Post date: Feb 1, 2013 6:35:02 PM
The Brotherband Chronicles: Book 1
By John Flanagan
The Brotherband Chronicles follow Hal, a young Skandian whose father died in a battle. He is left with his mother, an ex-slave, who is a foreigner, causing him to be called a foreigner, that and his innovative mind label him as an outcast. But he is a leader and remarkably bright. He and all the other boys his age join together in Brotherband training, where Skandian boys are trained to be warriors. The boys are separated into three “brotherbands” which compete against each other in tests of endurance, fighting, and strength. Hal is chosen to lead a brotherband, the one full of the other outcasts. He finally fits in. But his skills will soon be put to the ultimate test. Will his ragtag group be able to beat two other brotherbands? Find out now.
Chris