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    Audiobook9 hours

    The Battle for Skandia

    Written by John Flanagan

    Narrated by John Keating

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    About this audiobook

    The New York Times best-selling author of the phenomenally popular Ranger’s Apprentice series, John Flanagan is one of the biggest names in young adult fiction. In the fourth book of this engrossing series, trouble besets Will and Evanlyn as they attempt to return to Araluen from the icebound land of Skandia. Evanlyn is taken captive, and two kingdoms fall into ultimate peril.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateJan 1, 2008
    ISBN9781436146364
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    The Battle for Skandia
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    John Flanagan

    Trish Purnell-Webb is an Australian clinical psychologist who became the first certified Gottman therapist in Australia in 2013. She then continued her training to become the first master trainer and consultant for the Gottman Institute in Australia in 2015. She has been in private practise as a psychologist since 1997 after a twenty-year career in organisational training and development in both government and corporate organisations while also raising three children with the help of her husband, Mark. Trish has always been fascinated by the impact relationships have on our sense of well-being and satisfaction, whether they are work relationships or intimate relationships. In her work providing executive coaching to senior members of organisations throughout Australia, she came to understand that intimate relationships had a profound effect on an individual’s ability to perform in life. This led her to explore the question “How can we help people have more successful relationships?” It also led her to the research work of John and Julie Gottman, and her fate was sealed. Since 2009, Trish has focussed on working with couples both in her private practise in Burleigh Heads, Queensland, Australia, and on training therapists throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Asia to become more effective in successfully working with couples. Along with her business partner, John, Trish also runs couple workshops across Australia and New Zealand using the evidenced-based Art and Science of Love Couples Workshop developed by John and Julie Gottman. Trish conceived of this book as a resource for couples to use as a relapse prevention tool after they complete either a workshop or couples therapy with Gottman-trained therapists. Trish still lives on the Gold Coast with her husband of forty-one years and is the proud grandmother of five beautiful grandchildren to whom she devotes much of her time. John Flanagan is a mental health accredited social worker in private practise, completing his bachelor’s of social work in 1988 and later a master’s in gestalt therapy. He was the first social worker to become a certified Gottman therapist in Australia in 2015, and he became the second master trainer and consultant in 2019. John has had an extensive history in direct service delivery with couples, families, and young people, as well as in organisational development and training. He has developed a practise that utilises a range of experiential therapies combining these approaches in his work style. John has also completed his Certificate IV in workplace training and assessment and has delivered a broad range of training, both accredited and non-accredited. John knows the incredible value in attending to relationships, as well as the importance of how they are formed, maintained and developed. In over thirty years of working within complex environments and relationships, he has developed a strong speciality in understanding and guiding complex interactions and relationships. He has provided training to many individuals and human service organisations in Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the United States about creating positive work cultures, managing challenging clients, resilience, and communication. Over the last twenty years, John has provided a range of psycho-educational group programs to Australian veterans and their families in areas such as trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and resilience.

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    Reviews for The Battle for Skandia

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    • 4/5
      Another entry in the well regarded Ranger's Apprentice Series. Reading along with my 3rd grade son and enjoying the experience
    • 5/5
      Wyatt La Rose This was defiantly one of the best books in the series. You learn about all of the problems that Will is going through being a slave. He does a drug called warm weed that his owner supplies. The capture of both of them did not except for them to be split up or for Will to use drugs. So he arranges a mission to get Will and Evanlyn out safely While this is happening Halt and Horances are battling their way through to get to them. Evanlyn and Will escape to a near by hut. They were sent there by the person who captured them in the first place. The biggest problem is getting Will off of the warm weed drug. Then when spring hits the know the hunters are going to be going to the cabin soon. At the first sign of spring when Evanlyn was checking her traps she goes back to get Will from the cabin. However for the few moments she was gone some one else came and took him. now by her self Evanlyn has to find and save Will. Or is she truly by her self.
    • 5/5
      Will and Evelyne have escaped the slave camp and are hiding in a small house. Horace and Halt have noticed the border guards of Skandia have been killed. The group rejoins and get captured by Skandians. They relize that the evil Temunji a western enemy plan to take over Skandia than the rest other countrys. The team plans to unite with the Skandians and lead them into battle. After an emence battle the Temunji warriors fall. The group then returnes to Arulean. Halts banishment is cancelled and they sign a peace treaty with the Skandians.This was a good book and a great plot. The action was great the main battle was amazing. The best battle of the series was at the end. The build up of events was great and the end result a major battle. The book had a great end that was left open for the rest of the series. I give this book 5 stars for the great action. I hope you read it. For this is a great book.
    • 4/5
      After escaping Skandian slavery, Will and Evanlyn have been hiding in a cabin in the mountains when they are captured by Temujai scouts. Halt and Horace arrive in Skandia and discover the border post of Skandians has been completely destroyed. They follow tracks and find Will and Evanlyn, and take out the Temujai scouts, but Halt comes to realize that the Temujai are actually plotting a massive invasion. Halt must join forces with the Skandians in order to repel the mighty invaders and prevent a future attack on Araluen. In the middle of all this there is still the question of Evanlyn's secret -- if Ragnak, the Oberjarl ruler of Skandia discovers that she is really the daughter of his sworn enemy, King Duncan of Araluen, he will kill her immediately in revenge for the death of his own son. Lots of battle action and strategy, and the development of the Skandian characters that were introduced in The Icebound Land. Definitely read this series in order! Grade 6 and up.
    • 4/5
      This is the fourth book in the Ranger's Apprentice series; there are twelve books planned in this series with the tenth book, The Emperor of Nihon-Jam, released in April of 2011. This was a good book in the series and continues the story line that was started in book 2, The Burning Bridge.Will and Evelyn are recovering in the cabin in the woods when things take a turn for the worse. Evelyn is abducted by a third party no one even knew was in Skandia. Will tries to save her and runs into Halt and Horace. The whole group tries to figure out what this third party is doing in Skandia, then Erak arrives and is drawn into the action. What results could be a battle that determines the future of Skadia and its neighboring countries.This book was basically the conclusion to the story arc that started in The Burning Bridge. It ends well, finally no cliffhangers. All of our favorite characters are in this story for the majority of it: Evelyn, Will, Horace, Halt and Erak. They are all likable and the story is engaging. This is a very solid fantasy book. This book deals more with war and strategy than previous books have. All of our young heroes have to take on more responsibility and come up with ideas to help save Skandia; it was great to see our heroes shoulder these responsibilities with grace. Having Halt in the book for the majority of the story was great, he is my favorite character of the bunch.The plot was again fairly predictable and a bit contrived. The way things work out and all the characters meet up is incredibly unlikely and made me roll my eyes a bit. The plot works out pretty much how you think it will at the beginning on the book. Basically this is another solid fantasy story, but not incredibly creative.Overall a very well done addition to this series. Wraps up the story arc that started in The Burning Bridge nicely. Our characters see a lot of growth and take on responsibility and Halt is in the story a lot, so that is awesome! The characters are likable, the story engaging. If you have liked previous books you will like this one too. I am still finding these to be a little too predictable and not as creative as I would like. Still they are quick, fun reads. I plan on continuing to read the series for now. If you like this series I would recommend The Emerald Atlas by John Stephens and A World Without Heroes by Brandon Mull.
    • 4/5
      Even better than the previous three. I just couldn't stop reading. On to book five!
    • 4/5
      Halt has located Evenlynn and Will in Skandia, but finds their return to Araluenn blocked by an invasion by a warlike tribe. Suddenly they are allied with the Skandians to thwart the shared threat.
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this book a lot - with the fierce battles, the teeming, almost romantic relationship between Evanlyn and Will, and I got a little teary-eyed at the end. There's nothing like a well written novel to keep you wanting more.
    • 5/5
      Halt and Horace catch up with Will and Evelyn in time to rescue them from the Temujai who have captured them. They then realize that the Temjuai are going to sweep through Skandia, take the boats, and sail up the coast to Araluen eventually. Halt and Will come up with a plan to possibly help the Skandians survive the battle against the Temujai, but will Ragnak be willing to accept such an unlikely union between two sworn enemies? This is a well crafted story, and those who love battle scenes will not be disappointed because this is a nail-biter! I love the series - there's nothing else I can say.
    • 4/5
      Will, recovering from his wormweed addiction he aquired as a slave in Skandia, tries to catch up to Evanlyn after she is captured by a roaming band of invading Temujai warriors just before she and Will were set to leave Skandia for home. Halt and Horace arrive just in time to meet up with the other two, and form an alliance with Erak, the once-captor who helped Will and Evanlyn escape slavery in Skandia. Like its predecessors, this is a fast-paced book full of action and suspense that will make readers anxious for more.
    • 5/5
      this is a very good book so far and i know that it is an AR book because my friend read it and did the test
    • 5/5
      this book is great. I lke it because it's an action/combat book. I like action/ combat book. It is a ar book
    • 5/5
      Anther great Ranger's Apprentice book. I find I get more and more attached to the characters as I read, which is of course good. The action is great as well, which makes it a great choice for young adults and adults a like.
    • 4/5
      Good continuation of an interesting an entertaining story. Perfect for younger teen/ tween boys.
    • 5/5
      I LOVED this one - just like I have every other title in this series. The touching reunion of apprentice and master in the early pages was a highlight for me. Action packed but also strong on character this is a wonderful series.