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    Trollhunters

    Written by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus

    Narrated by Kirby Heybourne

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    "You are food. Those muscles you flex to walk, lift, and talk? They're patties of meat topped with chewy tendon. That skin you've paid so much attention to in mirrors? It's delicious to the right tongues, a casserole of succulent tissue. And those bones that give you the strength to make your way in the world? They rattle between teeth as the marrow is sucked down slobbering throats. These facts are unpleasant but useful. There are things out there, you see, that don't cower in holes to be captured by us and cooked over our fires. These things have their own ways of trapping their kills, their own fires, their own appetites."

    Jim Sturges is your typical teen in suburban San Bernardino-one with an embarrassingly overprotective dad, a best friend named "Tubby" who shares his hatred of all things torturous (like gym class), and a crush on a girl who doesn't know he exists. But everything changes for Jim when a 45-year old mystery resurfaces, threatening the lives of everyone in his seemingly sleepy town. Soon Jim has to team up with a band of unlikely (and some un-human) heroes to battle the monsters he never knew existed.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books Audio
    Release dateJul 7, 2015
    ISBN9781490694948
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    Trollhunters
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    Guillermo del Toro

    Guillermo del Toro is an Academy Award®–winning film director as well as a screenwriter, producer, and New York Times bestselling novelist. He is best known for his foreign fantasy films, especially Pan’s Labyrinth, and American mainstream movies like The Shape of Water. Del Toro has published multiple bestselling adult novels with HarperCollins, including The Strain, which was adapted into a TV series by FX, and he is the creator of Trollhunters, Netflix’s most-watched children’s series.

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    Reviews for Trollhunters

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    • 3/5
      I received this book as an e-ARC. I found the beginning full of promise, but also found the rest of the story did not captivate or hold my attention as I thought it might. That said, Middle aged readers who enjoy darker, gorier fiction may enjoy the dark mystery. I did not hate it, but it is also not my normal preferred genre.
    • 4/5
      Bit more YA than my usual fare, but still a thoroughly enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      Good read, especially for tweens and teen-aged males. Lots of action, goo, sewage and the killing of disgusting enemies. With berserk lawnmowers, hidden doors, bridges to other worlds and named swords, there is plenty here to interest young men who can try to figure out the gaps in the story line. The main character's father had been separated from his brother, who had been dragged into the realms of trolls to help battle the worst of the troll breeds. Becoming paranoid, the father tries to protect his home and son, but his boy is also dragged into the underworld of warring trolls who fatten up and dine off young students. There he meets his kidnapped uncle, who never aged and is still a boy, although a mighty warrior. Much of the dry humor seen in Hellboy is here as well, and most of the scenes can be easily visualized. Some of the visual goo is described well, but contributing descriptions such as sounds, smells and the feel of the action dealing with troll intestines and other goo were not as well done. Much of the book deals with visual descriptions, which seems more of being a description of a television show than an action novel.While I found the book interesting, some parts of it were a drag, and the action seemed to be disjointed and chaotic. It appears that the book was written in sections on a computer, and in-expertly sewn together. One of the plot points is that there is an emergency so intense and timeline so short, that the characters aren't able to tell the main character what is going on. This drags the book along, and is annoying to the reader. Better editing would have helped.On the whole, I recommend this book for young men who like action stories and the darker sides of life and teen aged relations. Those who like the Walking Dead, Hellboy and werewolves will probably like this book. I also recommend it for school and public libraries as well.
    • 5/5
      I love the show and very much enjoyed hearing the story that inspired it!
    • 5/5
      This is the first book that I have read/heard performed that was written by GdT. While I’m 50, and this definitely falls into the Young Adult category, I still very much enjoyed the presentation. It was fun, thoughtful, and creepy.

      As much as I enjoyed the writing, Kirby H. Can inthrall me by reading directions for boiling water. He is a master voice performer, and if you ever find yourself at a loss for something to listen to, find anything that he has performed and enjoy yourself. First remember how to spell his name, which I did the moment I tried to type it!

      What a great little piece of art! :-)
    • 3/5
      “It’s a terrible thing, isn’t it? To be dragged under?”In San Bernadino in the late 1960s, almost 200 hundred children went missing in what became known as The Milk Carton Epidemic. Children weren’t allowed on the streets past sunset, but on the day of Jack Sturges birthday, him and his little brother Jim were having too much fun on their bicycles to notice the sun was slowly making its exit. When Jack raced ahead towards the Holland Transit Bridge, Jim quickly lost sight of him. From the shadow of the bridge came a sight so terrifying that Jim could only run away in fear. Black fur, horns, claws, and massive teeth chased him home that day and while he managed to survive, he never saw his older brother Jack again.Years later, Jim’s son, Jim Sturges Jr. is fifteen years old and lives alone with his paranoid father. Ever since he lost his older brother, his father has been terrified of the dark. Steel shutters cover their windows, ten locks secure their front door, and the flood lights and security cameras pick up anything that lurks outside. Jim never quite understands his fathers paranoia, that is until the day that he’s dragged through a hole beneath his bed and sees his first troll. And his lost Uncle Jack who is somehow just as young as he was the day he went missing. He’s told that the Sturges family belongs to a line of trollhunters, that the battle between humans and trolls has been going on for ages, and that he’s the next in line to step up to the task. Jim’s life is never quite the same again.“This is the only thing I’m good at. There are times when you have to do the right thing, no matter how scary. […] If I don’t fight now, right now, when am I supposed to fight?”Trollhunters will appeal to fans of Percy Jackson, The Blackwell Pages, The Kane Chronicles, and the multitude of series’ that center around kids/teenagers burdened with the task of saving the world. Trollhunters is tagged as YA but the goofiness that is typically present in Middle Grade fiction is flying high in this one. But there are also several instances of profanity (asshole and bastard are two I remember off the top of my head) so it’s clear this author-duo was possibly trying to entice an audience of various ages. I’m just not sure the way they went about it is necessarily a recipe for success. The fact that it’s marketed as horror doesn’t necessarily help either, especially since it’s really not. Children stolen from their beds at night (by monsters nonetheless) should be straight nightmare fuel but it never quite reached the level of terror I would have expected since the intensity was constantly lessened by the presence of goofy humor.I’m a huge fan of del Toro, so this became an immediate addition to my TBR, but what most intrigued me about this one is the difference in the fantasy focus: trolls. I’ve read plenty of vampire, werewolf, and faerie stories but a troll story? Can’t recall a single one. But these aren’t the trolls of my generation either. Oh, no. These trolls are nasty, ugly things that like to snack on humans like they were tasty kernels of popcorn. While the horror was somewhat lacking (except for that bit about the troll fetus that takes up residence inside humans for the night? oh. my. god. Wire my mouth shut, I’ll just breathe through my nose, thank you very much), the gruesomeness is actually pretty intense. For a glimpse of what these disgusting trolls actually look like, check out some of the artwork by Sean A. Murray. One thing I have to note about the artwork, and due to the fact that I read an ARC I can’t be certain this is necessarily the case in the finished copy, but the artwork never coincided with what was occurring in the story. A certain scenes artwork would be shown 20 pages later which kind of threw you off from the scene that was currently happening.Naturally, this is a start to a new series since various questions were left unanswered. I hope that some thought is put into future installments because at this point I can’t see how they can be anything but repetitive. Trolls try to take over, battles happen, people die, good wins. The story often dragged at times and lacked any twists that would have helped keep me (or any reader) engaged. Less goofiness, more horror, and much more excitement is all I’d like to ask for in the next installment. Still worth the read, but not nearly as thrilling as I had hoped for from an author duo like this.
    • 3/5
      As a huge fan of Del Toro, I was really excited to read this book. Unfortunately, I found it to be a mixed bag.Firstly, I really love the amount of imagination that went into the troll designs. Each species is described to the tiniest detail and is utterly unique. The scene set in the Troll Market was my absolute favourite as it reminded me of the similar part of 'Hellboy II' and really was a delight to read - so full of interesting sights and indicators of troll habits.However, there was just something off with novel. Don't get me wrong, it's still a fun read and full of action, but I think there are some issue with its structure. The pacing of Trollhunters was a bit all over the place. It took half of the 320 page novel for the story to find its feet. Before this, it felt a little like it was all spark and no fire. The scenes where Jim saw strange things were interesting but the explanation was drawn out for far so long. We saw a troll right in the prologue, it’s no surprise to the reader that they actually exist. There is simply no need to wait so long before introducing the true purpose of the novel. After this the pace runs a little too past, condensing and skipping over events in order to reach the climax. Because of this, the characters never felt as though they got enough time to develop.While I found the core cast to be relatable and likable, I did also think that they sounded too young. The novel claimed that they were fifteen but they talked more like twelve year olds. I did take a particular liking to the main troll characters, in particular ARRRGH!!! (of the Lincolnshire ARRRGH!!!s) as she was surprisingly endearing. Blinky, despite being a little Abe Sapien-ish, was also a fun character. It was just a shame that he talked so much, providing most of the unnecessary exposition that I mentioned above. However, I wasn’t so taken by the villain – Gunmar the Black. Gunmar’s presence is not really felt until the climax and even them he is a little flat. Sure, he’s physically imposing, but his plan just boils down to “kill all the humans”. That’s more than a little dull. As you may have realised by now, I love complex villains. Gunmar was just a little too simple for my liking.I also feel I should say that this novel is pretty gory and generally gross throughout and so should probably be avoided if you're in anyway squeamish.
    • 4/5
      TROLLHUNTERS by Guillermo del Toro and Daniel Kraus is a quirky, young adult fantasy thriller with enough macabre humor to keep teens entertained.Jim’s uncle disappeared 45 years ago leaving his brother to become an overprotective parent. When teenager Jim is suddenly thrust into an underworld of trolls and other creatures, he must join a group of reluctant heroes to save his town.Best known for his work on films such as Hellboy and Pan’s Labyrinth, del Toro brings his unique blend of fantasy and humor to the young adult audience. Teaming with science fiction author/director Daniel Kraus, they’ve created an action-adventure that will be particularly popular with male teens who enjoy quirky science fiction thrillers. The book’s beautiful illustrations bring the underworld to life for readers.Librarians will find this book to be popular among teens who enjoy titles with connections to horror and the underworld. For middle school youth who devoured series like Gregor the Overland or Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Troll Hunters can serve as a bridge to young adult literature. While not outstanding, this dark fantasy is likely to attract enough followers to become a series.Published by Disney-Hyperion on July 7, 2015. ARC from NetGalley.