The Cry of the Icemark

When her father dies in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin becomesQueen of the Icemark, a tinykingdom forever caught between dangerous neighbours.But she bears a heavy burden. Thirrin must find a way to protecther people from the most terrible invasion that her nation has everknown - and do so before the end of the winter snows.The Cry of the Icemark is the glorious story of how she rallies hercountry and finds some extraordinary allies: Vampires, Wolf-folkand most noble of all, giant Snow Leopards. But it's also a heart-felttale of duty and sacrifice, of unexpected laughter and awfuluncertainty, and of a girl whose friendhsips are forged in theheat of battle.