Troll Mountain Books in Order

The Troll Mountain books trade special forces and fighter jets for a classic quest in a harsh fantasy landscape. Instead of commandos, the hero is Raf, a stubborn, big‑hearted teenager from a small human tribe clinging to life in a remote valley.

The people of the valley live under the shadow of Troll Mountain, a fortress‑city ruled by trolls who periodically dam the river and demand food tribute to prove their power. When a mysterious sickness begins to strike both humans and trolls, rumours spread that the trolls have discovered an elixir that can cure the disease—for a price.

When Raf’s little sister falls ill and the tribal elders refuse to risk a journey, he decides to act on his own. His plan is simple and utterly reckless: climb to Troll Mountain, infiltrate the stronghold and steal the cure. Along the way he’s joined by Ko, a gruff hermit who knows more about the wider world than he first admits, and Düm, a young troll outcast who owes Raf his life.

Across Troll Mountain and its three short episodes, the trio cross swamps, frozen passes and the booby‑trapped tunnels of the hobgoblin‑haunted Forbidden Mountain. They face wolves, engineered traps and the uneasy question of whether the trolls are really monsters, or simply another society built on fear and inequality.

Inside Troll Mountain, Raf discovers a rigid hierarchy: pampered nobles at the top, enslaved labourers at the bottom, and a single ancient alchemist whose “miracle” cure has become a tool of control. The closer Raf gets to the elixir, the more he has to weigh his promise to his sister against the wider consequences of what he’s doing.

The tone is lean and propulsive, aimed at younger readers but willing to touch on uncomfortable topics like exploitation, cowardice among leaders and the cost of standing up to bullies. Reilly keeps the chapters short and the challenges varied, from gladiatorial arenas to clever uses of Ko’s homemade “firepowder,” so you’re never far from the next cliffhanger.

At its heart, Troll Mountain is about a kid who refuses to accept that the way things are is the way they must stay, and about the risky, sometimes lonely path from anger to real change.