Clash of the Sky Galleons: The Edge Chronicles [Paperback]

"Stunningly original."
- "Guardian"
"Entertaining fantasy at its finest."
-"Times Literary Supplement"

"From the Hardcover edition."

The fabulously exciting and wonderfully illustrated finale to the Quint sequence - and the penultimate book in the Edge Chronicles.

Quint is travelling with his father, Wind Jackal, on a mission to track down and bring to justice Turbot Smeal, the man who started the fire that killed their family. Having left behind his studies at the Knights Academy, Quint is now eager to learn what it really means to be a sky pirate and to learn from his father. But Wind Jackal is consumed by his desire to capture Smeal - and his judgement is flawed. His actions endangers the lives of his crew - and his son. As they travel from the taverns and backstreets of Undertown and the wonders of the shipbuilders' yards, to the dark dangers of the Deepwoods, where Quint and Maris become separated from the rest of the crew and encounter some terrifying creatures - and finally to the mysterious, ghostly sky-wreck in Open Sky, where they discover the truth about Smeal - and face a new terror. . .

'Not even here in this place of ghosts and demons and half-formed things!' bellowed the wild-eyed sky pirate captain '. . . will you be safe from my vengeance!'

After many years, Turbot Smeal, treacherous quartermaster, arsonist and destroyer of the Western Quays, is back. The taverns, Leagues’ palaces and boom docks are awash with rumours. Quint Verginix, knight academic, is called away from his studies in the great floating city. Together with his best friend, Maris, he finds himself caught up in his father, Wind Jackal's, obsessive quest for vengeance against his former quartermaster.

From the sky-ship yards of Undertown to the deserted quarries of the Edge cliff, from blood-drenched bloodoak glades to the horrors of an abandoned sky-wreck, Quint, Maris and the crew of the Galerider are drawn into an increasingly deadly pursuit – a pursuit that will ultimately lead to the clash of the sky galleons.

A swashbuckling tale of adventure and revenge, set in a world of phantasmal Edge wraiths, voracious landfish and flesh-eating trees, this latest richly detailed and superbly illustrated Edge Chronicle will grip new and old readers alike.

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Take your imagination to THE EDGE!

Quint Verginix, knight academic, is called away from his studies in the great floating city of Sanctaphrax. The treacherous quartermaster and arsonist, Turbot Smeal, is back - and Quin's father, Wind Jackal, is on an obsessive quest for vengeance against him.

From the sky-ship yards of Undertown to the deserted quarries of the Edge cliff, from blood-drenched bloodoak glades to the horrors of an abandoned sky-wreck, Quint, Maris and the crew of the Galerider are drawn into an increasingly deadly pursuit - a pursuit that will ultimately lead to the clash of the sky galleons.

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD!

'I spend as long looking at the pictures as I do reading the book' Zoe, 11

'Magnificent... I only wish they would go on forever' Michael, 13

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the creators of the hugely successful Edge Chronicles, which have sold over two million copies and have been translated into over thirty languages worldwide. Their other collaborations include the Barnaby Grimes series and the Far Flung Adventures, the first of which, Fergus Crane, won the 2004 Gold Smarties Prize.

Paul Stewart is the author of a number of previous titles for children including The Midnight Hand and The Wakening (a Federation of Children's Book Groups Pick of the Year) for the Yearling list.

Chris Riddell is an accomplished graphic artist who has illustrated many acclaimed books for children. Winner of many prestigious awards including the UNESCO Prize (for Something Else), the Kate Greenaway Medal (in 2001 and 2004 for Pirate Diary and Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver') and the Gold Nestlé Prize for Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, he is also the political cartoonist for the Observer.