Will is forced to overcome his fear of Wargals, the foot soldiers of rebel warlord Morgarath, as Araluen's army prepares to battle Morgarath's forces.

After Ranger's apprentice Will battles Temujai warriors to rescue Evanlyn, Will's kingdom of Skandia joins forces with rival kingdom Araluen to defeat a common enemy.

Chasing the Skandian slave-traders who kidnapped Will and Evanlyn, Ranger Halt and warrior student Horace find themselves in the frozen northern islands, where they battle a ruthless black-clad knight as they attempt to rescue their friends.

Now a full-fledged Ranger responsible for a sleepy fief, Will finds a new adventure seeking the traitors who poisoned the king, investigating rumors of sorcery, and trying to rescue his friend Alyss, who is taken hostage.

Tennyson, the false prophet of the Outsider cult, has escaped and Halt is determined to stop him before he crosses the border into Araluen, but Genovesan assassins put Will and Halt's extraordinary archery skills to the test.

"Will Treaty has come a long way from the small boy with dreams of knighthood. Life had other plans for him, and as an apprentice Ranger under Halt, he grew into a legend--the finest Ranger the kingdom had ever known. But now it's time to take on an apprentice of his own, and it's the last person he ever would have expected: his niece and goddaughter Maddie. But Maddie is more than Will bargained for, and with time, he must win the trust and respect...

In this prequel to the Ranger's Apprentice series, Halt and Crowley travel north seeking Prince Duncan's royal warrant to stop Morgrath from corrupting the Corps, but if they are to prevent a coup that is nearing success, the young Rangers will have to tread a dangerous path toward the annual tournament at Gorlan.

Mientras el Reino de Araluen se prepara para la guerra contra Morfarath, Will y Horace acompañan al Guardián Gilan en una misión a Celtia. Pero en los pueblos de Celtia reina un silencio sepulcral. Solo una chica exhausta y hambrienta llamada Evanlyn puede decirles por qué: Morgarath ha enviado a sus infames criaturas a esclavizar a los celtas. Mientras Gilan regresa a todo galope a Araluen para informar al rey de estos hechos, Will, Horace y...

Will y Evanlyn van camino de Skandia como prisineros de Erak, el terrible capitán de un barco lobuno. Halt ha jurado rescatar a Will y hará todo lo que esté en su mano por cumplir esa promesa, incluso desafiar a su rey. Expulsado de los Guardianes, a Halt se leune Horace en su viahe hacia Skandia a través de la Galia. Por el camino, deben haver frente a constantes desafíos. Pero Horace sabe muy bien cómo defenderse y, mut pronto, su asombrosa...

"The mysterious Red Fox Clan, a group of anarchists all donning fox masks, have threatened Castle Araluen and question Princess Cassandra and Madelyn's succession to the throne. Will they succeed in unseating Cassandra and Madelyn and take the throne for themselves?"--