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Listen to me talking about my books and reading a section from 'Troll Blood' on my new podcast.
Check out awfullybigblogadventure.blogspot.com - a brand new blog written by children's writers for anyone interested in children's books. I will be a regular contributor..
I've very nearly finished writing my new book. The working title is Devil's Edge, and this time it's not about Peer and his friends. I wanted a change, some fresh characters and a new setting - in the mountainous border country between Wales and England, at the time of Richard the Lionheart. The central characters are: a boy called Wolf, a girl called Nest, and a wild child named Elfgift. There are lots of magical creatures including elves, hobgoblins, devils, angels, the Wild Hunt... caves, knights... I hope you'll enjoy reading it just as much as the Troll books. It takes a while to turn a manuscript into a book, though - so this one won't be published until next year. I'll try and keep you posted!

Welcome to my world of Vikings, trolls, ghosts and warriors! My books are based on old Scandinavian legends and folktales. In 'Troll Fell' you will meet orphaned Peer and his friend Hilde, and find out how they outwit not only Peer’s brutal uncles, but also the cunning trolls which live under the mountain. In the sequel, ‘Troll Mill’, the pair must battle with storms, the mysterious seal people, and Granny Greenteeth, the evil water spirit who lives in the millpond. In ‘Troll Blood’, the third book of the trilogy, Peer and Hilde set out in a Viking ship across the ocean, in the company of dangerous young warrior Harald Silkenhair.

Check out the secret images of the Troll world by visiting 'My Books' and clicking on the covers. You can also play the Troll Fell game or download wallpaper for your computer. Find out more about the Vikings and their stories on the ‘Legends’ page, or look at the ‘Gallery’ for photos of me sailing a replica Viking ship off the coast of Denmark.

Troll Fell, Troll Mill and Troll Blood published by HarperCollins. UK Cover illustrations by Larry Rostant.