– The Traitor's Son: (Path of the Ranger Book 1)

Very good read let’s you use your imagination need to get next book

Brilliant story telling!

I really enjoyed this book and immediately bought the rest of the series. There is a fairly large group of very varied characters rather than a small group it is clear that plots in different timelines are coming to fruition and the world itself is complex. Not quite up there with Kurtz and her Dhryni, Mercedes Lackey and her Heralds etc and Andre Norton with her Witch World But it is the first book I have read by this author and I have high hopes. They have even made a totally new type of academy setting and set of priorities work incredibly well with a large group of protagonists who are not just good and evil.

Great story, the charactors just come to life through the telling of the adventure. A good read for anyone old or young, get ready to go through the whole series. Also comes as audio book, read by John Banks

Favourite series at the moment

Lasgol is the son of a Traitor, who tried to kill his friend the King. Lasgol's father was a Ranger, a member of an impressive group of fighters who use various skills to serve and protect the king. When Lasgol is invited to join the Rangers as the son of a Ranger, he agrees. He is determined to clear his father's name. When he joins the training camp, he finds that he is placed in a team of six trainees. The story is on how they grow closer through working together to solve various challenges. There is heart and goodwill in the journey of these friends . I enjoyed reading about the growth of their friendship. This is an exciting novel of youthful challenges and triumphs.

I loved the characters and how they interacted with each other. Easy to read and entertaining. Fantastic story. Emotional at times which is essential for me in a book. I finished book 1 a few moments ago, and my first action was to buy book 2. Oh, I have to know what's going to happen next. Magic! I adored Camu!

Don't bother this was one of my favourite set of books but the most appalling ending ever not worth the emotional roller coaster

Der Plot, dem das Buch folgt ist unterhaltsam. Sehr gut geschrieben und die Charaktere sind lebendig. Manche Szenen sind etwas langatmig, aber immer noch unterhaltsam. Wer Fantasy mag, eine gut erzählte Story liebt und unterhalten werden möchte, ist mit dieser Serie sehr gut beraten. Werde auch das nächste Buch lesen.

Ótimo livro!

Lasgol is the orphaned son of an Elite First Ranger who was killed three years previously as a traitor to the king. Small for his age, especially compared to the large boys in his village, he is scorned by nearly everyone where ever he goes. Taken in by an old, alcoholic, one-eyed veteran who frequently berates him and punishes him, the boy remains optimistic that life is good and someday he will clear his father’s name. Lasgol never waivers in the belief that his father, who taught him the ways of the Forest, archery, tracking, trapping and a belief in himself did not betray his king who was also his close friend. During his 15th year Lasgol is offered the opportunity to go to Ranger school as is the right of those whose parents or grandparents served as Rangers. The recruiter who comes for him warns him that accepting will be far more difficult than what he experiences in his village as everyone will hate him as the Traitor’s son. It is a very difficult choice but Lasgol decides this presents a path to clear his father’s name. Before he leaves, he discovers the old veteran had hidden away a package that had been sent to him 3 years before after his fathers death. When he finds it, amongst his fathers clothing is a box with an egg which is quite mystifying. He ends up packing this box with an egg with his meager belongings on the two week trek to the boats that will take them to the Ranger Camp. When Lasgol and his recruiter arrive to where the boats are waiting to take all 80 initiates to the camp the mood of the story shifts from somber to laugh out loud funny as it describes 40 teenage boys and girls with their first experience of rowing a longboat, two teens per bench and per oar. I laughed until I had tears as I remembered my own childhood experiences learning how to row my grandfathers’ old, heavy, wooden rowboat at the lake. The introduction of his new friends and roommates with the indomitable Ingrid as the leader of their group of six expands the book into an adventure where they all must successfully learn various skills as well as physical fitness to earn their placement to graduating their first year. The story increases in tension and plot twists as hate filled looks and insults are flung Lasgol’s way and murderous attempts are made on his life. There’s sort of a Harry Potter kind of feeling to the camaraderie of the fifteen year old group and their trials and tribulations which I enjoyed tremendously. Of course, that mysterious egg plays a vital and unexplainable role in helping Lasgol clear his father’s name. This book is awesome, I couldn’t put it down and stayed up way past my bedtime last night. And thank you, dear editor, for your amazing job. I so appreciate a well edited book which seems to be hard to come by on Kindle Unlimited in this type of genre. This was a suggestion in my Kindle Unlimited list and I am SO glad there is a second book I can read right away.

I loved the adventure and the characters in this epic fantasy tale. A story full of core values like friendship, honor, courage, love and respect. Recommended for children and adults looking for a good read.

this book is much better than many other novels. the plot is not so dramatic but that's fine. Hoping to see some superhero feats in the next books of this series