Stuart Hill (born 1958) is a British author. He was born in Leicester, where he still lives. He has written four books in

The Icemark Chronicles The Icemark Chronicles is a series of books consisting of ''The Cry of the Icemark'', followed by '' Blade of Fire'', and '' Last Battle of the Icemark'' and the prequel called ''Prince Of The Icemark''. The books were written by Stuart Hill f ...

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The Cry of the Icemark ''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, ...

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Blade of Fire ''Blade of Fire'' is the second novel in Stuart Hill's fantasy series, the Icemark Chronicles. Plot ''Blade of Fire'' takes place 20 years after the first novel. The story follows Thirrin's and Oskan's (now married) new efforts to repel the ...

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Last Battle of the Icemark The Icemark Chronicles is a series of books consisting of ''The Cry of the Icemark'', followed by ''Blade of Fire'', and '' Last Battle of the Icemark'' and the prequel called ''Prince Of The Icemark''. The books were written by Stuart Hill fr ...

'' and ''Prince Of The Icemark''. He studied English, Classics and Ancient History at

Newcastle University Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick unive ...

Biography

Hill left school at the age of 16 without any formal qualifications. He worked at a car factory for six years before going back to college to get his teaching degree. After teaching English in Greece for several years, he then worked as a book seller in Leicester from 1994 - 2004. Stuart then began writing the Icemark series and when his book was accepted for publication by Chicken House, he dedicated his time to writing the rest of the series. In 2005, ''

'', the first book in the series, was published and copyrighted. On 25 July 2011, Hill released a new book on Kindle. ''Tales From Moonshiny Hall'', a collection of ghost stories, was published under the name S. R. Hill. Hill has released a couple of non-fiction books in the 'I Was There!' series called 'Richard III's Court' and 'Viking Invasion'. Hill has written a book called ''Sorceress'' about post-Roman Britain and the struggle between the indigenous Celts and the invading Germanic tribes (Anglo-Saxons). It will be an Arthurian tale with a twist. Merlin and Arthur will not be portrayed as the good guys but as baddies. The book is currently in limbo regarding whether it will ever be released. He is also working on a self-publishing project called "Black Dog". His books have been translated into 18 languages.

Bibliography

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'' (2008) * ''Tales From Moonshiny Hall'' (2011) * ''Prince Of The Icemark'' (2013) * ''Richard III's Court (I Was There!)'' (2014) * ''Viking Invasion (I Was There!'' (2015) * ''Shield Maiden'' (2016) * ''The First King of England - The Story of Athelstan'' (2018)http://www.stuarthillonline.com/books.html * ''Sorceress'' (TBA)

References

External links

Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at FantasyLiterature.net

2010 Interview with Stuart Hill
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Stuart 1958 births Living people English children's writers English fantasy writers Alumni of Newcastle University The Icemark Chronicles