The Prodigal Troll

The Prodigal Troll
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Publisher : Pyr
Total Pages : 407
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ISBN-10 : 9781615926169
ISBN-13 : 161592616X
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Book Synopsis The Prodigal Troll by : Charles Finlay

Download or read book The Prodigal Troll written by Charles Finlay and published by Pyr. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Prodigal Troll is a tale of a human child raised by a band of mythological creatures that is both hysterical and moving. When Lord Gruethrist's castle is laid under siege by an invading baron, he sends a trusted knight and nursemaid off with his infant son. Their escape across a wilderness landscape populated by fantastic creatures and torn by war takes unexpected turns until the baby is finally adopted by a mother troll grieving for her own lost child. Christened "Maggot" by a hostile stepfather, the human boy grows up amid the crude but democratic trolls until he leaves the band to rediscover the world of humankind. But the world of man is a complex and capricious place. Maggot must master its strange ways if he is to survive... let alone win the heart and hand of the Lady Portia. Finlay's society of trolls are unlike any you've ever read before, and his matriarchal medieval world, pitted as they are against an analog of Native American tribesmen, provides a rich setting for many poignant social and political insights. From the Trade Paperback edition.


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