The Ruins of Gorlon

         My book, The Ruins of Gorlon by John Flanagan, is the first book to the Ranger's Apprentice series. There are many, many more books to the series, and so I am just getting started. It's about this orphan, named Will, who lives in Redmont fief which belongs to a kingdom made up of 50 fiefs, and was united under one king a long time ago. The kingdom is called Araluen. As an orphan, when he reaches the age of 15, he is expected to become an apprentice of one of the masters of the arts of Redmont fief. A few of the arts include the baron's cook, the battlemaster, and the ranger. And when Will reaches the age of 15, if he is not accepted by one of the masters, then he will become a farmer in one of the fields of Redmont. Not a really great job that everyone wants. So before he reaches the age of 15, he must keep working hard to impress the masters so he may one day be accepted. And right now, he's not really on their good side.