The Stolen Lake
First edition | |
| Author | Joan Aiken |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Pat Marriot |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate history, Children's novel |
| Publisher | Jonathan Cape |
Publication date | 1981 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | 0-224-01924-4 |
| Preceded by | Nightbirds on Nantucket |
| Followed by | The Cuckoo Tree |
The Stolen Lake is a 1981 children's novel by Joan Aiken. Taking place in an alternate history, the story follows the adventures of Dido Twite in a fictionalized version of South America.
The novel is, according to the internal chronology of the novels, the fourth in the Wolves Chronicles, a series of books set during the fictional 19th century reign of King James III. In this world, part of South America is occupied by Ancient British (Celtic) colonists following an invasion hundreds of years before.