3Peace2
Have you tried the Brotherband series by the same author John Flanagan - the first in the series is The Outcasts
4cmbohn
I liked the King Arthur series by Gerald Morris. The Squire's Tale is the first one. It's more fantasy than the RA, but the feel and the humor are very similar.
5Karlstar
>1 paladin_danse: I believe my nephew, who was a big Ranger's Apprentice fan, enjoys the R.A. Salvatore 'Drizzt' novels.

