Synopses & Reviews
andlt;bigandgt;THE CHILDREN andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; FROM andlt;iandgt;THE SEA OF TROLLSandlt;/iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; BRAVE THEIR WORST andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; NIGHTMARES -- UNDERGROUND.andlt;/bigandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Jack is amazed to have caused an earthquake. He is thirteen, after all, and only a bard-in-training. But his sister, Lucy, has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake; stolen a second time in her young life, as he learns to his terror. Caught between belief in the old gods and Christianity (790 AD, Britain), Jack calls upon his ash wood staff to subdue a passel of unruly monks, and, for his daring, ends up in a knucker hole. It is unforgettable -- for the boy and for readers -- as are the magical reappearance of the berserker Thorgil from a burial by moss; new characters Pega, a slave girl from Jack's village, and the eager-to-marry-her Bugaboo (a hobgoblin king); kelpies; yarthkins; and elves (not the enchanted sprites one would expect but the fallen angels of legend). Rarely does a sequel enlarge so brilliantly the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion in andlt;iandgt;The Islands of the Blessedandlt;/iandgt; in 2009.
Review
"Jack, Pega, and Thorgil prove strong and capable in ways they themselves never suspected, and readers will look forward to the final installment." -- andlt;iandgt;Kirkus Reviewsandlt;/iandgt;, Starred Review
Synopsis
THE CHILDREN
FROM THE SEA OF TROLLS
BRAVE THEIR WORST
NIGHTMARES -- UNDERGROUND.
Jack is amazed to have caused an earthquake. He is thirteen, after all, and only a bard-in-training. But his sister, Lucy, has been stolen by the Lady of the Lake; stolen a second time in her young life, as he learns to his terror. Caught between belief in the old gods and Christianity (790 AD, Britain), Jack calls upon his ash wood staff to subdue a passel of unruly monks, and, for his daring, ends up in a knucker hole. It is unforgettable -- for the boy and for readers -- as are the magical reappearance of the berserker Thorgil from a burial by moss; new characters Pega, a slave girl from Jack's village, and the eager-to-marry-her Bugaboo (a hobgoblin king); kelpies; yarthkins; and elves (not the enchanted sprites one would expect but the fallen angels of legend). Rarely does a sequel enlarge so brilliantly the world of the first story. Look for the conclusion in The Islands of the Blessed in 2009.
About the Author
Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: andlt;iandgt;The Ear, the Eye and the Armandlt;/iandgt;; andlt;iandgt;A Girl Named Disasterandlt;/iandgt;; and andlt;iandgt;The House of the Scorpionandlt;/iandgt;, which, in 2002, also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include andlt;i andgt;The Lord of Opiumandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Sea of Trollsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Land of the Silver Applesandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Islands of the Blessedandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Do You Know Meandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;The Warm Placeandlt;/iandgt;, and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.