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Type of bind: Hardcover
EAN num: 9780399244575
ISBN number: 0399244573
Label: Philomel
Manufacturer: Philomel
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 272
Printing Date: March 18, 2008
Publishing house: Philomel
Age index: Ages 9-12
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Still far from their homeland after escaping slavery in the icebound land of Skandia, Will and Evanlyn's plans to return to Araluen are spoiled when Evanlyn is taken captive by a Temujai warrior. Though still weakened by the warmweed's toxic effects, Will employs his Ranger training to locate his friend, but an enemy scouting party has him fatally outnumbered. Will is certain death is close at hand, until Halt and Horace make a daring, last-minute rescue. The reunion is cut short, however, when Halt makes a horrifying discovery: Skandia's borders have been breached by the entire Temujai army. And Araluen is subsequent in their sights. If two kingdoms are to be saved, an unlikely union must be made. Will it hold long enough to vanquish a ruthless new enemy? Or will past tensions spell doom for all?
The battles and drama are nonstop in Book Four of this hugely popular epic.
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This is a good book with good plot and storyline. A must read if you liked the 1st and 2nd.
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***minor spoilers ahead***
I would rate this book a 4.75 (of 5), the deduction coming from a few technical issues I have with the author's choice of paragraph breaks and a few instances of lame dialogue. Listening to the story on a cd would answer for the very first point quite nicely. The second point is a matter of personal preference, and some people may actually like the whole "what" scene that thoroughly annoyed me. It reminded me of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on First" skit. One time around, its funny, but more than once struck a painful chord within me.
Aside from that though, the story flowed rather nicely. In a few instances the sequence of events was far too convenient to be anything but a children's fantasy story, but it still fit nicely enough to engage the reader. Split second rescues, daring battles, and nicely executed battle tactics still make for a lovely story.
Characterization seemed better than the previous three books, but I think that's only because the previous three books could set it up. If you just picked up this book and read, you'd get a neat little story, but you wouldn't have the emotional connection to the characters. Some series are fine out of order (i.e. Star Wars: X-Wing series), but this is definitely a series to read in the intended order.
As for the title change from Oakleaf Bearers (Australia) to Battle for Skandia (U.S.), I'd have to say the US title strikes closer to the heartbeat of the story. The Australian title is better seen in scope of the whole series, and probably would have made better sense on book 3...but as mentioned elsewhere, book 3 and 4 could have been one story arc.
Last thing before I quit babbling here, this author is very good at cliff hangers. The stories are highly, highly predictable, but well timed tidbits keep one engaged anyway...
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I ve read every book by this author an i thought that this was one of his best books. I hope that there is a sequiel. it has a lot of action a dry sort of humour and a good story line. but i would nt recomend it if you havent read the very first three. i d rate it a 10 or 9.5. i hope theres a sequiel.
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was exactly what I was looking for and wasin perfect shape the book is excellent and fits the rest of the sequence
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Ths is a wonderful series for pre-teen and young adults. I also know a few adults who have read them, because it has a wonderuful, interesting story. This particular book offsets the idea that Scandia's people are the antagonists, because there is another force with intentions of taking over the land of Scandia and perhaps Aruelen.
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