Muddle Earth - Sequel

Sequel

In 2011 a sequel named Muddle Earth Too was published. It was also was split into three parts, "Down with Stinkyhogs!", "The trouble with Big Sisters" and "Pesticide the Flower Fairy". It contains parody references from The Lord of the Rings, like its predecessor, but also throws in elements of Twilight, Harry Potter, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Hansel and Gretel, The Sword in the Stone, His Dark Materials and Sleeping Beauty. It follows Joe returning to Muddle Earth, through a wardrobe this time, with his big sister Ella (who made a minor appearance in Muddle Earth). He finds Randalf is now Headmaster of a new wizardry school named Stinkyhogs, built in the Horned Baron’s castle after his retirement. They are competing against their rival school in the Muddle Earth annual game, Broomball, to win the Goblet of Porridge. But it has gone missing and Joe, Randalf, Ella and the others must go on a quest to find it. Along the way they meet the handsome Edward Gorgeous (Ella’s love interest), the eccentric Lord Asbow, the peculiar Mr. Fluffy, the pompous Kings Edmund & Peter, the prissy Queens Susan & Lucy, and the ruthless, two-faced Edwina Lovely. Before meeting the troublesome Pesticide and the flower fairies. The story features a great many more characters that Muddle Earth. Some of the major new characters include:

• Pesticide-A flower fairy. She steals the Goblet of Porridge to become rich but is "not evil", just misunderstood. She also appears in the CBBC series as Dr. Cuddles' accomplice and is depicted as a gothic fairy (her dress sense being intentional, often saying that she doesn't want to look like "something that's fallen off the top of the Christmas tree.")
• Nettle, Thistle and Briar Rose-Her accomplices, the flowers faries.
• Edwina Lovely-The major villain in the story. She appears nice but is in fact a ruthless vampire.
• Edward Gorgeous-A handsome student at Stinkyhogs. He is in love with Ella. He has become a vampire because Edwina bit him.
• Lord Asbow-The eccentric Dean of the University of Whatever. Has a dog named Damien.
• Eudora Pinkwhistle-Muddle Earth’s leading witch. A teacher at Stinkyhogs. Lives in Dr. Cuddles' old house.
• Mr. Fluffy-The woodwork teacher at Stinkyhogs. He is a ware hamster.
• Kings Edmund & Peter and Queens Susan & Lucy-Pompous heads of Stinkyhogs rival school.
• Eraguff and Delia-Dragons.
• Mrs. Couldn’t Possibly-Asbow’s assistant.
• Smutley-Grubley’s son.
• Mr. Polly-A Cyclops and teacher at Stinkyhogs.
• Peat-The bog man
• Titiana and Oberon-Pesticide’s parents

Several new places appear in the story as well, some of which were briefly mentioned in Muddle Earth. New places include:

• Definitely no Dragons here-Only briefly mentioned in Muddle Earth. It is were the Kingdom of Kings Edmund & Peter and Queens Susan & Lucy lies
• Nowhere-Briefly mentioned in Muddle Earth. It consists of the barbarian camp, the cake competition and King Arthur’s palace.
• The University of Whatever-Run by Lord Asbow contains many Professors and their pets all named Damien.