The Troll Treasure

Troll King Trilogy #3

by John Vornholt

The concluding volume in this charming and highly readable trilogy for readers of 10 and over. Just when all the trials appear to be over for Rollo, the evil sorceror Stygius Rex returns, demanding that the new troll king surrender the lands of Bonespittle to him. As an incentive, Stygius produces Rollo's father and his former bridge mentor as hostages! The only way to stop Stygius is for the trolls to find a legendary treasure that was created by a troll king long ago and left with the elves in the Great Chasm for safekeeping. Now Rollo must figure out a way to make peace with the elves, find some treasure he isn't sure exists, rescue his father, and defeat Stygius, all the while hoping he can free his little fairy friend Clipper from the evil spell she's under. Will the new troll king ever make it to his coronation?

Genres: Fantasy, Childrens

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

John Vornholt also writes as Caroline Goode.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of those series that my kids and I read outloud together. They were a lot of fun to read together! It's funny how reading outloud together just does something for ya! I've throughly enjoyed the books, series that we have read this way.

[Rusty · Rating 3 out of 5]

How can I have forgotten that I read this last October? Well, I did so I read it again and it still rates three stars for me. Children may find it interesting, however. There is an evil sorceror named Stygius Rex who insists that the new troll king give hime the lands of Bonespittle. Rollo, the hero troll, needs to find an ancient troll treasure after which he will release Rollo's father who he has imprisoned. In addition, Rollo must make peace with the elves. So the adventure begins...

[Artin Hakobyan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I chose the book “The Troll Treasure” because I saw the cover and it seemed kind of funny so I checked out the book. I didn’t really like the book because it was not my favorite type of story. It is about an evil wizard named Stygius Rex comes back and says that the new troll king is giving the land called Bonespittle to him. In fact, the evil wizard makes Rollo's father and his former bridge mentor his prisoners. I didn’t really find a quote the stood out to me. Although, I would recommend this book to readers who like adventure. I cannot really connect this book to myself because it was not a true story and it was a fantasy story.

[Alaina Sloo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun fantasy series with a sense of humor, especially good for kids grades 3-5. Book three. Full of adventure and lots of great characters that make kids laugh: trolls and ogres decomposing villains! What more could you ask for?

[Alyssa Lane · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was really disappointed that the dragons played such a minor roll. They were just portrayed as an obstacle rather than characters. I wanted the momma dragon to speak and have a story too, but oh well. Otherwise it was a cute ending to the trilogy.

[Meredith Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

unfortunately, this book was way worse than the first two. it was still interesting, just the plot went ALL over the place. I thought it was kinda lacking.

[Madeline]

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[Hayden · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was ok

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great series! I love these books and think you will to. You won't be able to put down.

[Sabaa · Rating 4 out of 5]

i used to read this all the time. weird but extremely interesting.

[Patrick Gibson · Rating 4 out of 5]

very good story of trolls working together with ogres to fight an evil mage.

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

The infodumping is worse than ever in this book, but the plot threads are all pulled out and tied together neatly by the end. No new threads are introduced, and this book merely focuses on providing a satisfying conclusion to the trilogy. Happy endings abound, with a few twists along the way. Overall, the series was a fast, fun read, and as long as you don't expect excellence it's a fun diversion.