Books 8 and 9 tell a new story. This is where the series starts to become less interesting for me. The worldbuilding has always been a bit thin, but it was compensated with likeable characters to root for and good adventures. Here, the worldbuilding is just silly. Flanangan does not do the dangerous cult opponents well. They are just too cartoonish, and Will’s coming of age tale is at an end, with him an adult, confident Ranger. Still readable and enjoyable, but not as much as the first books. ( )

Fantasy

In the 9th book of the Ranger’s Apprentice series Will, Horace and Halt are hunting down a murdering “prophet.” This is a great continuation of the series, which has been very entertaining. However, I’m happy to see the end of the original series is near. The overarching plot has ceased to progress, and I’m ready to move on to the 10th and final book. ( )

I love this series so much. Flanagan knocks it out of the park again with his witty, heartwarming, engaging story of these intriguing characters. It's not often that I like a protagonist, but Will remains such a great character along with his friends. It's refreshing to see such focus on the bonds of friendship and respect.

There have been a few spots in the past few books that had me rolling my eyes a bit, because these highly trained rangers had missed something that they definitely would not have in reality, but aside from those unbelievable bits, these books are perfection. ( )

Ik vind het leuk om spannende boeken te lezen, omdat dat de enige boeken zijn waarbij ik door wil lezen. wat fijn is aan dit boek is dat je je goed kan inleven in de personages die er worden gegeven. Het is erg fantasierijk, en dat is voor mij het enige minpuntje er wordt veel gebruik gemaakt van fantasie. Ik vind fantasie leuk, maar ik neig toch meer naar wat waargebeurde verhalen. Daarom zou ik hem aanraden aan mensen die van dit soort boeken houden. ( )