The Sea of Trolls

By Nancy Farmer,

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Jack is an apprentice bard and just beginning to learn the secrets of his mysterious master, when he and his little sister are captured by Viking chief, Olaf One-Brow, and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless. Ivar is married to a half-troll named Frith, an evil and unpredictable…

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2 authors picked The Sea of Trolls as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The Sea of Trolls is an excellent and satisfying read that immersed me in the fascinating Norse/Saxon world of 793 A.D. It’s the first book in one of the best series I've read in a long time—featuring rich world-building, magic at all levels, bold deeds, and a dry sense of humor. 

The Sea of Trolls is a gripping fantasy novel that fuses together history and Norse epics into a sprawling adventure teeming with magic, Viking raiders, and mythical creatures. Even with all of these fantastical elements in the mix, what hooked me the most about Sea of Trolls was the incredibly well-written cast of characters. Reading about intriguing figures such as the famed skald Dragon Tongue mentoring young Jack on the art of magical bards and the fiery but complex young berserker in training Thorgil under the wing of raider leader One-Brow Olaf, I found myself utterly engrossed in the narrative…

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