Stuart Hill





Stuart Hill

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born
Leicester, The United Kingdom
gender
male

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influences
H. Rider Haggard,J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and Margaret Abbey


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Stuart Hill was born in Leicester, in the East Midlands of England, where he still lives today. His family heritage includes English, Irish, Romany and Jewish blood. As a student his grades were average at best, but he was fortunate to have a teacher who inspired in him a lifelong love of reading. Since leaving school, he has worked as a teacher and an archaeologist, and now balances life as both a bookseller and a writer.

The Cry of the Icemark is his first novel. When he was a teenager, Stuart lost "the real Thirrin," his red-haired sister Kathleen, to leukemia. The story of the brave young warrior-queen who faces impossible dangers is dedicated to her. The Cry of the Icemark won the Ottakars Prize for the best new children’s novel - Otta...more


Average rating: 4.10 · 7,766 ratings · 542 reviews · 10 distinct works · Similar authors
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“To a happy war!' laughter echoed with all the insane glee of an army of psychopaths.”
Stuart Hill, The Cry of the Icemark

“If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill.”
Stuart Hill, The Cry of the Icemark

“And exactly how does a miserable face help the war effort?" he asked sharply, his mood beginning to change. "Will a frown bring back the dead or fortify a town? If I allow myself to laugh in the face of misery, I rest my mind from the stress of it all, and then it'll work the better for you and your war. And if I'm really to be one of your advisers, Your Majesty, accept this piece of advise: Take happiness where and when you find it, because there is going to be precious little of it in the next few months!”
Stuart Hill, The Cry of the Icemark



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