Complete Set Of The Ranger's Apprentice Series. [The Ruins Of Gorlan; The Burning Bridge; The Icebound Land; The Battle For Skandia; The Sorcerer Of The North; The Siege Of Macindaw; Erak's Ransom; The Kings Of Clonmel; Halt's Peril; The Emperor Of Nihon-Ja; The Lost Stories; The Royal Ranger.] Flanagan, John.

First hardback editions, first printings. Flanagan's popular medieval fantasy series was first published in his native Australia in the less desirable paperback format. Complete sets in first printings of these hardback Philomel editions, which are also the first American editions, are rarely offered in commerce. The series won numerous awards, sold millions of copies internationally, and spent 81 weeks on the New York Times list of bestselling children's series. Philomel's president Michael Green stated that, on reading the first draft of The Ruins of Gorlan, "I knew in my gut that I was reading something special. John has a unique ability to create both world and characters that feel real, yet touch the edge of the fantastic, to the point that everything is completely believable and nothing is so far-fetched that it feels like pure fantasy" (cited in Lodge). Sally Lodge, "John Flanagan Adds to Ranger's Apprentice and Launches New Series", Publisher's Weekly, 13 Oct. 2011. 12 works, octavo. Original boards with spine lettering in various colours. With dust jackets. Bumps to ends and corners, as often, crease and closed tear to terminal blank of The Battle for Skandia, all contents clean; bright unclipped jackets with occasional creasing: a near-fine set in fine jackets.