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Ranger's Apprentice Books in Order

Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan contains 13 books, published between 2004 and 2017. The first book is The Ruins of Gorlan (2004) and the newest is The Beast from Another Time (2017). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
13
Published
2004–2017
Confirmed
13 of 13 titles
Pages on record
1,751 in 5 of 13 books
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John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice follows an orphan taken on as apprentice to a Ranger, one of the trackers, archers and fighters who serve the King of Araluen. Flanagan first wrote 20 short stories for his son to draw him into reading, then rebuilt them a decade later into The Ruins of Gorlan, published in Australia on 1 November 2004. Distribution started in Australia and New Zealand and later reached 14 further countries. Thirteen books are catalogued through 2017, ending with The Beast from Another Time.

How many Ranger's Apprentice books are there?

Ranger's Apprentice has 13 books, released between 2004 and 2017.

Ranger's Apprentice Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 13 Ranger's Apprentice books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan, book 1 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2004)
  2. Cover of The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan, book 2 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2005)
  3. Cover of The Icebound Land by John Flanagan, book 3 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2005)
  4. Cover of The Battle for Skandia / Oakleaf Bearers by John Flanagan, book 4 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2006)
  5. Cover of The Sorcerer of the North / The Sorcerer in the North by John Flanagan, book 5 of the Ranger's Apprentice series
  6. Cover of Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan, book 7 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2007)
  7. Cover of The Kings of Clonmel by John Flanagan, book 8 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2008)
  8. Cover of Halt's Peril by John Flanagan, book 9 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2009)
  9. Cover of The Lost Stories by John Flanagan, book 10 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2011)
  10. Cover of The Emperor of Nihon-Ja by John Flanagan, book 11 of the Ranger's Apprentice series (2011)
  1. 1
    The Ruins of Gorlan2004 · 249 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004249
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  2. 2
    The Burning Bridge2005 · confirmed 3/4
    2005–
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  3. 3
    The Icebound Land2005 · 266 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005266
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  4. 4
    The Battle for Skandia / Oakleaf Bearers2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  5. 5
    The Sorcerer of the North / The Sorcerer in the North2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  6. 6
    The Siege of Macindaw2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  7. 7
    Erak's Ransom2007 · confirmed 3/4
    2007–
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  8. 8
    The Kings of Clonmel2008 · 358 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008358
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  9. 9
    Halt's Peril2009 · 440 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009440
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  10. 10
    The Lost Stories2011 · confirmed 3/4
    2011–
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  11. 11
    The Emperor of Nihon-Ja2011 · 438 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011438
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  12. 12
    Death of a Hero2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  13. 13
    The Beast from Another Time2017 · confirmed 3/4
    2017–
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Ranger's Apprentice Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Ranger's Apprentice books run from The Ruins of Gorlan (2004) to The Beast from Another Time (2017), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Ranger's Apprentice in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Ranger's Apprentice books in order?

You should read the Ranger's Apprentice books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Ranger's Apprentice book also stands alone.

What order should you read Ranger's Apprentice books in?

Read them in publication order, starting with The Ruins of Gorlan (2004), the earliest published title. After it come The Burning Bridge (2005), The Icebound Land (2005), The Battle for Skandia / Oakleaf Bearers (2006) and The Sorcerer of the North / The Sorcerer in the North (2006); the numbered table above continues from there.

What is the newest Ranger's Apprentice book?

The Beast from Another Time (2017) is the newest Ranger's Apprentice book released so far.

Is there a new Ranger's Apprentice book coming?

No next Ranger's Apprentice book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Ranger's Apprentice at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Ranger's Apprentice title on record dates from 2017, 9 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Ranger's Apprentice books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,751 pages across the 5 of 13 books with a recorded length, a median of 358 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Ranger's Apprentice books, 9 of 13, were published in the 2000s.

What the Ranger's Apprentice books are about

10 of the 13 Ranger's Apprentice books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 9 of 10. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by John Flanagan

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Ranger's Apprentice books

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Other series by John Flanagan

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