The Cry of the Icemark

Title: The Cry of the Icemark

Author: Stuart Hill

Pages: 12 Discs, 496 pages

Genre: Fantasy

Grade: A

Synopsis: 14-year-old Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-arm Lindenshield must lead her people to battle against the huge invading force of the Polypontian Empire. Her father, the king, is killed in the first battle and it is up to Thirrin to find allies of people or creatures that will help them in her cause.

My Review: I love to go to the library and randomly pick up a book that turns out to be a favorite. This book moved quickly and was easy to follow. There were unexpected twists and turns along with the predictable causes and outcomes. The book really sucked me in and made the book hard to put down (aka, difficult to stop listening to). I was excited to see that there is at least one other book in the series and that a film version of the book is currently in pre-production. Highly recommended!

From the Book: "Pain! Deep, tearing, throbbing, needle-sharp, hammer-blunt pain – ripping through his body and through his mind, twisting deep in his guts and slicing at his skin with razors and broken glass. Oskan wanted to scream, but his vocal cords had burned away. He was desperate for water and he could hear it dripping all around him, but his charred tongue found nothing in his mouth but blisters and scorched flesh. For hours he lay on the ropes of the low bed, unable to move, the pressure of the hemp on his destroyed skin sending new agonies deep into his body."