The Kings of Clonmel
core novel 2008 Ranger's Apprentice
Record
| First published | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.30 (66,362 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 320 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780142418574 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
The Kings of Clonmel continues the Ranger's Apprentice series as Halt, Will, and Horace are sent to the country of Hibernia, Halt's own homeland, to investigate and stop a dangerous religious cult known as the Outsiders from expanding its influence across the land. The cult's growing reach threatens not only Hibernia's stability but ultimately the security of Araluen itself, as its methods of persuasion and control spread unchecked among the local population. Working in territory Halt knows intimately but has long been separated from, the group must navigate old connections and unresolved history even as they try to understand how the Outsiders operate and why their message has taken hold so effectively. As Will and Horace adjust to Hibernia's unfamiliar customs, the three Rangers work to expose the cult's true nature before its influence can spread any further and destabilize the wider region.
Where it sits
- Universe: Ranger's Apprentice
- Series: Ranger's Apprentice core; position 8 of 12 in the series' recorded order
- Author: John Flanagan
Notes
- From the series record (Ranger's Apprentice): The twelve-book original sequence.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Ranger's Apprentice: position 8 of 12: previous Erak's Ransom (2007) · next Halt's Peril (2009)
Sources
← Ranger's Apprentice dossier · All universes
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