Troll and the Oliver
Adam Stower
Templar Publishing

If your name happens to be Oliver, beware. There’s a large, blue, lumbering troll around and there’s nothing this sneaky looking creature would like better than to eat you for lunch. Said troll finds Oliver catching a very tricky business; somehow, the Oliver in question – a cheeky little red head – always manages to elude him, dashing hither and thither and then vanishing suddenly. So, by the time spring comes around there is one very grumpy, hungry troll who’s not had a single mouthful of Oliver stew, or Oliver anything else for that matter. Oliver of course is still roaming free; indeed he manages to go shopping without even a sight of his enemy.

Back home and feeling full of the joys of living, he concludes that his old adversary has finally given up the chase and sets about baking some celebratory cakes. But has he? Leap! CHOMP! BLEEEUGHHHH! Not quite the delicacy he’d long been anticipating; Olivers taste revolting. One disappointed Troll. Wait a minute … tick tock PING! What is that wonderful aroma emanating from Oliver’s oven? Mmmmmm! Cake – Guess what Troll’s new favourite food is.
I love Adam Stower’s books and this one is particularly satisfying. Superb characters, portrayed with panache, and a clever, funny storyline. There is even a page from ‘Trolliver’s Cookbook’ giving full instructions on how to create Troll Cupcakes. Repeat readings are sure to be the order of the day here.
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