Skyfall

Troll Hunters

By: Michael Dahl, Ben Kovar

Narrated by: anonymous

Far above the small town of Zion Falls, the stars fall from the sky. Deep below the sleepy city, an ancient evil awakens. Caught in the middle are four teens with hidden powers beyond their wildest dreams.

©2012 Michael Dahl, Ben Kovar (P)2013 Capstone Publishers, Inc.

Great start to a new series

Skyfall is the start of the Troll Hunters series, and it takes place in a small town. Four kids plan to go out and enjoy a meteor show in the night sky. Unfortunately for them, something dark is stirring underground that they will have to contend with before the night is over.

This is a great book for young readers, though the most sensitive among them may find it too scary for them. Dahl does a great job of setting the scene so that even when trolls appear, it fits. The only major complaint that I can really lodge is that the book was too short. Although the ending was a kind of ending, it felt like we were leaving the story in the middle, and there should have been another chapter or 4 after that.

That said, this would be a great book for those readers who are too intimidated by the longer books, and the ending is definitely compelling enough that I definitely want to continue the series. For struggling readers, or just those who also like to listen along to stories, the audiobook is well done. The narrator, who is listed as anonymous though I did recognize his voice from other Michael Dahl audiobooks, gives a great performance.