The
Troll Treasure
by John Vornholt
In
this last part of the Troll trilogy (The Troll King and The
Troll Queen are also reviewed on this site) Rollo and his friends
have to find the missing treasure. To do this they have to brave fierce
monsters in the Great Chasm, sort out Clipper now she has gone to
the bad, and overcome Stygius Rex once more. Back with a vengeance,
he is all set to take over the land of Bonespittle and enslave the
trolls again, unless our hero has a cunning plan.
It seems
that no fantasy worth its salt can exist without being a trilogy,
although the story could have easily fit into two books. I enjoyed
seeing the tangled tale being sorted out, particularly the wizard's
surprising fate - not something I guessed would happen, which is
always pleasant. Some new elements are introduced in this final
book, and the underground scenes reminded me of a role-playing game,
something that is sure to appeal to computer buffs. Once again though
this is very much a book for younger readers as the humor that had
me laughing in the first book is still absent, and the elements
here are very much out of fairy tales albeit ones for more modern
tastes. Younger teens and even "tweens" who want an introduction
to fantasy novels would enjoy this trilogy I am sure - it bridges
the gap between fairy stories and adult fantasy reasonably well.
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The
Book |
Atom (Time Warner UK) |
May 2005 |
Paperback |
1904233597 |
Teenage Fantasy |
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The
Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
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