John Flanagan (Author)

John Anthony Flanagan (born May 22, 1944 ) is an Australian writer for young people .

Life

Before Flanagan wrote his first book for his son, he worked as a copywriter and screenwriter , he wrote television series like Hey Dad! which were also broadcast on German television. His first work are The Chronicles of Araluen (original title: Ranger's Apprentice, Engl.) . These conquered the bestseller lists in Australia and also received positive reviews in Germany. Flanagan originally wrote these books to get his 12-year-old son Michael to read. After completing the Araluen series, Flanagan concentrated on his new book series Brotherband , which takes place in the same fictional world as his first work.

Works

Araluen series

The Chronicles of Araluen ( Ranger's Apprentice )

• Part 1: The Ruins of Gorlan , Random House, Melbourne 2004, ISBN 0-7593-2075-6
  • The ruins of Gorlan , cbj, Munich 2006, Translator Karlheinz Dürr, ISBN 3-570-27072-6
• Part 2: The Burning Bridge , Random House, Melbourne 2005, ISBN 1-74166-090-4
  • The burning bridge , cbj, Munich 2006, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 3-570-27073-4
• Part 3: The Icebound Land , Random House, Melbourne 2005, ISBN 1-74166-021-1
  • Der Eiserne Ritter , Omnibus, Munich 2008, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 3-570-21855-4
• Part 4: Oakleaf Bearers , Random House, Melbourne 2006, ISBN 1-74166-082-3
  • The attack of the Temujai riders , cbj, Munich 2009, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22065-8
• Part 5: The Sorcerer in the North , Random House, Melbourne 2006, ISBN 1-74166-128-5
  • The warrior of the night , cbj, Munich 2009, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22066-5
• Part 6: The Siege of Macindaw , Random House, Melbourne 2007, ISBN 1-74166-134-X
  • Die Siege , cbj, Munich 2011, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22222-5
• Part 7: Erak's Ransom , Random House, Melbourne 2007, ISBN 1-74166-209-5
  • Der Gefangene des Wüstenvolks , cbj, Munich 2012, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22229-4
• Part 8: The Kings of Clonmel , Random House, Melbourne 2008, ISBN 978-1-74166-301-3
  • The Liberation of Hibernia , cbj, Munich 2012, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22342-0
• Part 9: Halt's Peril , Random House, Melbourne 2009, ISBN 978-1-74166-302-0
  • The great healer , cbj, Munich 2012, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22343-7
• Part 10: The Emperor of Nihon-Ja , Random House, Melbourne 2010, ISBN 978-1-74166-448-5
  • The swordsmen of Nihon-Ja , cbj, Munich 2013, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22375-8
• Part 11: The Lost Stories , Random House, Melbourne 2011, ISBN 978-1-86471-818-8
  • The Legends of the Kingdom , cbj, Munich 2014, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22486-1
• Part 12: A New Beginning , Random House, Melbourne 2013, ISBN 978-1-86471-819-5
  • The legacy of the ranger , cbj, Munich 2015, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22508-0
• Part 13: The Red Fox Clan , Philomel Books, New York 2018, ISBN 978-1-5247-4138-9
  • Kingdom in Danger , cbj, Munich 2019, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-31255-1
• Part 14: Duel at Araluen , Philomel Books, New York 2019, ISBN 978-1-5247-4141-9
  • Under the spell of the dark order , cbj, Munich 2020, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-31269-8

The novel series revolves around the orphan boy Will, who begins an apprenticeship with the ranger Walt. Together they fight and trick their way through the first three volumes. In the fifth volume Will has completed his training as a ranger, but the 7th volume falls back again, up to about 3 months before Will's apprenticeship and his admission as a full ranger, and plays between parts 4 and 5. He shows how difficult it is Life as a ranger can be. In the seventh volume he is really on his own for the first time, but in the other volumes his friends Walt, Horace and his pony Reisser are by his side again.

filming

In a video message in 2013, John Flanagan announced that a film version of the first part of the Chronicles of Araluen was planned. The screenplay was written by the screenwriter of Casino Royale , Paul Haggis and will also be made into a film by him. An article in the New York Times published a date that work should begin in autumn 2016.

The Chronicles of Araluen - How It All Began (Ranger's Apprentice - The Early Years)

• Part 1: The Early Years, The Tournament at Gorlan , Random House, Melbourne 2015, ISBN 978-1-74275-930-2
  • How it all began, The Gorlan Tournament , cbj, Munich 2017, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22625-4
• Part 2: The Early Years, topic Battle of Hackham Heath , Philomel Books, New York 2016, ISBN 978-0-399-16362-3
  • How it all began, The Battle of Hackham Heath , cbj, Munich 2018, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22631-5

As the title suggests, the volumes go back further into Araluen's past. They play around 16 years before the main storyline begins and mostly tell of Crowley's and Walt's first fight against Morgarath. Other characters known from the main plot (King Duncan, Gilan, Baron Arald, Lady Pauline, ...) also play a role.

Short stories

^{contained in The Lost Stories / Legends of the Kingdom}

• And About Time Too ...
  • It's about time ...
• Death of a Hero
  • Death of a hero
• Dinner for Five
  • Food for five
• Purple Prose
  • A poem in purple
• The bridal dance
  • The wedding dance
• The fragment
  • The fragment
• The Inkwell and the Dagger
  • The inkwell and the dagger
• The Roamers
  • The land drivers
• The wolf
  • The wolf

Brotherband ( The Brotherband Chronicles )

• Part 1: The Outcasts , Random House, Melbourne 2011, ISBN 978-1-74166-449-2
  • The Brotherhood of Skandia , cbj, Munich 2013, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22381-9
• Part 2: The Invaders , Random House, Melbourne 2012, ISBN 978-1-74166-450-8
  • The fight for the emerald mine , cbj, Munich 2014, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22382-6
• Part 3: The Hunters , Random House, Melbourne 2012, ISBN 978-1-74275-062-0
  • The battle for the wolf ship , cbj, Munich 2014, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22383-3
• Part 4: Slaves of Socorro , Random House, Melbourne 2014, ISBN 978-1-74275-934-0
  • The slaves of Socorro , cbj, Munich 2015, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22505-9
• Part 5: Scorpion Mountain , Random House, Melbourne 2014, ISBN 978-1-74275-936-4
  • Der Klan der Scorpione , cbj, Munich 2016, translator Angelika Eisold-Viebig, ISBN 978-3-570-22506-6
• Part 6: The Ghostfaces , Philomel Books, New York 2016, ISBN 978-0-399-16357-9
• Part 7: The Caldera , Philomel Books, New York 2017, ISBN 978-0-399-16358-6
• Part 8: Return of the Temujai , Philomel Books, New York 2019, ISBN 978-1-5247-4144-0

Web links

• John Flanagan at the Internet Movie Database (English)
• John Flanagan in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
• John Flanagan in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
• John Flanagan at Random House
• Official website
• Brother tape

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NYTimes