The first thrilling fantasy novel in Stuart Hill's acclaimed
ICEMARK series: magnificent, steely-edged and epic!


When her father dies nobly in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin
becomes Queen of the Icemark, a tiny kingdom for ever caught between
dangerous neighbours. Thirrin must raise an army to protect
her people from seemingly invincible Imperial invaders. Her search
for allies takes her beyond her northern borders, to former enemies
in the Land-of-the-Ghosts and onwards to the frozen Hub ofthe
World. But can she save her kingdom?

'[A] dazzlingly
confident debut about power and personal discovery' THETIMES

'A
wonderful, swashbuckling read and an exceptional
debut.' BOOKS FOR KEEPS