Well, that was dumb...

That ending wasn't a cliffhanger--it just stopped in the middle of the story! Too bad the story wasn't anywhere near engaging enough to make me want to find out what happens next. I should have just stopped at book 4...it wrapped things up nicely and was actually entertaining! Waste of time!

Alternate Title: The Sorcerer in the North

 

Quite some time has passed since the last book, as Will is now a full trained Ranger and setting to go on his first mission as a Ranger.

 

This book was for me a bit different from the previous ones. Will obviously is older, but sadly he doesn't get any training any more (That was one of my favourites parts in the book) and this also means we don't get to see a lot of Halt in this book. You can feel that this book is building up to something that will probably come in book six (which I haven't read yet; so I can't be sure), but this means that there are no great battles in this book. Still, it was a very enjoyable read, and I'm planning to read the sixth book soon (when I get the time and finally find that book in the library)

 

Note: I read a Dutch translation of this book

This book has a terrible cliffhanger ending. It's a good thing I had the next one on hand so I could resume the story right away :T

I really like this series. I'm just not so sure I like him ending the books on cliff hangers. Would have liked to see more Holt in this book.

It seemed like in the begining of the book that the author was trying to tell the readers what Will can do now, which was great. I love Will just as much as before. It's awesome how Joh Flanagan gives you the new feeling while giving a bit of the old one at the same time.

As always the interaction between the characters is spectacular. I'm really glad that we get to see Halt in this book but it was a bit disappointing that we missed his graduation here. Luckily Flanagan revisits it in the seventh book!

It ended in a very spectacular fashion. The ending was PERFECT. I never felt like the book was dragging on, everything that was in it contributed to the plot and my enjoyment. In short, it was great!