Ranger’s Apprentice-The Kings of Clonmel

The Ranger’s Apprentice-The Kings of Clonmel is written by John Flanagan.This book has many action parts and intense moments. The genre of this book is action. The most important theme of the book is don’t believe everything someone tells you. The Kings of Clonmel is the 8th book in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. This book is about Will, Halt, and Horace. Will and Halt are Rangers, they are great at camouflage and deadly with a bow and arrow. Horace is a great young knight who is always underestimated.

Halt, Will, and Horace are off on another adventure. A dangerous cult has risen in Clonmel, a country near Araluen. Bandits have attacked many villages. The cult and bandits are both run by an evil man named Tennyson, an evil “priest” who claims that he is the only one who can stop the bandits. When he prays to his fake god Alseiass the bandits just stagger away and pretend that they are being attacked from an invisible force. Halt, Will, and Horace have to stop Tennyson before he cheats the people of Clonmel out of their money. You will also learn a surprising twist about Halt’s life during this book.

One of the major issues in the book Kings of Clonmel is that the villagers trust Tennyson without really knowing who he is and what he really wants. The villagers see Tennyson magically ward off the bandits, little do they know he is really in charge of the men. Tennyson says that his power comes from the god Alseiass. He says that all the villagers have to do is give some of their gold to make a golden alter. The next day Tennyson and his preists are gone with the gold. This also happens in modern day people get conned out of their money by con men all the time. This shows that you really have to know people's true character before you trust them, or you could get tricked out of your money and belongings.

This book contained everything I want from a book. It contained a lot of action and it made you think quite a bit. It also shows you need to be careful who you trust. I learned some words while reading it such as cult and laissez-passer. I would rate this book an A, it was a great and memorable book.