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322 pp.
| Hyperion
| July, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4231-2598-3$18.99
(3)
YA
Illustrated by
Sean Murray.
Jim Sturges, a prototypical unpopular kid, discovers he is from a family of trollhunters and teams up with his friend Tub, his long-missing uncle, and some "good" trolls to defeat the child-eating European trolls invading America. Complex characters; plentiful action; vividly written horror ("a net of blood vessels twined up my forearm"); and Murray's detailed, sinister illustrations all complement one another.