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Jack is apprenticed to a Druid bard and lives with his sister Lucy. A band of Viking Berserkers captures them, delivering the siblings to the court of King Ivar the Boneless and his half‑troll queen. Faced with an impossible task, Jack embarks on a perilous quest to Jotunheim, the realm of trolls, to rescue Lucy and restore their home.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Nancy Farmer
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