I like this book and its predecessor, the Sea of Trolls. I like it because I enjoy the ancient Irish history. These novels bring together Saxons, Vikings and the Irish. It also brings together the “old faith” and the “new faith” of Christianity.
These stories work with Jack, a young man who is learning his strength as a Bard. He has been taken under the wing of the old Bard. In The Land of Silver Apples he travels to a monastery where they had a beautiful stained-glass window. The chief of the area is a half-selkie.
Jack and his friends eventually have to go beg a boon from the “lady of the lake” – and the elves and trolls who live underground. He grows up a little both as a Bard and also as a man.
It’s a good story.
