The Ickabog

The kingdom of Cornucopia was once the happiest in the world. It had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustache you could imagine and butchers, bakers and cheesemongers whose exquisite foods made a person dance with delight when they ate them.Everything was perfect – except for the misty Marshlands to the North which, according to legend, were home to the monstrous Ickabog. Anyone sensible knew that the Ickabog was just a myth, to scare children into behaving. But the funny thing about myths is that sometimes they take on a life of their own.Could a myth unseat a beloved king? Could a myth bring a once happy country to its knees? Could a myth thrust two brave children into an adventure they didn’t ask for and never expected?

[A] handsome volume ... this is zinging storytelling with bite and a twist. It also has extraordinarily skilled and apt illustrations. -- Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times
'... ultimately it is a tale of good triumphing over evil, and a tribute to the power of hope and friendship. Surely set to become a classic. Children's Book of the Week.' -- Press Association

Stephen Fry is an English comedian, actor, writer, presenter and activist. Fry’s acting roles include a Golden Globe Award-nominated lead performance in the film Wilde, plus roles in Blackadder, Kingdom, Bones and V for Vendetta. He has also written and presented several documentary series and was the long-time host of the BBC television quiz show QI. Besides working in television, Fry has contributed columns and articles for newspapers and magazines and written four novels and three volumes of autobiography, Moab Is My Washpot, The Fry Chronicles and More Fool Me. Fry is also known for his voice overs and reading all seven of the Harry Potter novels for the UK audiobook recordings.

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