In the year 793, siblings Jack and Lucy are captured by fearsome Vikings with a thirst for battle and pillaging. Taken to the court of Ivar the Boneless, Jack and Lucy are sent on a perilous journey—full of dragons and giant spiders—deep into the magical kingdom of the trolls! Author Nancy Farmer won the National Book Award for The House of the Scorpion (RB# 97415) and has also earned three Newbery Honors.