The Outcasts

By John Flanagan

Book #1 in the The Brotherband Chronicles series

Outcast boys face treacherous seas in a deadly race against rival bands.

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434 pages· 104,934 words· Est. 11.5 hour read

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Bookroo's summary

Hal and his band of outcasts, lacking the typical Skandian might, must prove their worth in a perilous sea race. As they battle the Wolves and Sharks, courage and skill are their only allies. But in icy waters, not everyone plays fair. Can they outsmart their rivals and survive the ultimate test? Dive into a world of seafaring adventure and epic battles in the first book of The Brotherband Chronicles, where the stakes are high and the challenges are fierce.

From the publisher

From the author of the global phenomenon Ranger’s Apprentice! They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others - they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger’s Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn’t mean they don’t have skills. And courage - which they will need every ounce of to do battle at sea against the other bands, the Wolves and the Sharks, in the ultimate race. The icy waters make for a treacherous playing field . . . especially when not everyone thinks of it as playing. John Flanagan, author of the international phenomenon Ranger’s Apprentice, creates a new cast of characters to populate his world of Skandians and Araluens, a world millions of young readers around the world have come to know and admire. Full of seafaring adventures and epic battles, Book 1 of The Brotherband Chronicles is sure to thrill readers of Ranger’s Apprentice while enticing a whole new generation just now discovering the books. Perfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, T.H. White’s The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini’s Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series.

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