The Land of the Silver Apples vs The Sea of Trolls: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Land of the Silver Apples The Land of the Silver Apples Nancy Farmer · 2007 ★★★★☆ 4.0 496 pages · ≈ 9 h 11 m · Light

After escaping from the Sea of Trolls, the apprentice bard Jack plunges into a new series of adventures, traveling underground to Elfland and uncovering the truth about his little sister Lucy.

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Cover of The Sea of Trolls The Sea of Trolls Nancy Farmer · 2004 ★★★★☆ 4.3 459 pages · ≈ 8 h 30 m · Light

After Jack becomes apprenticed to a Druid bard, he and his little sister Lucy are captured by Viking Berserkers and taken to the home of King Ivar the Boneless and his half-troll queen, leading Jack to undertake a vital…

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The verdict

Scores by source

The Land of the Silver ApplesThe Sea of Trolls
Goodreads 4.0 (5691) —
Hardcover 3.8 (14) 4.0 (36)
Google Books — 4.5 (25)
Apple Books 4.5 (51) 4.5 (92)

Reception

The Land of the Silver ApplesThe Sea of Trolls
Ratings 5691 92
Editions 5 17
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 2776 —
Reading it now 144 —
Written reviews 376 —
Wikipedia attention 147 551
Pages 496 459

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