1. 1. Cry of the IcemarkBy: Stuart Hill
2. 2. Characters King Redrought- Thirrins father the king of the Icemark. Thirrin Freer- Daughter of King Redrought and Princess of theIcemark. Oskan Witches Son- The son of a witch healer who befriends Thirrinafter taking care of one of her soldiers wounds. Scipio Bellorum- Crazy yet brilliant Polypontian general who hasnever lost a battle. King Grishmak- Werewolf king. King and Queen Vampires- Selfish vampire rulers. Holly King and Oak King- The kings of the forest who have forestsoldiers. Tharaman-Thar- One hundredth Thar of the Leopard kingdom.
3. 3. Beginning The Icemark is a small country in the far north that borders both the landsof the Werewolves and the Vampires. The Polypontian Empire is a massive country south of the Icemark. The Polypontians are lead by a mad man by the name of Scipio Bellorum.Scipio is one of the most birlliant generals alive. He has never lost a battleand has conquered most of the known world. Now he sets his sights onthe tiny kingdom of the Icemark. Thirrin Freer realizes that they cannot win with out allies. When her fathergoes out to meet the Polypontians in the field Thirrin sets out to makealliances with the Vampires and the Werewolfs. In the first battle of the book King Redrought and his entire army are killedbut they took out the entire Polypontian Vanguard force.
4. 4. Middle Thirrin succeeds in gaining the alliance of both the vampires andthe Werewolves. She also made two new unsuspected allies.Leopards who lived in the extreme north and the Holly and OakKing of the forests. The ghosts of the capital city of the Icemark scared or killed all ofthe Polypontian soldiers stationed there so Thirrin and her army ofhumans and leopards march in unapposed. They spend the springmonths there training and waiting for the inevitable attack fromScipio. It will be a long time before the Werewolves will be able to musterthere army and the Vampires are an unreliable ally. Scipio finally makes it to the Icemarks capital city and theWerewolves have still not been able to muster there army and theVampires have still not arrived.
5. 5. End The men of the Icemark and the Leopards fight brilliantly andare able to hold off the Polypontians for over a week yet therenumbers are dwindling and the Polypontians continue toreceive reinforcements from there provinces. Scipio launches his major attack on a night of a full moon. Justas everything seems to be lost the Vampires, Werewolves,and Zombies (The zombies are controlled by the vampires)come to the rescue and destroy Scipio Bellorums army. Though Scipio Bellorum himself escapes capture his entirearmy is defeated and the Icemark is saved for the time being.
6. 6. Stuart Hill Was born and still lives in Leicester, England. Inspiration for his character Thirrin Freer washis sister who died of Leukemia when he wasa teenager. Has written three books total. Cry of theIcemark, Blade of Fire, and Last Battle of theIcemark.