The Traitor's Son: Path of the Ranger, Book 1

Took a chance and put this on top of my to be read stack. I will be honest and tell you that I made a great choice the story un folded as a great journey. The character development as the adventure went on was one of the items that made the book a good read I can’t wait to read the next in the series. You will find the time and cost of this book to be a great investment in both time and money.

I am currently on book 7 of this series and still invested in the story lines and characters. The writing style isn’t the best, and some of the foreshadowing is overly hinted at, but there still have been some great surprises with twists and turns, and good character development. It’s a great world to get lost in. Also clean, so great for teenagers/pre-teens.

I just finished the entire series. The story kept me enthralled from beginning to end. Many days I could not put the books down. There were many times when I could not read and found myself thinking about the characters and what they would be doing next. If you enjoy medieval type fantasy, I highly recommend this series. 5 stars all the way.

After reading the whole series I decided to write my review and submit it for the first book since this is where readers will choose wether to venture into or miss out on a truly wonderful adventure.This was my first time reading this author and now I have to go and read all the rest of his series. Very talented writing and he truly makes you feel as if you are actually part of the story. The characters are very deep and developed. I feel as if I know them personally as I read and lived their story with them.If you are looking for a really spectacular series I highly recommend this one. You won’t be sorry even if you do wish it would never end. I’m off to start my next adventure with this author and his characters. There is an order to the series if you’d rather read it that way. If not… that’s ok because they are all truly amazing on their own. Happy reading to all!!!

Lasgol is the orphaned son of an Elite First Ranger who was killed three years previously as a traitor to the king. Small for his age, especially compared to the large boys in his village, he is scorned by nearly everyone where ever he goes. Taken in by an old, alcoholic, one-eyed veteran who frequently berates him and punishes him, the boy remains optimistic that life is good and someday he will clear his father’s name. Lasgol never waivers in the belief that his father, who taught him the ways of the Forest, archery, tracking, trapping and a belief in himself did not betray his king who was also his close friend.During his 15th year Lasgol is offered the opportunity to go to Ranger school as is the right of those whose parents or grandparents served as Rangers. The recruiter who comes for him warns him that accepting will be far more difficult than what he experiences in his village as everyone will hate him as the Traitor’s son. It is a very difficult choice but Lasgol decides this presents a path to clear his father’s name. Before he leaves, he discovers the old veteran had hidden away a package that had been sent to him 3 years before after his fathers death. When he finds it, amongst his fathers clothing is a box with an egg which is quite mystifying. He ends up packing this box with an egg with his meager belongings on the two week trek to the boats that will take them to the Ranger Camp.When Lasgol and his recruiter arrive to where the boats are waiting to take all 80 initiates to the camp the mood of the story shifts from somber to laugh out loud funny as it describes 40 teenage boys and girls with their first experience of rowing a longboat, two teens per bench and per oar. I laughed until I had tears as I remembered my own childhood experiences learning how to row my grandfathers’ old, heavy, wooden rowboat at the lake.The introduction of his new friends and roommates with the indomitable Ingrid as the leader of their group of six expands the book into an adventure where they all must successfully learn various skills as well as physical fitness to earn their placement to graduating their first year. The story increases in tension and plot twists as hate filled looks and insults are flung Lasgol’s way and murderous attempts are made on his life. There’s sort of a Harry Potter kind of feeling to the camaraderie of the fifteen year old group and their trials and tribulations which I enjoyed tremendously. Of course, that mysterious egg plays a vital and unexplainable role in helping Lasgol clear his father’s name.This book is awesome, I couldn’t put it down and stayed up way past my bedtime last night. And thank you, dear editor, for your amazing job. I so appreciate a well edited book which seems to be hard to come by on Kindle Unlimited in this type of genre. This was a suggestion in my Kindle Unlimited list and I am SO glad there is a second book I can read right away.

The plot of this story was very interesting, but in places the story seemed rushed and personal interactions a bit overdone. I'm looking forward tonread more books in the series to see how the characters develop.

Very cool, pretty good book, thought gerd was like wreak it Ralph…Nilsa Ingrid and viggo were very funny, liked lasgol

Very fast paced. Not a lot of flowery filler I read while my husband watched tv. Something I don't normally do. I literally couldn't put the book down! Going to start the second book right now!

Ótimo livro!

Fantasy like i love them, not to difficult after a big day at work. Help me relax and let my mind goes away from the stress of the day

I am loving this book and though I'm ready broke I'm hooked and going to buy the rest of the series.

Gut geschrieben, spannend und mal was anderes. Freue mich auf die kommende Serie. Denk das dat noch einiges überraschendes folgen wird.

I like the book it is like hunger games but much more intresting. The secrets which Lasgol had were not even imaginable. The book hasn't much content but every first book of any series. The concept is totally different from any other books I have read. The hate given to Lasgol is pitifullA recommended book you must read.