- Hardcover: 449 pages
- Publisher: Dump list (7 Aug 2003)
- ISBN-10: 0385606540
- ISBN-13: 978-0385606547
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
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Sephy is a Cross, one of the privileged in a society where the ruling Crosses treat the pale-skinned Noughts as inferiors. But her baby daughter has a Nought father, Jude. Eaten up with bitterness, Jude blames Sephy for the terrible losses his family has suffered. Now Jude's life rests on a knife edge. Will Sephy be forced, once again, to take sides?
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An abridgement of Knife Edge (C) Malorie Blackman 2004
Published by Doubleday in hardback and Corgi in paperback
Produced by Stuart Owen
Abridged by Sue Cook
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I'd been waiting so long to read the book, and it was well worth the wait. I read it in about 4hrs, n i cant wait for the last one in the series. The story starts with Sephy and her newborn baby Callie Rose, the book shows the struggle Sephy has to go through to do the best for her baby. It also shows what happens to Jude as he attempts to make Sephy pay for what she has done, along with every Cross he meets! The book is both like and unlike "Noughts and Crosses" in that it is set in "diary" form, but instead of it being from just two peoples points of view it is from Sephy's, Jude's, Minerva's, Meggie's(Callum's Mother) and Jasmine's(Sephy's mother). This adds an interesting twist to the story. It is a heart renching story of love, revenge, hatred and disloyalty that keeps you hooked and wanting more. The end is a suprise that I didn't even think of, like "Noughts and Crosses" this book left on a cliffhanger and a tear jerker of an ending making me cry. This is better even than "Noughts and Crosses" which i didnt think was possible! This is a "must read" for all you bookworms out there, and for all those who enjoyed Noughts and Crosses.
31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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I wasn't sure I wanted to read Knife Edge. I loved Noughts and Crosses so much, I didn't want to read a sequel that wasn't an equal to the first book. But this book is just as good, if not better than the first one. I bought Knife Edge this morning and by the afternoon, I'd finished reading it. I don't see how any book this year could be better. The newspaper articles were brilliant, as were the rainbow sections. The whole thing just left me wanting the story to never end. Like Oliver, I wanted a lot more. The story covers the first year of Callie Rose's life but it's more about Sephy trying to carry on without Callum, and Jude trying everything he can to ruin Sephy's life. And the end was totally shocking. I didn't see it coming at all. Now I'm desperate to read the last one in the trilogy. It's driving me nuts that I'm going to have to wait until the next book comes out to know what happens next. Knife Edge was definitely worth the wait, but please, please - if you're reading this Miss Blackman - don't make us wait too long for the last part.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Knife Edge is definitely a very good book, but having read it I do feel that there is something missing... something Malorie Blackman managed to put into Noughts and Crosses (the prequel to Knife Edge) and didn't put in this book. Where Noughts and Crosses had a lot of action and drama, Knife Edge is pretty bland right up until the ending (which is very good and unexpected). The book follows Persephone Hadley as she struggles to raise her dual-heritage child in an apartite world, whose father was hanged for terrorism. Knife Edge is largely just idly following the ups and downs of everyday life with Sephy - nothing too groundbreaking here.
That said, if you've read Noughts and Crosses, you must read this book - you don't have to read An Eye for An Eye (which is a sort of semi-prequel, set before Knife Edge and after Noughts and Crosses) as it only marginally helps in understanding Knife Edge, but An Eye for An Eye is a good book, despite its short length, and if a friend has a copy, you'll want to read it.
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Very Good
This was a good read - not as good as the first but interesting to know the surrounding factors relating to the story.
Published 3 months ago by P. Alleyne
Good, but needed to be longer
The sequel to Malorie Blackman's Noughts and Crosses, is here, and boy is it good. It shows Sephy trying her best for her new born baby, Callie Rose, and she even shows signs of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Darren Gray
Knife Edge
Hi guys, if you're reading this then I just want to say one thing first...BUY THIS BOOK!!! I loved it, and just couldn't put it down! Fantastic second book in the series. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Boo
Good sequel to noughts and crosses
I've just finished reading 'knife edge' the sequel to 'noughts and crosses' and can't wait to read the last book in the triology as this book was left on a cliff-hanger just like... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nicola A
A Great Read!
A great sequel to the fabulous Noughts And Crosses!
Malorie Blackman delivers a deep insight into racial predjudice and it's effects within the world. Read more
Malorie Blackman delivers a deep insight into racial predjudice and it's effects within the world. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2010 by Lydia Clare
great must read
this is the second book in the trilogy and is absolutely fantastic! a must read for anyone who enjoyed noughts and crosses. Read more
Published on 10 Nov 2009
a short and sweet novel
This book wasn't as exciting as the first, but it's a good quick read. Like the first book in the seris it's very serious and deals with real life issues. Read more
Published on 26 July 2009 by J. Lowe
Great!!!
I read this book straight after I had read noughts and crosses and thought this book was great. I did not think this book was as good as noughts and crossers but I still enjoyed... Read more
Published on 17 May 2009 by Jane Swan
Brilliant
I just finished this in a day after having last read it years ago when it first came out. It isn't as good as the first or last book in my opinion but it's important for the... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2008 by Callie
Brilliant
Many people say that this book isn't as good as the first one, and I agree it isn't, but still, this book is a truly amazing read. Read more
Published on 8 Jun 2007 by S. L. Jones
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