The Illmoor Chronicles
 The cover of the series' first book, The Ratastrophe Catastrophe | |
| Author | David Lee Stone |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Fantasy comedy |
| Publisher | Hodder Children's Books |
| Published | June 2003 |
| No. of books | 6 |
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The Illmoor Chronicles is a series of books for children written by English author David Lee Stone. The fantasy books are all set in the world of Illmoor, a fictional continent.
The series consists of six books: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe,[1][2] The Yowler Foul-Up (2004),[3] The Shadewell Shenanigans (2005),[4] The Dwellings Debacle (2006), The Vanquish Vendetta (2006),[5] and the series finale, The Coldstone Conflict (2007).[5][6]
The first two books of the series were also released in Dutch translations as De rampzalige ratzooi (2004) and Yankergeklungel (2005).[7][8]
The Illmoor Chronicles were Stone's first books, and, after having been rejected by several publishers, in 2003 he received a £500,000 contract for the initial trilogy.[9] The comedic writing has been compared to that of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams.[10][3][6] Stone believes that he lost creative control of the series due to pressure from publisher Disney to meet unrealistic sales goals, citing their decision to publish three books from a manuscript which he had intended to be a single story.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Ratastrophe Catastrophe: The Illmoor Chronicles, Book One by David Lee Stone". Publishers Weekly. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ↑ "The Ratastrophe Catastrophe". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 2004.
- 1 2 "The Yowler Foul-Up". Kirkus Reviews. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ "The Shadewell Shenanigans". Kirkus Reviews. 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- 1 2 Sinclair, Frances (2008). Fantasy Fiction. School Library Association. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-903446-46-1.
- 1 2 "The Coldstone Conflict". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 2014.
- ↑ Drenth, Sophia (2004). "Review: De rampzalige ratzooi by David Lee Stone". Holland-SF (6): 37.
- ↑ "Yankergeklungel (2005) by David Lee Stone". Holland-SF (4). 2005.
- ↑ Demetriou, Danielle; Thoams, Raeanne (24 March 2003). "£500,000 for a schoolboy's story that he threw into bin". Evening Standard. p. 89.
- ↑ Wadham, Rachel (2004). "The Illmoor Chronicles: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe". Children's Book and Media Review. 25 (1).
- ↑ Bailes, Kathy (1 April 2022). "Ramsgate couple launch independent publisher with rebranded Illmoor Chronicles novel". The Isle of Thanet News.
External links
[edit]- The Illmoor Chronicles series listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
