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Written in Stone
A hilarious fantasy adventure suitable for young adult humans and up. NOT suitable for cave trolls or goblins.
This is the trade of a troll, told in fairy tales in our world and instruction manuals in Trolls toll bridges. But Brian Trollton doesn't want to live under a bridge out in the middle of the swamp he calls home. He wants to live somewhere with clean running water for a start, and wallpaper might be nice too.
Luckily, the far-off city of Marlowe is a place with lots of wallpaper and water that you can actually see the bottom of. However, it's also a city whose paltry police force is facing a mysterious murderer of great power. There is evil magic in the air and quite possibly written within the very stone of the city itself.
They could probably use the help of a troll, come to think of it.
This is the trade of a troll, told in fairy tales in our world and instruction manuals in Trolls toll bridges. But Brian Trollton doesn't want to live under a bridge out in the middle of the swamp he calls home. He wants to live somewhere with clean running water for a start, and wallpaper might be nice too.
Luckily, the far-off city of Marlowe is a place with lots of wallpaper and water that you can actually see the bottom of. However, it's also a city whose paltry police force is facing a mysterious murderer of great power. There is evil magic in the air and quite possibly written within the very stone of the city itself.
They could probably use the help of a troll, come to think of it.
248 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2016
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September 19, 2016
Quite well written and a pleasant enough light read, but far too much detail in the world-building for my taste. The two storyline strands were handled well, and I liked the way the plot resolved. Sadly, I found much of the humour was hidden amongst the descriptive passages, and so lost some of its impact for me.
For a book aimed at the young adult market I thought it was too long and too slow, but I loved that the main characters were from different species, so the reader could concentrate on the issues in their platonic friendship and how they used their complementary skills. This aspect of the book was very well done.
For a book aimed at the young adult market I thought it was too long and too slow, but I loved that the main characters were from different species, so the reader could concentrate on the issues in their platonic friendship and how they used their complementary skills. This aspect of the book was very well done.
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