I have been searching for this book series for about 2 years now and I still can't find it. All I remember about the book is that in the end of the series the king and queen die and because they don't have any children, the kingdom crumbles under the rule of some new guy. This happens in he last few pages of the last book, and it is being told by a old man. I also know the book was published between the years 1970-1999 but that's about it.
Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for. Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with a companion -- the oddest and ugliest creature Curdie has ever seen, but one who turns out to be the most loyal friend he could have hoped for. ...more