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Language English Publication date October 20, 2009 Pages 496 pp Originally published 20 October 2009 Publisher Atheneum Books | 4.1/5 Goodreads Series Sea of Trolls series Media type Print (hardcover) ISBN 1-4169-0737-8 Country United States of America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preceded by The Land of the Silver Apples Genres Children's literature, Fantasy Fiction Similar The Land of the Silver Ap, The Sea of Trolls, The Warm Place, The Lord of Opium, A Girl Named Disaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Islands of the Blessed is a fantasy novel for children, written by Nancy Farmer and published by Atheneum in 2009. It is the third, and so far the last, in the Sea of Trolls series, which is named for its first book (2004).
Contents
Content
Jack, the young Saxon bard, and Thorgil, the Viking shield maiden, deal with the draugr, an undead sea creature, who leaves a path of destruction around her in her quest for revenge on Father Severus. Their journey takes them to the mysterious realm of Notland and, ultimately, to the Islands of the Blessed.
Sequel
In her blog Nancy Farmer mentions a possible sequel but says she is writing a sequel to The House of the Scorpion first.
As of May 2015 no further information has surfaced.
Characters
Jack- Age fourteen; an apprentice bard.
Hazel- Jack's sister; age eight; stolen and raised by Hobgoblins.
Thorgil Silverhand-Jack's friend, a shield maiden crippled after an encounter with a demon, who now lives with his family
Lucy- Jack's foster sister; lost to elfland.
Aldiltha- Jack's mother; a wise woman.
Giles Crookleg- Jack's father.
The Bard- A druid from Ireland; also known as Dragon Tongue, who possesses great wisdom, and serves as Jack's teacher
Eithne- Daughter of the elf queen and The Bard.
Pega- An ex-slave girl; age fifteen.
Father Severus-A grim monk rescued from elfland
Brother Aiden-One of the few surviving monks from Lindisfarne, the Blessed Isle
The Draugr-The malevolent spirit of a mermaid with a grudge against Father Severus