Books with author Frank Hicks

Escaping from jail the Blizzard Wizard turns Ramion to ice. Number 14 in the Tales of Ramion is written to be enjoyed independently of previous stories. When, with the unwitting help of foolish Cloud 9, the Princess of the Night frees the Blizzard Wizard from his prison cell, he turns the Garden, the Gardener and the whole of Ramion into ice. With the help of the rabbit Scrooey-Looey the boys set out to gather the four elements which will bind up the Blizzard Wizard and take him back to prison. Entertaining fantasy in the tradition of Lewis Carroll; Lavish illustration with exuberant colour artwork; Beautiful production for added enjoyment and collect-ability.

When the Dream Thief steals their mother’s dream of being an artist the boys and their Dream Lord cat, Snuggle, set off to rescue her dream. The party, including their mother as a six year old child, pass through the Place of Nightmares (where butterflies with butterfly nets, game birds with shot guns and fish with fishing rods try to get them) and enter the Land of Dreams where with the help of Little Dream and the Hero Dreamhogs they seek the stronghold of the Dream Thief and brave the mighty Gnargs, warrior servants of the Princess of the Night.

The witch Griselda continues her wicked plan to eat the brothers - this time in the ocean depths. The Kingdom of the Deep is number 13 in The Tales of Ramion series and is written to be enjoyed independently of previous stories. The witch Griselda changes the holiday plans of the boys and their parents, but on arriving at Morgan Castle discovers that her cousin Veronica will not allow her to eat the boys whilst they are staying in the castle. In disgust she magics the boys to the Kingdom of the Deep where (along with octopus, squid and mermen) she sets out to get them. Entertaining fantasy in the tradition of Lewis Carroll; Lavish illustration with exuberant colour artwork; Beautiful production for added enjoyment and collect-ability

The witch Griselda continues her wicked plan to eat the brothers—this time in the ocean depths. The witch Griselda changes the holiday plans of the boys and their parents, but on arriving at Morgan Castle discovers that her cousin Veronica will not allow her to eat the boys while they are staying in the castle. In disgust she magics the boys to the Kingdom of the Deep where (along with octopus, squid and mermen) she sets out to get them.The Tales of Ramion series are written to be enjoyed independently of previous stories.

A tale of man-eating frogs and vegetarian eagles in which the boys must dodge the witch Griselda's wiles. Gary the Frog Prince is number 11 in the The Tales of Ramion and is written to be enjoyed independently of previous stories. When Gary is kissed by the Frog Princess and turned into a Frog Prince, Snuggle (family cat and superhero) takes Gary, the rabbit Scrooey-Looey and the boys to the Kingdom of the Frogs where they meet man-eating frogs, and Gloria a vegetarian eagle. But is it just another trick by the witch Griselda who wants the boys for supper? Entertaining fantasy in the tradition of Lewis Carroll; Lavish illustration with exuberant colour artwork; Beautiful production for added enjoyment and collectability; Ideal gifts for imaginative children or young adults.

In the magical forest there are Globerous Ghosts, Venomous Vampires, Scary Scots and Mystic Mummies, who (like other mummies) cannot stand boys who pick their noses. The boys are in constant danger of being turned into ghostly globs, piles of dust or being exploded by very loud bagpipe music. Thankfully, Ducky Rocky is there to help them as are Racing Racoons and the incredibly brave Hero Hedgehogs.

The struggle between good and evil is taken up by the Vicar and the nasty witch Griselda. When the witch Griselda sends fireballs on the garden of The Old Vicarage, Snuggle (by mistake) magics not only the boys but the church and Vicar to the Land of Ramion. The Vicar becomes a child again, learns not to fear a thing, and dancing up to the witch calls her "Auntie Griselda" and (while she is in a state of shock) takes her magic staff with surprising consequences.

A storm summoned by the witch Griselda (unwitting tool of the Princess of the Night) attacks The Old Vicarage, and the boys’ father is carried off along with Griselda, Boris, the dwarves, and the boys’ mother. The capture of the boys’ father was an error: his love of rock and roll distorts the spell, and instead of being transported to the Princess, who wants Boris for her art collection, they are all diverted to the land of the Dancing Furies, where the spirit of the great rock god Jimi (Hendrix) possesses the father’s body. When he causes flowers to grow in the hair of the Dancing Furies, they reveal their true nature as goddesses of vengeance.

When the witch Griselda sends fireballs on the garden of The Old Vicarage, Snuggle (by mistake) magics not only the boys but the church and Vicar to the Land of Ramion. The Vicar becomes a child again, learns not to fear a thing, and dancing up to the witch calls her “Auntie Griselda” and (whilst she is in a state of shock) takes her magic staff with surprising consequences.