Stuart Hill

1 universe Last reviewed 2026-10-22

Stuart Hill, born in 1958 in Leicester, where he still lives, is a British author of fantasy and historical fiction for young readers. He studied English, Classics and Ancient History at Newcastle University and worked as an archaeologist and a teacher before becoming a bookseller; he wrote his first published novel, The Cry of the Icemark, during his coffee breaks in a bookshop. It won the inaugural Ottakar's Children's Book Prize in 2005, was sold to more than fourteen countries and had its film rights bought by Fox, and was followed by Blade of Fire, Last Battle of the Icemark and the prequel Prince of the Icemark. He names H. Rider Haggard, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis among his influences, and has also written Tales from Moonshiny Hall, books in the I Was There! series and Shield Maiden.

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Books

• The Cry of the Icemark (2005) · The Icemark Chronicles Core Canon
• Blade of Fire (2006) · The Icemark Chronicles Core Canon
• Last Battle of the Icemark (2008) · The Icemark Chronicles Core Canon
• Prince of the Icemark (2013) · The Icemark Chronicles Core Canon

Aggregate across all universes

• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 4 books
• Award recognitions across all universes: 2 (2 won)

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