A review by marykirk
The Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill

5.0

I love this book. It is one of my favorites because of the characters are realistic, the creatures are very cool, and the battles are engaging. The characters make it for me. Thirrin is firey and determined. She cares for her kingdom more than she does herself. She is faced with a ridiculous challenge, along with dealing with the emotional grief of her father's death. Oskan is a Witch's Son who doesn't know who or what he is in the beginning, but as he stumbles to keep up with Thirrin, he falls into what he is and what he is meant to be.
I find it very fun to compare the cultures of the Icemark and the Polypontian with those of the Norweigan Vikings and the Roman Empire.