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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The rare, wonderful middle book.,
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This review is from: The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) (Hardcover)
I love this woman. I love every single thing she's written, albeit some more than others, so I am admittedly very biased when it comes to her works.
The book takes place after The Sea of Trolls when, among other things, Jack's sister Lucy is taken by elves and he has to travel underground to their lands to get her back. The Land of the Silver Apples is such a good middle book. The story moves along at a great pace, and not once did I want to put it down. She has a delicate touch with the religious issues inherent in writing in this time period (Christian vs. Druidic vs. Nordic), and writes each in such a way that none of them are put down. It's quite lovely to not have to put up with an author hammering their beliefs down my throat. I also adored her take on elves. I've never seen anything like it. Very refreshing and original, things quite lacking in the general portrayal of elves. All her vivid, distinct characters are what really what give this book it's umph, though. Jack has matured, though he still has a lot of growing up to do, and seeing the great variety of characters through is alternately wise, sympathetic, jealous, and juvenile-ly hateful perspectives is just wonderful. A great amount of the cast from the Sea of Trolls returns, and the new additions to the cast are fully-fleshed and original. The only disappointment I had was that there wasn't a greater role for the Picts. Or, rather, the Pictish Beast. ...it just seemed odd that one of the chapter headers was a Pictish Beast, it's mentioned once in a chapter, it's in the glossary, but... there's nothing else on it. Well, I guess it's such an indistinct beastie that I can say I wouldn't have wanted to tackle it myself. All in all, another amazing book from an amazing author. I'm waiting on the edge of my seat for the next book!
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A wonderful sequel to a great book.,
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This review is from: The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) (Hardcover)
Thoroughly enjoyed this book and didn't want it to end. The characters were very lifelike and had me thinking about them long after I put the book down. I did not like this quite as much as The Sea of Trolls but that is because of the wonderful Vikings. I loved the Vikings and the honesty with which they were written.
I am an adult and I read these books at the recommendation of my 12 year old son. I think girls would enjoy it too with the strong female characters.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great literature with an unusual message,
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This review is from: The Land of the Silver Apples (Sea of Trolls Trilogy) (Hardcover)
A beautifully written novel with a unique combination of high adventure, 8th century history, and fantasy that children will love. Note that it carries an unusual message for a children's book, embedded in its plot and summarized on page 476: "Christianity is only one leaf" among "many branches on the Great Tree" of life.
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