An international New York Times bestseller for many years, translated into 29 languages! Will's adventures continue in the fifth book of the series. Five years have passed since the conclusion of a peace treaty between the Scandians and Araluians. Will finally becomes a ranger and goes to his place of duty. And he soon realizes that even on a small island there can be problems that will not allow him to relax. Will and his longtime friend Alice embark on a dangerous new journey as they try to discover if rumors of a curse in a remote northern castle are true. Finding himself in the Dark Forest, pursued by a terrifying, spectral Night Warrior, Will must ask himself the question: is there a rational explanation for all this... or is there really a curse? For fans of the books "The Lord of the Rings", "The Hobbit", "The Sword in the Stone", "The Witcher's Apprentice" and "The Wizard's First Rule".