The Illmoor Chronicles

The Illmoor Chronicles
The cover of the series' first book, The Ratastrophe Catastrophe
AuthorDavid Lee Stone
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy comedy
PublisherHodder Children's Books
PublishedJune 2003
No. of books6

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, The Yowler Foul-Up (2004), The Shadewell Shenanigans (2005), The Dwellings Debacle (2006), The Vanquish Vendetta (2006), and the series finale, The Coldstone Conflict (2007).

The first two books of the series were also released in Dutch translations as De rampzalige ratzooi (2004) and Yankergeklungel (2005).

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. The comedic writing has been compared to that of Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams. 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.

References

  1. ↑ "The Ratastrophe Catastrophe: The Illmoor Chronicles, Book One by David Lee Stone". Publishers Weekly. 8 November 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Ratastrophe Catastrophe". Kirkus Reviews. 15 September 2004.
  3. 1 2 "The Yowler Foul-Up". Kirkus Reviews. 2005-12-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  4. ↑ "The Shadewell Shenanigans". Kirkus Reviews. 2006-06-15. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. 1 2 Sinclair, Frances (2008). Fantasy Fiction. School Library Association. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-903446-46-1.
  6. 1 2 "The Coldstone Conflict". Kirkus Reviews. 1 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Drenth, Sophia (2004). "Review: De rampzalige ratzooi by David Lee Stone". Holland-SF (6): 37.
  8. ↑ "Yankergeklungel (2005) by David Lee Stone". Holland-SF (4). 2005.
  9. ↑ Demetriou, Danielle; Thoams, Raeanne (24 March 2003). "£500,000 for a schoolboy's story that he threw into bin". Evening Standard. p. 89.
  10. ↑ Wadham, Rachel (2004). "The Illmoor Chronicles: The Ratastrophe Catastrophe". Children's Book and Media Review. 25 (1).
  11. ↑ Bailes, Kathy (1 April 2022). "Ramsgate couple launch independent publisher with rebranded Illmoor Chronicles novel". The Isle of Thanet News.