Author Information

John Flanagan was born in May 22, 1944 at Sydney, Australia and is currently aged 64. Before writing the Ranger's Apprentice series he did advertising and television commericals which he co-created the television series Hey Dad..!. He originally wrote the books to encourage his son to read. His occupation is a novelist/author. In 2008, he won the Australian Publishers Association's Book of the Year for Older Children and the International Success Award for Rangers Apprentice 7: Erak's Ransom. So far, he released 8 books in Australia with other countries following behind. His book could be turned into a film in 2010 or 2011.