Book Review: John Flanagan’s The Stern Chase
The Skandians are too successful in protecting ships on the Stormwhite Sea, and the pirates are plotting revenge.
The Skandians are too successful in protecting ships on the Stormwhite Sea, and the pirates are plotting revenge.
Will and Maddie are on a diplomatic mission in Toscana and encounter the dangerous Temujai forces.
The plan to rescue the prince of Gallica has gone horribly wrong, Will Treaty and his apprentice, Maddie, are being held captive at the Chateau des Falaises in Gallica. The dangerous baron Lassigny is intent on keeping them — and the prince — no matter what. But Will and Maddie are determined to escape.
Gallica needs help to recover their missing prince, and Will and Maddie are soon on the road, disguised as father and daughter jongleurs. Maddie will have to use her knifethrowing skills and her ranger’s apprentice training to complete the mission. But going undercover is dangerous- — and the road presents its own hazards.
The Temujai, ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes, are probing at the Skandian borders again, and Hal and his crew are dispatched to investigate a land-locked river teeming with rapids.
Princess Cassandra and King Duncan are under siege by the traitorous Dimon, and Ranger’s apprentice Maddie is the only one who can save both them and her father, Horace, also trapped.
Called home to Castle Araluen, Maddie must save her home, her mother, and her people from anarchists seeking to take the kingdom for themselves.
The Herons take to the high seas to fend off pirates amid stormy seas and rescue the heir to an empire.
While Will is away, trouble finds Maddie who is eager to help. A bit of research, a lot of tolerance, and a plan. One that is not completely without dangers…
Hal Mikkelson and the Brotherband are on an unexpected adventure as they get blown off course into the Endless Ocean and end up in an unknown land with unknown tribes.