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Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years
The Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years series by John Flanagan has 2 known books (2 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with The Tournament at Gorlan (2015).
- Books
- 2 known books (2 novels)
- Published
- 2
- First published
- 2015
- Status
- completed
- Shelved under
- Fantasy
Start here: The Tournament at Gorlan (2015)
— 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 Tournament at Gorlan
The Tournament at Gorlan opened John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years in 2015, a 400-page prequel that follows Halt -- the gruff mentor of the main series' Will Treaty -- as a young man entering the Ranger Corps decades before the main story begins. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Tournament at Gorlan - Book 2:
The Battle of Hackham Heath
The Battle of Hackham Heath closed the two-book prequel duology in 2016 at 357 pages, continuing Halt's part in the civil war that shaped the kingdom of Araluen he later serves. Alternative text for cover: Cover of The Battle of Hackham Heath
Key facts about the Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years series
Our list has 2 books in the Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years series. Since all 2 are out now, you can read the whole list today.
Start with The Tournament at Gorlan, since it opens the publication order in 2015. The Battle of Hackham Heath is book 2, from 2016.
The list keeps the books in date order, while each title links to its own page. Each book page shows its dates and editions. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.
The books came out between 2015 and 2016, while their length runs from 357 to 400 pages. That is a run of 1 year.
John Flanagan has 32 books on our list. Additionally, they write Ranger's Apprentice, Jesse Parker and Brotherband Chronicles, plus 1 more series. We shelve the books under fantasy.
About the Ranger's Apprentice: The Early Years series
A two-book prequel duology telling the story of Halt -- the gruff, unshakeable Ranger who mentors Will Treaty in the main Ranger's Apprentice series -- decades earlier, as a young man himself entering the Ranger Corps and fighting in the civil war that shaped the kingdom of Araluen he later serves. Where the main series is Will's coming-of-age story, this duology is Halt's, filling in the history the original books only ever gestured at: his origins, his early partnership with the young Crowley (who becomes the Ranger Corps' commander), and the Battle of Hackham Heath that Halt references throughout the main series as a formative, costly turning point.
Frequently asked questions
How many books are in The Early Years?
Two: The Tournament at Gorlan (2015) and The Battle of Hackham Heath (2016).
Do I need to read the main Ranger's Apprentice series first?
No -- it's a prequel about Halt's youth and can be read independently, though it has more resonance after the main series since it fills in backstory referenced there.
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