Table of Contents Copyright Page Title Page Dedication Foreword DEATH OF A HERO Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 THE INKWELL AND THE DAGGER Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 THE ROAMERS Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 PURPLE PROSE Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 DINNER FOR FIVE Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 THE BRIDAL DANCE Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 THE HIBERNIAN Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 THE WOLF Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 AND ABOUT TIME TOO… AFTERWORD Also by John Flanagan: PHILOMEL BOOKS A division of Penguin Young Readers Group. Published by The Penguin Group. Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014, U.S.A. Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.). Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Penguin Ireland, 25 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd). Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd). Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi—110 017, India. Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, Auckland 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd). Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa. Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England. Copyright © 2011 by John Flanagan. Map copyright © 2011 by David Elliot. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request. ISBN : 978-1-101-54788-5 http://us.penguingroup.com Also by John Flanagan: THE RANGER’S APPRENTICE EPIC BOOK 1: THE RUINS OF GORLAN BOOK 2: THE BURNING BRIDGE BOOK 3: THE ICEBOUND LAND BOOK 4: THE BATTLE FOR SKANDIA BOOK 5: THE SORCERER OF THE NORTH BOOK 6: THE SIEGE OF MACINDAW BOOK 7: ERAK’S RANSOM BOOK 8: THE KINGS OF CLONMEL BOOK 9: HALT’S PERIL BOOK 10: THE EMPEROR OF NIHON-JA THE BROTHERBAND CHRONICLES BOOK 1: THE OUTCASTS This book is dedicated to those Ranger fans around the world who have made the last six years so enjoyable for me. The stories that follow are in response to questions you have asked me over the years. Thank you all.