Troll-Quest

Katherine Sinclair #2

by Rose Estes

Desperately searching for their stolen babies in the long-forgotten world beneath the streets of Chicago, Katherine Sinclair and her mysterious, nonhuman companion, Crystal, are drawn into the war between the Under Dwellers and the human race. Original.

Genres: Fantasy

265 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 1995

About the author

Rose Estes is the author of many fantasy and science fiction books, including full length novels and multiple choice gamebooks. After contributing extensively to TSR, Inc.'s Dungeons and Dragons Endless Quest series (of which she wrote the first six, as well as others later down the line), she wrote her first full length novel, Children of the Dragon (1985). She continued to write for TSR by writing six volumes in a series of Greyhawk novels. She contributed to other series, but continued to write books and start series of her own that, like Children of the Dragon, take place in a fantasy or science fiction world created by her own imagination. She also wrote the Golden Book Music Video Sing, Giggle and Grin.

Reviews

[Doris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Second read 4-1-2015
First read 7-16-2013

The thesis of the book is great, but I just never got fully into it. The main issue I had was the continuous viewpoint shift, often in a way that was not obvious, making it difficult to follow not only the story but also the characters’ views and feelings.

Throughout, we get the feeling that Crystal and Katherine want their babies back, but there is no true angst there, and no feeling of urgency. There is mass destruction, and we see the horror and rage the “trolls” feel, but I just never got enough of a grab into the story to really care.

[Jungle Djinn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Significantly better than the first volume, Troll-taken. The situation has developed dramatically and I start to care more for the characters (hence the extra star). The underpinning concept is very interesting. However, the climactic ending is rushed leaving too much unresolved...maybe a further sequel may have been under consideration. Disappointing, especially after so much work went into researching the underground geology of the mid-west.