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Binding: Kindle Edition
Format: Kindle Book
Label: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Manufacturer: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: June 09, 2005
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Reading Level: Young Adult
Release Date: June 09, 2005
Sales Rank: 17427
Studio: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
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Rating:  - Excellent young adult book
I picked this one up at Powell's Books (Sorry, Amazon -- nothing personal!) because I liked The House of Scorpion, which I read earlier this year, and when I went to look for other books by the same author, I found one about trolls. And Vikings. How could you go wrong with that?
You can't. This is a good book, a nice little action/adventure with quite a lot of brain behind the brawn. It tells the story of a young Saxon lad, Jack, who is tapped to become an apprentice Bard, meaning ... Read More
Rating: - Incredible fantasy
There has been a lot of fantasy as of late that just doesn't measure up to what should be going on. I'm impressed for Ms. Farmer to tackle the little-known Norse mythology and do some pretty funky things with it. Experts in that field will enjoy this the most.
The rest of us will just sit there in shock when we realize we have just read a 400+ page retelling of the nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill". (Don't worry, it miraculously fits).
It's a classic plot, but it works and I don't ... Read More
Rating:  - One of the best books ever writter.
This is my favorite book of all time. To me it truly feels like a norse epic. You follow a boy as he matures to a man. This is a fantastic book all around and i could not recommend it any higher. If you like fantasy books then this is deffanitly for you.
Rating: - I couldn't put the thing down!!!
Goods:
The beggining wasn't that good but then when jack gets captured it went uphill from there. And when I went camping i'm usually bored what with this around I never got bored. Seriously i couldn't put it down. Plus I love how it wss historically correct with the vikings and all.
Bads:
I would have made it first-person (I think it's called) because I think that it just sounds better.
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Why does Thorgil have to be such a brat? Why don't ... Read More
Rating: - Fantasy Masterpiece
An amazing, wonderful book. In the beginning it's hard to get caught up in it, but once you do, you are incredibly caught up in it! The story, though obviously fantasy in some parts (Trolls, dragons, and eight-legged frost horses anyone?), is very believable and well-written. You fall in love with Jack, Thorgil, and Olaf, and feel (and agree with) Jack's every opinion and emotion.
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