcasts and precedes The Hunters.
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The Hunters
The Hunters, the 3rd book in Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, was published in 2012 at 432 pages. In the reading order it follows The Invaders and precedes Slaves of Socorro.
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Slaves of Socorro
Slaves of Socorro is the 4th book in Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, published in 2014 at 462 pages. In the reading order it follows The Hunters and precedes Scorpion Mountain.
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Scorpion Mountain
Scorpion Mountain is the 5th entry in Brotherband Chronicles, by John Flanagan, published in 2014 at 471 pages. It follows Slaves of Socorro and precedes The Ghostfaces in this catalogue's reading order.
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The Ghostfaces
The Ghostfaces is the 6th entry in Brotherband Chronicles, by John Flanagan, published in 2016 at 400 pages. It follows Scorpion Mountain and precedes The Caldera in this catalogue's reading order.
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The Caldera
The Caldera is the 7th book in Brotherband Chronicles by John Flanagan, published in 2017 at 355 pages. In the reading order it follows The Ghostfaces and precedes Return of the Temujai.
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Return of the Temujai
Return of the Temujai is the 8th entry in Brotherband Chronicles, by John Flanagan, published in 2019 at 384 pages. In the reading order it follows The Caldera and precedes The Stern Chase.
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The Stern Chase
The Stern Chase is the 9th entry in Brotherband Chronicles, by John Flanagan, published in 2022. It follows Return of the Temujai in this catalogue's reading order.
Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Stern Chase
About the Brotherband Chronicles series
Set in the same world as Ranger's Apprentice, the Brotherband Chronicles hands the spotlight to the Skandians -- Flanagan's Viking-inspired seafaring culture, previously seen mostly as raiders and allies on the margins of Will Treaty's story. Hal Mikkelson, a half-Araluen outcast among his own people, is assigned to Skandia's least promising brotherband training crew and, through ingenuity rather than brute strength, turns them into a genuinely formidable ship's crew aboard his self-designed ship, the Heron. Across nine books the crew sails further from Skandian waters into open-ended nautical adventure, facing pirates, slavers, and rival cultures across Flanagan's wider world.
Flanagan created the series out of what he's described as a lifelong love of the sea, and it leans harder into ship handling, naval tactics, and open-water adventure than the largely land-based Ranger's Apprentice. Occasional characters and references cross over between the two series, but Brotherband tells its own complete, self-contained story with its own cast.
Frequently asked questions
How many Brotherband Chronicles books are there?
Nine, published between 2011 and 2022, from The Outcasts to The Stern Chase.
Do I need to read Ranger's Apprentice before Brotherband Chronicles?
No -- it's set in the same world and shares occasional characters, but it's a self-contained series with its own cast and can be read independently.
Is Brotherband Chronicles finished?
Yes -- it concluded with The Stern Chase (2022) before John Flanagan's death in February 2026.
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