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Halt's Peril

John Flanagan

Flanagan, John. Halt’s Peril. Random House Australia Children’s Books.

Australia. 2009.

Halt’s Peril is a suspenseful story of adventure, terror and betrayal

by the skilled Arthur John Flanagan. This is the ninth well written

novel in the series, Range’s Apprentice. This book will be loved by

the public for generations because of interesting charters and daring

plot.

Halt’s Peril is about a young boy named Halt that grows up with his

widowed mother on a farm. At the age of five he finds out his father

was the best archer in all the lands and he is soon to be sent off to

be the ranger’s apprentice. He studied with the ranger many for years,

growing in skill and bravery.

One day, while walking through the thickly wooded forest, he finds a

cave. Curiosity gets the better of him and he walks silently inside to

explore. To his horror, he finds his father’s corpse lying in the cold

stone floor of the cave. As pieces start coming together in his head

he realizes this cave is the ranger’s cave, and the weapon drove

through his fathers heart is no other than the ranger’s. At once he

realizes that the ranger must have been the one behind the mysterious

murderer.

Full of grief and rage, Halt walked back to the ranger’s cabin, but

the ranger could not be found. Warily, Halt prowled the land in seek

of revenge. After some time he came upon the ranger’s footprints. The

trail led him to his enemy. “Ranger!” he screamed with rage, “I have

come to give to you what you deserve! I know you killed my father!”

Halt drew his bow, but the ranger was quick. Before Halt’s arrow was

out, the ranger’s was flying with precision toward Halt.

You wont be able to tear yourself away from this book. The master

author John Flanagan will be a favorite of many. Halt’s Peril will be

loved by all generations for many years to come.

3 out of 5 stars

Contributed by H. Muehlman

April 26 2011