Jack is back, in the entertaining sequel to "The Sea of Trolls". As before Jack is learning to be a bard, which is a type of mage who uses the life force to conjure spells. Lucy, Jack's sister, as usual is ignorant, spoilt and basically a brat, but she makes you wonder if her character would work without that personality. The storyline is that Lucy macks up a special ceremony and the ugly slave girl Pega has to do it instead. This causes Lucy to fall ill and has to be cured at a relatively faraway monastery. So Jack, the Bard, Pega and co have to go on an adventure.
A action filled story that shows courage, determination and fighting for survival. The book shows originality while still bringing back some old characters from The Sea of Trolls. at some points the 496 page novel can bore you but in the long run it won't let you down.
A good read for fantasy and adventure lovers.
1 comment:
I didn't know about this book. I love Nancy Farmer's books - especially 'The House of the Scorpion'. But 'Sea of Trolls' was a great read too. I'll have to track down 'Silver Apples'. You made it sound like a good read.
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