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Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice #9), John FlanaganHalt's Peril is the ninth book in the international best-selling Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. It was released on 2 November 2009 in Australia.Halt and Will (both legendary Rangers) and the knight Horace discover that Tennyson, the leader of the Outsiders cult, and his followers have fled to Picta, a country to the north of Araluen. They discover where the Outsiders went from a smuggler named Black O'Malley. The three follow their trail and discover that Tennyson is heading toward Araluen. Tennyson's plan is to travel to an outlying Araluen village where he has already established influence to reinvigorate his movement. Will and his companions are unaware of this, however, and continue to follow Tennyson through Picta, discovering and foiling some Pictan raiders on the way. As the three catch up to Tennyson they engage with the remaining two of his hired assassins. Halt and Will successfully kill one, but the other injures Halt and escapes.After a while, the wound is discovered to be poisoned by a hallucinogen which is slowly killing Halt. In desperation Will decides to seek the healer Malcolm and brings him to help. Malcolm explains that the poison has two possible sources with conflicting cures. Administering the wrong cure will kill Halt. Will discovers the remaining assassin and forces the nature of the poison from him by cutting him with his own arrow. The assassin is killed when he later attempts to escape.With Halt cured, the three along with Malcolm continue to trail Tennyson. Will and his companions discover Tennyson in catacombs near a village where he is preaching to the followers of his religion. Halt successfully discredits him with Malcolm's help. In the chaos that follows, the cave system collapses on top of Tennyson and the Outsiders and all their gold. Halt, Will and Horace and Malcolm escape, and escort Malcom back to his home in Grimsdell Wood. Once there, Will's friend Trobar gives Will a puppy, Ebony, the daughter of the dog Shadow which Will gave to Trobar in The Siege of Macindaw. After separating from Malcolm, the trio head home, with Will and Halt going to Redmont and reuniting with Pauline and Alyss while Horace heads to Castle Araluen.تاریخ نخستین خوانش: روز شانزدهم ماه سپتامبر سال 2018 میلادیعنوان: هالت در خطر مرگ؛ نویسنده: جان فلنگن؛ مترجم: مسعود ملک‌یاری؛ ویراستار: مرجان مهدی‌پور؛ تهران: افق‏‫، 1396؛ در 459 ص؛ شابک: 9786003533790؛ فروست: سری جنگاوران کتاب نهم؛ ‬‬چاپ دوم 1397؛ موضوع: داستانهای نوجوانان از نویسندگان بریتانیایی - سده 21 مهالت و ویل در تعقیب باقی‌مانده‌ ی فرقه‌ ی بیگانگان در جنگل با دو مبارز خطرناک روبرو می‌شوند و تیری زهرآگین هالت را زخمی می‌کند. اکنون استاد ویل در بستر مرگ افتاده و تنها یک نفر می‌تواند جان او را نجات دهد. رنجر جوان وقت زیادی ندارد و باید از جاده‌ های مخوف و جنگل پرخطر بگذرد تا تنها امیدش مالکالام جادوگر را پیدا کند. کتاب «هالت در خطر مرگ- جنگاوران جوان 9» نهمین جلد از مجموعه‌ ی دوازده جلدی جنگاوران جوان است. این مجموعه به عنوان پرفروش‌ترین کتاب‌ها به انتخاب نیویورک‌تایمز انتخاب شده‌ اند. تاکنون دوازده جلد از این مجموعه‌ منتشر شده است. نشر افق با خرید حق انتشار آنها در ایران،‌ تاکنون نه جلد را منتشر کرده و دو جلد دیگر نیز در دست انتشار است. ا. شربیانی