The concluding part of the trilogy that began with the best-selling adventure THE SEA OF TROLLS, from Newbery Honor winner, Nancy Farmer.

The eagerly-awaited sequel to the best-selling adventure THE SEA OF TROLLS from Newbery Honor winner, Nancy Farmer

Jack is an apprentice bard and just beginning to learn the secrets of his mysterious master, when he and his little sister are captured by Viking chief, Olaf One-Brow, and taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless. This work presents an adventure set in the 8th Century where a boy's life is changed forever by the first Viking raid on England.

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To most people, six-year-old Matt isn't a boy but a beast, dirty and disgusting. However, to El Patron, lord of a country called Opium, Matt is the guarantee of eternal life. El Patron loves him as he loves himself, for they share the same DNA. But surrounded by bodyguards, Matt longs for escape.