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ThethrillingsixthinstallmentofthebestsellingBrotherbandseriesfromJohnFlanagan,authoroftheworldwidephenomenonRanger\'sApprenticeWhentheBrotherbandcrewarecaughtinamassivestormatsea,they’reblownfaroffcourseandwashupontheshoresofalandsofarwestthatHalcan’trecognizeitfromanyofhismaps.Eerily,thelocalsarenowhereinsight,yettheHeronshaveacreepingfeelingtheyarebeingwatched. Suddenlythesilenceisbrokenwhenamassive,maraudingbearappears,advancingontwochildren.Thecrewspringsintoactionandrescuesthechildrenfromthebear’sclutches,whichearnsthemthegratitudeandfriendshipofthelocalMawagansetttribe,whofinallyrevealthemselves.Butthepeaceisshort-lived.TheGhostfaces,aruthless,warliketribewhoshavetheirheadsandpainttheirfaceswhite,areonthewarpathoncemore.It’sbeentenyearssincetheyraidedtheMawagansettvillage,butthey’recomingbacktopillageandreapdestruction.Astheenemyapproaches,theHeronsgearuptohelptheirnewfriendsrepelaninvasion.,