From the Back CoverWill screamed in absolute animal terror as the freezing water hurled him along the deck of the Wolfship. Evanlyn was beside him and together they scrambled back to the mast, clinging on with renewed desperation . . .'I was hooked from the first few pages' Dylan McCarthy, Age 14‘Brilliant . . . I couldn’t put it down!’ THOMAS EDWARDS, AGE 8Keep your eyes peeled for the next Ranger's Apprentice advenure about Will and his friends from Castle Redmont: OAKLEAF BEARERSProduct DescriptionThe Icebound Land is the third book in an exciting series about Will and his friends from Castle Redmont.About the AuthorJohn Flanagan began his working life in advertising before moving to freelance writing and script editing. He has written TV jingles and comedy-drama for television, and is one of Australia's more prolific TV writers.John wrote the first book in the Ranger's Apprentice series to encourage his twelve-year-old son to enjoy reading. Michael was a small boy, and all his friends were bigger and stronger that he was. John wanted to show him that reading was fun, and heroes weren't necessarily big and muscular. Now in his mid-twenties, Michael is six feet tall, broad-shouldered and powerful - but he still loves the Ranger's Apprentice.John lives in the beachside Sydney suburb of Manly.