The Islands of the Blessed

Two years after their adventures in The Land of the Silver Apples, the apprentice bard Jack and his Viking companion Thorgil confront the malevolent spirit of a vengeful mermaid and begin a quest that casts them among the fin folk of Notland.

Main Author: Farmer, Nancy, 1941-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Sea of Trolls ; #03
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Summary: Two years after their adventures in The Land of the Silver Apples, the apprentice bard Jack and his Viking companion Thorgil confront the malevolent spirit of a vengeful mermaid and begin a quest that casts them among the fin folk of Notland.
Item Description: "A Richard Jackson book."
Sequel to: The Land of the Silver Apples.
Physical Description: 479 p. : map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-479).
ISBN: 9781416907374
1416907378
Author Notes: Nancy Farmer has written three Newbery Honor books: The Ear, the Eye and the Arm ; A Girl Named Disaster ; and The House of the Scorpion , which also won the National Book Award and the Printz Honor. Other books include The Lord of Opium , The Sea of Trolls , The Land of the Silver Apples , The Islands of the Blessed , Do You Know Me , The Warm Place , and three picture books for young children. She grew up on the Arizona-Mexico border and now lives with her family in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona.