The Brotherband Chronicles Books in Order: How to read John Flanagan’s spin-off of the Ranger’s Apprentice series?

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The Brotherband Chronicles is a fantasy novel series by Australian author John Flanagan. Published since 2011, it is a spin-off from the Ranger’s Apprentice series, but with new Skandian characters.

The main character is Hal Mikkelson, a half-Araluen/half-Skandian, member of the Brotherband, and captain of the ship Heron. With his crew, Hal must prove their worth and fight for the Skandia.

How to read The Brotherband Chronicles in Order?

  1. The Outcasts – They are outcasts. Hal, Stig, and the others – they are the boys the others want no part of. Skandians, as any reader of Ranger’s Apprentice could tell you, are known for their size and strength. Not these boys. Yet that doesn’t mean they don’t have skills. The icy waters make for a treacherous playing field … especially when not everyone thinks of it as playing.
  2. The Invaders – Hal and the Herons have done the impossible. This group of outsiders has beaten out the strongest, most skilled young warriors in all of Skandia to win the Brotherband competition. But their celebration comes to an abrupt end when the Skandians’ most sacred artifact, the Andomal, is stolen – and the Herons are to blame.
  3. The Hunters – Hal and his brotherband crew are hot on the trail of the pirate Zavac and they have one thing only on their minds: Stopping the bloodthirsty thief before he can do more damage. Of course, they also know Zavac has the Andomal, the priceless Skandian artifact stolen when the brotherband let down their guard.
  1. The Slaves of Socorro – Hal and his fellow Herons have returned home to Skandia after defeating the pirate captain Zavac and reclaiming Skandia’s most prized artifact, the Andomal. With their honor restored, the Herons turn to a new mission: tracking down an old rival turned bitter enemy.
  2. Scorpion Mountain – Hal, his Brotherband crew, and the Ranger Gilan have freed the twelve Araluens sold into slavery. Returning to Araluen, Gilan is given a new mission by King Duncan: protect his daughter’s life. Princess Cassandra has survived one attempt on her life already, and now whispers of a second attempt have reached the kingdom. A deadly sect known as the Scorpion Cult is thought to be behind the assassination threat.
  3. The Ghostfaces – When the Brotherband crew are caught in a massive storm at sea, they’re blown far off course and wash up on the shores of a land so far west that Hal can’t recognize it from any of his maps. Eerily, the locals are nowhere in sight, yet the Herons have a creeping feeling they are being watched.
  1. The Caldera – In Hallasholm, Stig is contesting the annual Maktig competition to decide Skandia’s greatest warrior. But a late-night knock on the door brings someone Stig never expected to see again, along with a request the Herons are hard-pressed to refuse: a rescue mission of epic proportions.
  2. Return of the Temujai – The Herons are home in Skandia, but the usually peaceful country is in danger. The Temujai–ruthless warriors from the Eastern Steppes–have never given up on their ambition to claim Skandia for their own…and now they’re on the move. Hal and his crew will have to brave the treacherous icy river and rapids to stop them, no matter the cost.
  3. The Stern Chase – During a short excursion, the Herons encounter an Iberian pirate ship raiding the coast of Sonderland, so Hal and his crew take action. Though they quickly triumph, the Iberians voice their fury at the Herons, vowing to take revenge. And soon they do-raiding the harbor and stealing or destroying as many ships as they can. Though there is little proof the Iberians are behind it, the Herons take their ship, the only one that has survived the raid–and race after their enemy in hot pursuit. They will take down these pirates and get justice–no matter what.

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