The Ranger's Apprentice: The Burning Bridge
by John Flanagan, read by John Keating, Recorded Books 2006, 8.5 hours, 7 discs, 1-428-1105-34, $74.75; 7 cassettes, 1-428-1104-88, $59.75.
About
Will, a 15-year-old orphan and ward of the castle, has always dreamed of battleschool. Instead, he becomes the reluctant apprentice to the mysterious Ranger, Halt. Keating sets the narrative pace effectively, creates distinct characters, and injects a great deal of humor into the story.