SOLVED. YA Fantasy: read in the 2000s; female main character has an animal companion and goes up north to recruit different species of monsters to help her people win a war. [s]

[Sydney]

I can’t remember much at all, but I believe the FMC has been challenged to recruit old enemies, including vampires and other monster type species. She has to go to the north to accomplish this and through dangerous territories and cold and darkness... One by one she goes and wins over the people. There was definitely a detailed map in the book. I think there was a narrow passage up to the northern lands.

[Natalie]

It's a longshot but maybe Shiver?

[Sydney]

No, but that’s definitely the genre and type of books that I liked! I also want to say along the lines of the golden compass series.

[Rainbowheart]

The Cry of the Icemark

[Sydney]

THAT’S IT!!! Thank you so much, it’s bothered me for weeks lol!!

[Rainbowheart]

No prob, glad to help out!

[Kris]

Glad you found your book, Sydney.

"The Icemark Chronicles" series by Stuart Hill - https://www.goodreads.com/series/6903... - Rainbowheart's find.