You are hearing from me twice today! I have read or listened to 14 books this June and this series was one of my June accomplishments. This trilogy was written by a local Rochester author and I even had her autograph them several years ago. Because they are not books for kids, they ended up last on my to be read pile, but this month, I put them on top!
This is a series for high school or adults. The content tends to become more mature as the series progresses. The third book becomes more violent and steamier. Just a warning! I tend to be a pretty sensitive reader and don't read books like this very often. But the interesting storyline kept me reading.
The trilogy is about a culture of trolls who live in northern Canada called the Kanin. They look like humans and not like the trolls you imagine. One thing they love is riches and sparkling things and have figured out a way to bring money into their families. They switch a baby of theirs with a rich person's baby from the regular culture. The other baby is adopted. When the Kanin child becomes of age, a tracker comes and gets the teen and they are able to access their riches for the Kanin family. The main character, Bryn, is one of these trackers.
The story continues with tension and war between many of the troll tribes as they try to gain riches and power. Bryn is very important in fighting to maintain peace throughout the Troll Tribes. There is a lot of action, some mystery, some romance and mystical elements to this series. This book is actually a spin-off from an earlier series. I also liked the descriptions of the unique villages that the trolls lived in. They were different depending on the tribe.
I recommend this series....but not for kids! It would be a very cool movie or television series.
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