The Cry of the Icemark
First edition | |
| Author | Stuart Hill |
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| Cover artist | Kinuko Craft/Gary Blyth & Carol Lawson |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Icemark Chronicles |
| Genre | Fantasy novel |
| Publisher | The Chicken House |
Publication date | Original: January 3, 2005
Scholastic Audio Books; Unabridged edition: June 1, 2006 Scholastic Paperbacks: April 1, 2009 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 472 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-439-68626-6 |
| OCLC | 57705113 |
| LC Class | PZ7.H55738 Cry 2005b |
| Followed by | Blade of Fire |
The Cry of the Icemark is the first book in the Icemark Chronicles by English author Stuart Hill. The plot revolves around thirteen-year-old princess Thirrin Freer Strong-in-the-Arm Lindenshield, as she must fight to save her small home, the Icemark, from the invading Polypontian Empire.
The novel won the inaugural Waterstones Children's Book Prize in 2005. It also won the 2006 Highlands Children's Book award for Long Novels in 2006. Fox has bought the rights to the movie. However, no release dates or production information exist.