Books like The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
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Reading level: Children's Middle Grade Fantasy; age 10 and up (Penguin Random House).
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
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- fantasy
The Ruins of Gorlan: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
The Lightning Thief: "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy & Magic" (OL subject); "Science fiction, fantasy, horror" (OL subject)
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Ruins of Gorlan: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Into the Wild: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre); "Fantasy fiction, English" (LoC 655)
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Why: Both are fantasy books.
What both books share
- fantasy
The Ruins of Gorlan: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject); "fantasy" (WD genre)
Midnight: "Fantasy" (OL subject); "Fantasy Fiction" (OL subject); "Fantasy." (OL subject); "Fantasy fiction" (OL subject)
- fantasy
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The Ruins of Gorlan: the facts, checked
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- First published
- First published on November 1, 2004. Source: Wikidata, checked November 6, 2026.
- Edition checked
- The edition checked here is a 249-page paperback from Puffin Books. Source: Library of Congress, checked November 6, 2026.
9780142406632 ... pbk. ... 249 p. ... Puffin Books
- Series
- It is book 1 of the Ranger's Apprentice series. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
Ranger's Apprentice ... The Ruins of Gorlan
- Next in the series
- Book 2 is The Burning Bridge. Source: penguinrandomhouse.com, checked November 6, 2026.
The Ruins of Gorlan ... The Burning Bridge
Where does The Ruins of Gorlan sit in its series? See the reading order.
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