The Frozen Sea

Torday pays tribute to reading, libraries and imagination in one of the most clever and ambitious children’s books you’ll read this year * The Bookseller, on The Lost Magician *Thrilling, epic, wise. Truly a book for our times. (With extra rainbow unicorns!) – Natasha Farrant, author of The Children of Castle RockGripping, original and memorable – Francesca Simon, on The Last Wild trilogyPiers Torday is the new master of books for children who like magic and modernity with their lust for adventure. * The Times, on There May Be a Castle *Piers Torday continues to demonstrate that he is one of the best writers for children working today * The Guardian, on There May Be a Castle *Heartbreaking, surprising, uplifting … proves that stories matter. They really do * The Bookbag, on There May Be a Castle *Full marks … for a story not afraid to take on some of the fundamentals of life while still managing to preserve the lightest of touches * Books For Keeps, on There May Be a Castle *An excellent, punchy adventure tale with vivid characters and an impassioned eco message * The Financial Times on The Last Wild trilogy *Wildly inventive, moving and gripping … full of suspense without ever sacrificing warmth * The Guardian on The Last Wild trilogy *A whimsical yet thoughtful tale that brings to mind the smarts and silliness of Roald Dahl and Norton Juster * New York Post, on The Last Wild trilogy *Torday’s story is alternately sombre, thrilling, and silly, filled with eccentric human and animal characters with distinctive voices * Publishers Weekly on The Last Wild trilogy *Written in vivid and urgent style … As thrilling as James and the Giant Peach … The Last Wild may be as critical to the new generation as Tarka the Otter * The Times on The Last Wild trilogy *A gripping, memorable adventure which celebrates the power and scope of our imagination * The School Run, on There May Be a Castle *A magical new adventure from the winner of the Guardian Children’s Fiction prize. * WRD About Books *The narrative is skillfully strung together and the ending deeply surprising, challenging the norms of what might be expected in a children’s novel, which is all to the good. – Philip Womack, on There May Be a Castle * Literary Review *A dazzling adventure by an award-winning storyteller * i Newspaper - The Best Books for Christmas 2019 *

Piers Torday began his career in theatre and then television as a producer and writer. His first book for children, The Last Wild, was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Award, nominated for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and is being adapted for the stage by the Unicorn and National Theatre. His second book, The Dark Wild, won the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Other titles include There May Be A Castle (People’s Book Award finalist), which was adapted for the stage by the Little Angel Theatre, The Lost Magician (Teach Primary Book Award) and Midnight Treasure, the New Statesman Children’s Book of the Year. He recently adapted The Box of Delights for the RSC. Other stage adaptations include Christmas Carol and The Wind in the Willows.