Review
"Fabulously illustrated and written with more than usual elegance."-"Sunday Times"
Book Description
From the Inside Flap
Beyond the Deepwoods
Abandoned at birth in the Deepwoods, Twig is brought up by a family of woodtrolls. One cold night, Twig does what no woodtroll has ever done before - he strays from the path. So begins an adventure that will take Twig through a nightmare world of goblins and trogs, bloodthirsty beasts and flesh-eating trees.
Stormchaser
On board the Stormchaser, Twig, a young crew-member drawn by destiny to join the sky pirates, is filled with excitement at the adventure ahead. Their quest is to collect stormphrax - a valuable substance created inside the heart of the Storm.
Midnight Over Sanctaphrax
A ferocious storm threatens the magnificent city of Sanctaphrax. Only Twig knows of the approaching danger. But his perilous voyage destroys his sky ship, hurling his crew beyond the Deepwoods, an robbing Twig of all memory . . .
From the Back Cover
The Edge Chronicles - Over 1 million copies sold!
'So exceptional . . . I'd bet good money on it still being in print a century from now' Interzone
'Stunningly original' Guardian
'Powerful imaginations and creative minds have invented this world and filled it with extraordinary characters . . . intricate line drawings add to its wonder' The Bookseller
About the Author
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 and has won the Unesco Award for Something Else, as well as being shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award. He is also the acclaimed political cartoonist for the Guardian and the Observer.
