John Keating

When a tiny fish shoots into view wearing a round blue topper - which happens to fit him perfectly, trouble could be following close behind!

3) The ruins of Gorlan

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 1
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 1

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When fifteen-year-old Will is rejected by Battleschool, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger Halt, and winds up protecting the kingdom from danger.

4) The burning bridge

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 2
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 2

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Will is forced to overcome his fear of Wargals, the foot soldiers of rebel warlord Morgarath, as Araluen's army prepares to battle Morgarath's forces.

5) The icebound land

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 3
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 3

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Description

Chasing the Skandian slave-traders who kidnapped Will and Evanlyn, Ranger Halt and warrior student Horace find themselves in the frozen northern islands, where they battle a ruthless black-clad knight as they attempt to rescue their friends.

6) The royal ranger

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Royal ranger volume 1
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice the royal ranger volume 1
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 12

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Description

A tale that brings the Ranger's Apprentice series full circle finds an adult Will struggling with the loss of his wife and reluctantly mentoring the daughter of Horace and Evanlyn so she can assume leadership over the floundering Rangers.

7) The sorcerer of the north

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 5
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 5

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Will is finally a full-fledged Ranger with his own fief to look after. The fief seems boring until Lord Syron, master of a castle far in the north, is struck down by a mysterious illness. Joined by his friend Alyss, Will is suddenly thrown headfirst into an extraordinary adventure, investigating fears of sorcery and trying to determine who is loyal to Lord Syron. As Will battles growing hysteria, traitors, and, most of all, time, Alyss is taken hostage,...

8) The ghostfaces

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Series

Brotherband chronicles volume 6

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Description

GPL Veterans Day - Fiction

When a massive storm at sea blows the Brotherband crew off course to a land so far west Hal cannot recognize it from his maps, they face an unknown enemy.

9) War horse

Author

Morpurgo, Michael

Series

War Horse

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Description

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook, eBook

World War I has started and the military needs horses to move equipment, charge the enemy, and carry wounded soldiers off the battlefield. Joey, a farm horse is sold to the Army. Joey misses the farmer's son, Albert, and spends the war years wondering if the war will ever end and if he will ever see Albert again.

10) The nothing man

Author

Howard, Catherine Ryan

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Description

"Gripping, beautifully written, and genuinely chilling, The Nothing Man had me from page one. Simply stellar."—Meg Gardiner, Edgar Award–winning author of The Dark Corners of the Night

I was the girl who survived the Nothing Man. Now I am the woman who is going to catch him ...

At the age of twelve, Eve Black was the only member of her family to survive an encounter with serial attacker the Nothing Man. Now an adult,

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11) The siege of Macindaw

Author

Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 6
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 6

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Description

Now a full-fledged Ranger, Will must rescue his friend Alyss from a rogue knight and uncover vital information needed to ward off a Scotti invasion.

12) Kings of Clonmel: Book Eight

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 8
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice) volume 8

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Description

"When a cult springs up in neighboring Clonmel, promising to quell the recent attacks by lawless marauders, people flock from all over to offer gold in exchange for protection. But Halt is all too familiar with this particular group, and he knows they have a less than charitable agenda. Secrets will be unveiled and battles fought to the death as Will and Horace help Halt in ridding the land of a dangerous enemy."--Amazon.com.

13) Erak's ransom

Author

Book, Book + CD, eBook, Kindle

Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 7
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 7

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Description

On a mission to pay the ransom of a new ally, apprentice Will and his friends find themselves in a desert wasteland awash with enemies.

14) Halt's peril

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Main series volume 9
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice volume 9

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Description

Tennyson, the false prophet of the Outsider cult, has escaped and Halt is determined to stop him before he crosses the border into Araluen, but Genovesan assassins put Will and Halt's extraordinary archery skills to the test.

15) An Irish country village

Author

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

Series

Irish Country books volume 2
Irish country novel volume 2

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Description

Welcome to the Village of Ballybucklebo. Come and say hello to Dr. O'Reilly's odd-as-two-left feet patients, his housekeeper, Mrs. "Kinky" Kinkaid, and O'Reilly's pets, Arthur Guinness, the beer-swilling black Lab and Lady MacBeth, the demonically possessed white cat. And of course, to young Dr. Barry Laverty. After Barry's first month as an assistant to crusty Dr. O'Reilly, he has been offered a permanent spot. But Laverty's excitement is dashed

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16) The tournament at Gorlan

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Series

Ranger's apprentice. Early years volume 1
(John Anthony).Ranger's apprentice the early years volume 1
(John Anthony)Ranger's Apprentice the early years volume 1
Ranger's Apprentice The Early Years

Formats

Description

In this prequel to the Ranger's Apprentice series, Halt and Crowley travel north seeking Prince Duncan's royal warrant to stop Morgrath from corrupting the Corps, but if they are to prevent a coup that is nearing success, the young Rangers will have to tread a dangerous path toward the annual tournament at Gorlan.

17) An Irish country doctor

Author

Book, Large Print, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

Series

Irish Country books volume 1
Irish country novel volume 1

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Description

Barry Laverty, the proud owner of a spanking-new medical degree, can barely find the village of Ballybucklebo on a map. But he jumps at the chance to secure a position as an assistant in a small rural practice amongst emerald hills and glens. At least until he meets Dr Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly. The older physician, whose motto is never let the patients get the upper hand, has his own way of doing things. At first, Barry can't decide if the pugnacious...

18) An Irish country Christmas

Author

Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

Series

Irish Country books volume 3
Irish country novel volume 3

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Description

In An Irish Country Christmas, the third book in Patrick Taylor's Irish Country Books, Barry Laverty, M.B., is looking forward to his first Christmas in the cozy village of Ballybucklebo, at least until he learns that his sweetheart, Patricia, might not be coming home for the holidays. That unhappy prospect dampens his spirits somewhat, but Barry has little time to dwell on his romantic disappointments. Christmas may be drawing nigh,

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19) Fingal O'Reilly, Irish doctor

Author

Book, Large Print, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

Series

Irish Country books volume 8
Irish country novel
Irish country novel) volume 8

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Description

Book, Audiobook Playaway, eAudiobook

"Fans of Taylor's bestselling Irish Country novels know Dr. Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly as the irascible senior partner of a general practice in the colorful Irish village of Ballybucklebo. Newly married to his once long-lost sweetheart, he's ready to settle into domestic bliss, but there's always something requiring his attention, be it a riding accident, a difficult patient with a worrisome heart condition, a spot of grouse-hunting, or even some tricky...

20) The gatekeeper

Author

Byrne, James

Series

Dez Limerick novels volume 1

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