The Cry of the Icemark
core novel 2005 The Icemark Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.13 (11,910 ratings, collected 2026-10-22) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781904442561 |
| Internal chronology | 1 |
Synopsis
When her father dies in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin becomes Queen of the Icemark, a tiny kingdom forever caught between dangerous neighbours, its fate resting on the shoulders of one girl. The kingdom is in grave danger: its enemy lies in wait, and in the chill winter of the Icemark she has only until spring to unite the strange beasts and frightening creatures who live just outside her country. This is the story of how Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield, princess and intrepid warrior, rallies her country and finds extraordinary allies, vampires, Wolf-folk and, most noble of all, giant Snow Leopards, with unexpected strength in her friendship with Oskan, a young warlock, and leads them to victory with her fierce battle cry: Blood and Fire! Stuart Hill's first novel, winner of the Ottakar's Prize.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Icemark Chronicles
- Series: The Icemark Chronicles core; position 1 of 4 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Stuart Hill
Awards (verified)
- Waterstones Children's Book Prize (Ottakar's Children's Book Prize), 2005: won; The inaugural Ottakar's Children's Book Prize, later the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.
- Highland Children's Book Award (Long Novel), 2006: won
Notes
- From the series record (The Icemark Chronicles): Stuart Hill's chronicles of the northern kingdom of the Icemark.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Icemark Chronicles: position 1 of 4: next Blade of Fire (2006)
Sources
- Romance.io (series listing with publisher descriptions)
- Chicken House (publisher description, via the book's record)
- Scholastic (publisher description, via the book's record)
- San Mateo Public Library (publisher author note)
- Stella & Rose's Books (Chicken House first edition record)
- Fantastic Fiction (author profile)
- Wikipedia (The Cry of the Icemark)
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