Nick Ostler

Nick Ostler and Mark Huckerby are an Emmy-winning and BAFTA-nominated writing partnership who have scripted a host of flagship children's TV shows, including DANGER MOUSE, PETER RABBIT, SHAUN THE SHEEP & THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO! Their debut fantasy adventure book series for 8-12 year olds, DEFENDER OF THE REALM has been called 'A thrilling mash-up of history and fantasy' by Kirkus Reviews and was long listed for the 2017 Branford Boase Award. It was WH Smiths children's book of the month, April 2017. The second book in the series DEFENDER OF THE REALM: DARK AGE was published in June 2017 and the thrilling conclusion to the trilogy, DEFENDER OF THE REALM: KING'S ARMY is published 7th June 2018 by Scholastic.