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1510202250

The Ickabog.

Author: Rowling, J K.

Publication year: 2020

Language: English

Media class: Hardback

Publisher: London : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2020.

ISBN: 9781510202252 (hbk.) : 20.00

Notes:

The kingdom of Cornucopia was once the happiest in the world. It had plenty of gold, a king with the finest moustaches you could possibly 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 children into an adventure they didn't ask for and never expected?