The Frozen King - (Greenwild) by Pari Thomson (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

A standalone story set in the New York Times-bestselling Greenwild universe! It's been ten years since the events of the original trilogy, and a new magical threat brings eleven-year-old Annika Marina to the far reaches of the frozen world as she fights for the future of blue magic.

Eleven-year-old Annika Marina is heir to the throne of Iffenwild, a kingdom ruled by its ocean magic. Preferring to spend her time at sea with her travelling theatre troupe rather than in stuffy halls discussing politics, Annika hopes the day never comes when she is called upon to take up the throne.

But when the unthinkable happens and her uncle Max, king of Iffenwild, returns from a secret mission to the Utter North injured and close to death, everything changes. At the prospect of losing her beloved uncle, she decides to make the perilous journey to the Utter North - where the landscape is treacherous and the people wield dangerous magic with the ice - to find a long-forgotten cure.

But beneath the snow, a dark force is threatening the Utter North. And if Annika fails, it's not only her uncle's life, but the fate of the magical world, that hangs in the balance.

About the Author

Pari Thomson is an editorial director for picture books at Bloomsbury Children's Books. Half Persian, half English, she has lived in many places, including India, Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Belgium. She studied at Oxford University and now lives in London, not far from Kew Gardens.