{"product_id":"eraks-ransom","title":"Erak's Ransom (The Ranger's Apprentice #7) by John Flanagan","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe international bestselling series with over 5 million copies sold in the U.S. \u003ci\u003ealone\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the wake of Araluen's uneasy truce with the raiding Skandians comes word that the Skandian leader has been captured by a dangerous desert tribe. The Rangers - and Will - are sent to free him. But the desert is like nothing these warriors have seen before. Strangers in a strange land, they are brutalized by sandstorms, beaten by the unrelenting heat, tricked by one tribe that plays by its own rules, and surprisingly befriended by another. Like a desert mirage, nothing is as it seems. Yet one thing is constant: the bravery of the Rangers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bringing together many favorite characters for a grand adventure, this book delivers both excitement and quiet good times.\" - \u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, T.H. White's The Sword in the Stone, Christopher Paolini's Eragon series, and George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones\/A Song of Ice and Fire series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Flanagan\u003c\/strong\u003e grew up in Sydney, Australia hoping to be a writer. It wasn't until he wrote a highly uncomplimentary poem about a senior executive at the agency he worked, however, that his talent was revealed. It turned out one of the company directors agreed with John's assessment of the executive, and happily agreed to train John in copywriting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter writing advertising copy for the next two decades, John teamed with an old friend to develop a television sitcom,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHey Dad!\u003c\/i\u003e, which went on to air for eight years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn began writing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRanger's Apprentice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor his son, Michael, ten years ago, and is still hard at work on the series. He currently lives in the suburb of Manly, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46443080646842,"sku":"9780142415252","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_ea490fec-4d42-488f-ae4e-b5c1e55c7711.jpg?v=1787543375","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/eraks-ransom","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}