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''The Secret Ministry of Frost'' has a great deal to offer, I think, and I'm recommending it heartily to all keen readers from about eleven and up.
My thanks to the nice people at Simon & Schuster for sending the book. We also have a review of [[Satellite by Nick Lake]].
There are so many places children who enjoyed ''The Secret Ministry of Frost'' could look next. [[Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman|Philip Pullman]] has created an equally wonderful vision of the Arctic, of course. [[Ancient Appetites by Oisin McGann]] has a Victorian but parallel world setting like Pullman, but I think it would appeal. [[Troll Blood by Katherine Langrish]] is about a Viking boy, but it blends mythology and the real world to wonderful effect. The flashes of deadpan humour remind me of [[Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy]].