This John Flanagan book is number nine in The Brotherband series, and after a night out to celebrate an engagement Erak rang the town bell. As the next morning while he was out on his early morning walk Erak discovered two of his men who he knew were on duty last night were now dead.
He also discovered that all of the Wolfships that were moored were vandalized and that his ship called Wolfwind was missing and so that is why he raised the alarm.
The residents came straight away upon hearing the bell to find out what had happen and as they saw that two murders etc were done during the night Hal began to worry about his own ship and rushed to his boatshed where his newly rebuilt boat called Heron was.
Fortunately, his boat was still there and so his brotherband called The Herons then had to track down Wolfwind.
Although no one had any idea who had taken Wolfwind at first, nor where they went.
Until Hal remembered something that another person from another country had said. Hal also remembered that this person’s colleagues were rather desperate to prevent this guy from saying more and this book was quite enjoyable to read.
Is this your first Brotherband novel Jo? I am more familiar with your reviews of John Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice novels. I believe Brotherband is a spin-off from the Ranger’s Apprentice world.
Hi Liss, no I’ve read and reviewed other Brotherband novels by John Flanagan too but yes it is a spin-off from the Ranger’s Apprentice world. The books from the Brotherband series are more focused on the Skanadians way of life.
However, the Skanadians are also in the Ranger’s Apprentice series. As there was a time when the Skanadians and Araluen fought one another. Though that was before both countries agreed on a treaty which is called Will’s Treaty. John Flanagan has also written another Ranger’s Apprentice spin-off and it is called The Royal Ranger.