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Original Title:	The Sea of Trolls
ISBN:	0689867468 (ISBN13: 9780689867460)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Sea of Trolls #1
Characters:	Jack Tenpenny
Literary Awards:	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Nominee for Children's Literature (2005), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2006), Judy Lopez Memorial Award for Children's Literature (2005), James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2004), Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Nominee (2007)

The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls #1)

Nancy Farmer

Paperback | Pages: 459 pages

Rating: 4.01 | 14424 Users | 1044 Reviews

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Title	:	The Sea of Trolls (Sea of Trolls #1)
Author	:	Nancy Farmer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 459 pages
Published	:	June 1st 2006 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers (first published January 28th 2004)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Young Adult. Mythology. Historical. Historical Fiction. Adventure. Fiction

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The year is A.D. 793; Jack and his sister have been kidnapped by Vikings and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless and his terrifying half-troll wife; but things get even worse when Jack finds himself on a dangerous quest to find the magical Mimir's Well in a far-off land, with his sister's life forfeit if he fails. Other threats include a willful mother Dragon, a giant spider, and a troll-boar with a surprising personality -- to say nothing of Ivar the Boneless and his wife, Queen Frith, a shape-shifting half-troll, and several eight foot tall, orange-haired, full-time trolls. But in stories by award-winner Nancy Farmer, appearances do deceive. She has never told a richer, funnier tale, nor offered more timeless encouragement to young seekers than "Just say no to pillaging."

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Ratings: 4.01 From 14424 Users | 1044 Reviews

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Things I Liked: What a fun story! I wish I'd read this one sooner. The mythology is absolutely fabulous. I adored learning more about Norse and Scandinavian mythos, particularly the gods and the trolls. The story is interesting and unique and it evoked the great quests so common in high fantasy. But what I really loved was the historical element as well. This is set in the dark ages of England and Scandinavia and that setting is written so thoroughly that you can't help but fall into it! The

Jack is a young bard in training when he is kidnapped along with his sister and taken by a group of Beserkers and brought to their icy northern land. The book chronicles Jack's capture and adventures as he embarks upon a quest to win back his freedom and save his sister from the temperamental half troll queen Frith. The book creatively adapts Norse mythology into a engaging adventure story that demonstrates the clash of two cultures and how the children learn to work things out to accomplish

The best children's/young adult book I have read since the Graveyard Book. Highly recommend this one. The author, who actually has a science background, really did her historical research for this one. The backdrop is northeastern England (probably somewhere around what today would be Newcastle) around the year 800 AD. This is Saxon England, England greatly influenced by Celtic Christianity, England that still holds onto many of its pre-Christian ideas and mythology, and England on the verge of

Hmmm. This is one of those books where you should ignore the star ratings and find a reviewer with similar tastes to try and determine if you should give it a try. Which is to say that while I only gave "Sea of Trolls" 3-Stars that I can see why other people, especially younger readers, would love it. The story is interesting and there's lots of adventure. Plus the writing is decent... so what's not love, right?Well, I found a couple of things that detracted from the reading experience. The

This is a fast-moving and intelligent novel for children. Jack and his sister Lucy get kidnapped by Vikings during the historic raid on Lindisfarne in 793. Arriving in Norway, Jack finds that he has to undertake a quest to find Mimir's Well in order to save his sister from the half-troll queen, Frith.One negative aspect of this novel is the rather spare style, which doesn't enable you to really get into the story well. Things happen blindingly fast. It isn't difficult to follow--I just like to

I'm enjoying this quite a bit, during my doctor's office waits. I recommended it to the Possum, too.***The conjunctivitis sure slowed my reading down. Oh, but this was fun. All the pleasure of Norse mythology, but zippier than Tolkein. Great characters, particularly the way Jack never feels like he'll get the Norsemen.As a special added bonus, I understand Odd and the Frost Giants rather better now, too.

I admit it, I gushed throughout nearly this entire book. I listened to it, and the narration was superb, and I think that played a large part in my enthusiasm for it. Nonetheless, I do think the writing is high quality. Simple, direct, concise, and spellbinding. Jack and his sister, Lucy, are forced on an adventure with lovable, loathsome wild men from the North. They romp and role with a girl who wins belching contests and wants to die fighting as soon as possible. They cower before half-trolls