The Sea of Trolls

By: Nancy Farmer

Narrated by: Gerard Doyle

In the year 793, siblings Jack and Lucy are captured by fearsome Vikings with a thirst for battle and pillaging. Taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless, Jack and Lucy are sent on a perilous journey - full of dragons and giant spiders - deep into the magical kingdom of the trolls!©2004 Nancy Farmer (P)2004 Recorded Books

Great children's book and still good for adults

It's a nice innocent child's fantasy book and even though I'm older I thoroughly enjoyed it after I got into it. After some of the more acclaimed fantasy series I found this one more enjoyable some others with a darker tone

I really love this story.

it's one of my favorite stories and I am happy to have listened to it.

The character development

I absolutely loved the character development throughout the story for both Jack and thorgill. You can really tell that the writer put a lot of love into her story.

A rare example of YA literature

Literature, not fast paced one liners and superkid hero. Gerard Doyle turns gold into platinum. If there is something that I would have wished for is more reason to reread to discover any gems hidden in the early chapters, pointers to how the story goes. There are some, but mostly the story just moves forward as the young lad slowly grows. One does, in the series, gain more sympathy for those who pillage and plunder, It's just the way they are raised. And we learn that the greedy christian monks are also stupid - they fool themselves into not believing their eyes, when trolls, elves, dragons and whatnot stand right in front of them..

Wonderful

If you could sum up The Sea of Trolls in three words, what would they be?

wonderful, adventurous and Norse. I am listening to the entire trilogy. This books is a fantastic amalgamation of Norse myth, general fairy tale, and classic adventure. Recommended for any one who craves all things Norse.

What other book might you compare The Sea of Trolls to and why?

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What about Gerard Doyle’s performance did you like?

A+++++

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

no