The Prodigal Troll
Pyr · Print & ebook · June 3, 2005
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- Who it’s for
- A human child grows up among trolls before setting out to navigate the world of humankind.
- Themes
- Adoption and loss, Identity and belonging, Social and political conflict
- Genres
- Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Dragons & Mythic Creatures
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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.
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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.
Democratic Troll Society
A human child grows up among trolls before setting out to navigate the world of humankind.
Come here for
- A human boy raised among crude, democratic trolls
- A matriarchal medieval world shaped by war and social conflict
Expect
- Troll society described as crude but democratic
- Social and political insights alongside a wilderness journey
Where it sits
| Fantasy | 72% |
|---|---|
| Dragons & Mythic Creatures | 45% |
| Epic Fantasy | 28% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical Fantasy
- Fantasy Romance
- Dragons & Mythic Creatures
- Authors
- Charles Coleman Finlay
- Publisher
- Pyr
- Published
- June 3, 2005
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Adoption and loss · Identity and belonging · Social and political conflict
- Reading lane
- Historical Fantasy