{"product_id":"2940170795758","title":"The Islands of the Blessed","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoolish boy\u003c\/i\u003e, whispers the cobwebby voice of the hogboon. \u003ci\u003eYou force me to slay you.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Jack and Thorgil between them possess the rune of protection, and they overpower the soulless spirit who is so intent on murder and marriage, respectively. They've survived worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe crowning volume of the trilogy that started with \u003ci\u003eThe Sea of Trolls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Land of the Silver Apples\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a tornado (Odin on a Wild Hunt, as the young berserker Thorgil sees it). The fields of Jack's village have been devastated, the winter ahead looks bleak, and a monster -- a draugr -- invades the forest outside of town. What's a hogboon in comparison?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the hands of bestselling Nancy Farmer, the direst prospects are all part of the fun as Jack, Thorgil, and the Bard set off on a quest to right the wrong of a death caused by Father Severus. Destination: Notland, realm of the fin folk, and unfortunately for the adventurers Not Always There.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47115661902064,"sku":"2940170795758","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170795758_p0.jpg?v=1763717708","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170795758","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}