Order of Ranger’s Apprentice Books
Ranger’s Apprentice is a series of fantasy novels by Australian novelist John Flanagan. The series follows an apprentice Ranger named Will fighting to keep Araluen safe. The series takes place in the same world as Flanagan’s Brotherband Chronicles series.
John Flanagan began the Ranger’s Apprentice series in 2004 with the novel The Ruins of Gorlan. Below is a list of Ranger’s Apprentice books in order of when they were originally published as well as in their chronological order:
Publication Order of Ranger's Apprentice Books
| The Ruins of Gorlan | (2004) |    |
| The Burning Bridge | (2005) | |
| The Icebound Land | (2005) | |
| The Battle for Skandia / Oakleaf Bearers | (2006) | |
| The Sorcerer of the North / The Sorcerer in the North | (2006) | |
| The Siege of Macindaw | (2006) | |
| Erak's Ransom | (2007) | |
| The Kings of Clonmel | (2008) | |
| Halt's Peril | (2009) | |
| The Lost Stories | (2011) | |
| The Emperor of Nihon-Ja | (2011) | |
| Death of a Hero | (2012) | |
| Death of a Hero is a prequel to the series. | ||
Publication Order of Ranger’s Apprentice: The Early Years Books
| The Tournament at Gorlan | (2015) | |
| The Battle of Hackham Heath | (2016) | |
Publication Order of Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger Books
| The Royal Ranger | (2013) | |
| The Red Fox Clan | (2018) | |
| Duel at Araluen | (2018) | |
| The Missing Prince | (2020) | |
| Escape from Falaise | (2021) | |
| Arazan Wolves | (2022) | |
Notes: The Battle for Skandia is also known as Oakleaf Bearers. The Sorcerer of the North is also known as The Sorcerer in the North.
just got the new brotherband movie and it turns out the chronological order is different than what we thought
the kings of clonmel and halts peril actually come after the emperor of Nihon-Ja and some of the lost stories (specifically the marriage of cassandra and horace)