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Myth & Legend FictionFae & Fairy Fiction

The Sea of Trolls

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  • 2004 first published
  • 459 pages
  • 17 editions
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Published in 2004, The Sea of Trolls is a mythic fiction and fae fiction novel by Nancy Farmer. Readers will find themes of Norse Mythology, Druids and Druidism, bards and bardism and brothers and sisters.

29 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 17 editions.

It runs to roughly 459 pages — 8–9 hours of reading at an average pace.

About The Sea of Trolls

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital quest to Jotunheim, home of the trolls.
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Themes, setting & tropes

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Subjects

  • Norse Mythology
  • Druids and Druidism
  • Bards and bardism
  • Brothers and sisters
  • Vikings
  • Saxons
  • Mythology, Norse
  • Trolls
  • Druids and druidism
  • Children's fiction
  • Anglo-saxons
  • Fairies
  • Siblings
  • Fantasy

Quick answers

Who wrote The Sea of Trolls?

The Sea of Trolls was written by Nancy Farmer and first published in 2004.

What genre is The Sea of Trolls?

It is usually shelved as Myth & Legend Fiction and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is The Sea of Trolls?

The median edition has 459 pages, about 8–9 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to The Sea of Trolls?

Readers who like it often enjoy Norse Mythology, Wintersmith and The Hobbit.

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