{"product_id":"brotherband-01-the-outcast-paperback","title":"Brotherband 01: The Outcast (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Outcasts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is the first book in the \u003cb\u003eBrotherband\u003c\/b\u003e series, from the author of the internationally bestselling \u003cb\u003eRanger's Apprentice\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThere is only one way to become a warrior.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nBoys are chosen for teams called Brotherbands and must endure months of gruelling battles in the treacherous sea. Hal finds himself the unwilling leader of a band of outcasts, the boys that no one wants. They are small and wiry but what they lack in size, they make up with skill and courage. Now they must battle against the other bands in the ultimate race where there can only be one winner.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nThe icy waters make the sea a dangerous playing field. Especially when - for some - this is \u003ci\u003eanything \u003c\/i\u003ebut a game . . .\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cbr\u003e\r\nPerfect for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien's \u003ci\u003eLord of the Rings\u003c\/i\u003e, T.H. White's \u003ci\u003eThe Sword in the Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, Christopher Paolini's \u003ci\u003eEragon \u003c\/i\u003eseries and Rick Riordan's \u003ci\u003ePercy Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Flanagan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47854570045618,"sku":"9780440869924","price":215.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780440869924-2.jpg?v=1786064523","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/brotherband-01-the-outcast-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}