Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Erak's Ransom: Ranger's Apprentice, Book 7

Erak's Ransom is the seventh Ranger's Apprentice book, however, it takes place after the fourth one. It starts with Halt getting married and ends with Will becoming a ranger. In between, there is plenty of adventure in a land similar to desserts of Arabia and North Africa. Erak, the leader of the Skandians had an itch to go on a raid. He was tipped off as to a great potential city to raid. They went there, and it seemed too easy. Alas, it was. They were captured. Their captors specifically wanted Erak and demanded a ransom. Since Skandia was a long way away, they ended up at the wedding to beg for assistance. The princess ends up being part of the diplomatic mission. They proceed to the land and encounter numerous groups and find that it was a pretender to the Skandian leadership that had set them up.
Will loses his horse in a sand storm, and then goes to find it, only to lose his way due to the iron deposits in the landscape. Eventually, he ingratiates himself with a local tribe and helps to rescue others.
There are plenty of twists and turns. Just when you think the book is going to end, something goes wrong, causing more adventure. There is also a strong sense of protocol and order. It is important for the different cultures to adhere by their standards. One must work through the norms of a culture to get what one needs. (Will could not just claim his horse. However, he could get him back with a race.)

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