The Land of the Silver Apples Audiobook

" Very meh fantasy. The human characters were good in theory- shield-maiden turned poet? Sounds great- but underdeveloped, and universally annoyingly petty. Not merely flawed, for all characters must be somehow flawed to be realistic, but simply unlikeable, with hardly a redeeming quality amongst them. The Hobgoblins were much better, in that as a species they are appealing and rather lovable. As individuals, however, they were lacking in personality, and simply quite silly. The setting is irksomely neopagan- irksome because no move is made to justify this, or to argue out the implications. Farmer draws upon Old Norse and Old English mythology and folktales unsparingly, giving her a wide mythological base to build upon, and yet her world still manages to seem somewhat monochromatic and lacking in the richness it should have possessed. The plot, too, though it should have quite focused by the premise of the story, meanders along in fits and starts. I like a good long story, and I can get past a sluggish plot. Yes, the meandering plot would be forgivable- if the tale had characters I could care about, who developed over the course of the approximately 500 pages, or a rich and various world to immerse myself in. As it is... Well, the first book was pretty good; perhaps the last one will be better, but as it is, I have little hope for the series, and it beats me how an author with good ideas and a world ready-built for her could come up with such a rotten tale. "

" this book is really good and it is interesting and i recomend it to anyone who loves reading as it is quite long. "

" I enjoyed this as much as the first one, which is definitely a compliment. I am also looking forward to reading the next one. She kept the story in England this time so there was more about the mythology of that island rather than that of scandinavia. This made for an interesting and different feel from the first book. Definitely recommend this book. "

" i really enjoy nancy farmer, as she does a fantastic job of weaving tales and making them feel very accessible to all readers (The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm is just brillant). The Land of the Silver Apples is the second book involving the children from The Sea of Trolls, and Jack journeys to the Fairie World to rescue his sister, picking up strange friends and having adventures along the way. Thorgil, the daughter of a berserker, provides great comic relief. Although I was amused, I feel overall the book was a little too long and that some of the stops along the journey did not do much except add to the total number of pages. "

" This even better then the Sea of Trolls!9If thats even possible!) I loved the Bard, Brutus, and Father Severus. "

" Farmer continues the story of Jack and his family in this book. This is a quick, fasted paced book. A great follow up to The Sea of Trolls cant wait to read the next one. "

" How could a apprentice in magic fight demons, gods, and dark elves all in one week? The answer is in the land of Silver Apples where time does not move. Awesome book can't wait for the conclusion "

" A lukewarm follow-up to Sea of Trolls. Read it for the return of the characters you love and forgive Ms. Farmer for getting a little bogged down in the plot. "

" (496 pgs) "

" If you're a fantasy dork like me, and if you liked "Sea of Trolls" then you will like this. Great characters, a quest, some loss, some gain. Aaaaah . . . now that's good fantasy! "

" Wonderful. I loved Jack's continuing adventures! And Pega is a darling new character. Just as with the first, my absolute favorite part is the historical explanations at the end. "

" Could not finish this. Got bored. "

" Really awesome book to read. One of my favorites. Full of action! "

" This was not actually any less well written than the first volume, but she ruined the story for me by making Lucy a heartless elf. Plus, things were just getting plain difficult to keep interested in at all. "

" Maybe if I read Sea of Trolls and The Land of the Silver Apples back to back I'd like this book better. "

" This book was much better than The Sea of Trolls. I especially like the Bugaboos. The Elves were EVIL>:(! "

" Another really enjoyable escape. The details on early northern European life and religion was fantastic. The story dragged a bit but still had great details. "

" Nancy is a very good writer and mixes an interesting world of Old world magic, Christianity and Odinism. a fun book to read "

" Simply not as good as the other Nancy Farmer books. A disappointment. "

" As a sequel to The Sea of Trolls it took the characters on another high adventure. I look forward to the third book in the trilogy that will be coming out sometime this year. "

" Didn't enjoy it quite as much as the first, but a suitable and enjoyable second adventure. "

" I listened to it on tape, but wasn't a big fan. Rather disturbing for the age group targeted. "

" This is a continutation to The Sea of Trolls. "

" Okay, I really liked the characters and hanging out with them, and it looks like there can be a sequel. However, the plot didn't really hang together. And there were a few lines that looked like an editor should have caught them--they looked like they were artefacts from a previous draft. "

" You need to read the first book to understand the second one. "

" As great a pleasure as the first book. "

" Sequel to the sea of trolls, really good. "

" Sequal to the sea of trolls. Had to be good. "

" This was an absolutely wonderful book. There were several sentences that I put in my own personal quote book in an effort to commit them to my brain, as well. "

" Enjoyed this sequel a bit better than the first one. Good read for tweens with an exciting adventure. Not sure that I'm so enamored that I'll keep reading the series though. "

" I think this was our favorite of the series! "

" The character development was wonderful. Also the description made the hardships very realistic. Perfect for a younger person "

" Ich fande das vorhärige besser, aber das Buch ist immer noch klasse. Hoffentlich kommt noch ein 3 Teil raus! "

" liked this book a lot. didnt remember it as much as the first one, but still enjoyable. lots of fantasty at play, with action and adventure to tie it up. "

" It was a good book, too. "

" Review by Elizabeth<br/><br/>The information at the end showed that it was based on true things. I liked how it was literally a can't put down book. "

" You need to read the first book to understand the second one. "