Review: There back better than ever
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 15, 2014
5 STARSI admit that I like to read John A. Flanagan Brotherband Chronicles and Ranger Apprentice books. I was excited to find this book was releasing today and read it.  It did not disappoint at all. The Heron crew are all familiar characters from other books. Hal gets asked to take the duty ship a year service in Araluen.On the way they realize that their old foe is turning mean and becoming a pirate. As they rescue a ship he attacked and left to sink.A ranger Gilan comes with a message from the King asking the Heron's crew to the palace before they can leave they find out that Tursgud has raided a nearby village and has taken 12 Araluen's to sell as slaves. So Gilan joins the Heron's crew to save 12 and stop Tursgud.Gilan is a familiar character if you have read the Ranger's Apprentice books. If not read them they are good.There is one other new character that joins the crew that adds a lot of humor to the story.There is lots of drama, action and humor. You are drawn into the story right away and kept their. Lots of ship talk but he has a glossery at front of book for reference. Good clean story. A book for the whole family to read and enjoy.This book could stand alone but is better if you have read the other three books in the series.I know I will be back to buy the next in the series that comes out in Dec.Scorpion Mountain.I bought this on Amazon.