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Books in The Edge Chronicles series

  • The Autobiography of Santa Claus: A Revised Edition of the Christmas Classic

    Jeff Guinn

    Paperback (TarcherPerigee, Oct. 19, 2006)
    It all started when Jeff Guinn was assigned to write a piece full of little-known facts about Christmas for his paper, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. A few months later, he received a call from a gentleman who told him that he showed the story to an important friend who didn’t think much of it. And who might that be? asked Jeff. The next thing he knew, he was whisked off to the North Pole to meet with this “very important friend,” and the rest is, well, as they say, history.An enchanting holiday treasure, The Autobiography of Santa Claus combines solid historical fact with legend to deliver the definitive story of Santa Claus. And who better to lead us through seventeen centuries of Christmas magic than good ol’ Saint Nick himself? Families will delight in each chapter of this new Christmas classic—one per each cold December night leading up to Christmas!
  • Edge Chronicles: Midnight Over Sanctaphrax

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Yearling, July 22, 2008)
    SANCTAPHRAX WILL BE destroyed by the energy of the Mother Storm. . . . Far over the Edge, the Mother Storm is brewing—a storm more terrifying than any seen in the lifetime of any Edgelander. Sweeping in from the open sky, it must strike the source of the Edgewater River to bring new energy to the land. But in its way is Sanctaphrax, a magnificent city built on a floating rock and tethered to the land by a massive chain. Only one person can save the Edgelands from certain disaster: Twig, the young sky pirate captain who dared to sail over the Edge—and returned with his memory shattered and his crew flung far and wide. But to recover his memory and take action, Twig must first find his lost crew. And this means a journey back into the Deepwoods, and beyond. . . .“As before, Stewart’s descriptions are brilliant; Riddell’s line drawings are exquisitely detailed and notably grotesque. . . . Altogether this series is so exceptional that if I had any chance of collecting, I’d bet good money on it still being in print a century from now. . . . When’s the next book coming?”—Interzone“Fabulously illustrated. . . .”—The Sunday Times “Richly inventive. . . .”—Literary Review
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  • Edge Chronicles: The Winter Knights

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Yearling, June 8, 2010)
    In the great floating city of Sanctaphrax, blizzards howl through the streets as the Edgeworld descends into an endless winter. Quint, the son of a sky pirate, has just begun his training at the Knights Academy—training that involves heading out over the Edge on tethers to develop his flying skills. But when Quint breaks the rules and heads out to Open Sky on his own, he runs into the great sky leviathans known as cloud-eaters and must use all his skill and ingenuity if catastrophe is not to strike the Edgeworld. . . .
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  • Edge Chronicles: Clash of the Sky Galleons

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Yearling, July 13, 2010)
    Quint is traveling 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 itreally 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 judgment is flawed. His actions endanger 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. . . .
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  • Edge Chronicles: The Curse of the Gloamglozer

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Yearling, Jan. 13, 2009)
    In the floating city of Sanctaphrax, fusty old professors scheme and bicker with each other as they study the weather in minute detail—mistsifting, fogprobing, researching the air blowing in from beyond the Edge. But some experiments are best left alone. . . .Quint is the son of a sky pirate captain. He arrives in Sanctaphrax at the request of Linius Pallitax, the Most High Academe, who needs an apprentice he can trust to carry out a series of highly important tasks. Just how important, Quint is about to find out as he and Linius’s only daughter, Maris, are plunged into the midst of a terrifying adventure that takes them deep within the rock upon which Sanctaphrax is built.
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  • The Edge Chronicles 10: The Immortals: The Book of Nate

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Corgi, Oct. 1, 2014)
    The spectacular story of Nate Barkwater, part of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series. Five hundred years into the the third age of flight and mighty phraxships steam across the immensity of the Deepwoods, plying their lucrative trade between the three great cities. Nate Quarter,a young Lamplighter from the mines of the eastern woods is propelled on an epic journey of self-discovery that encompasses tournaments, battles, revolutions and a final encounter with the Immortals themselves. This is the final tale in the Edge Chronicles sequence and it's a fabulous climax to the most original and dramatic fantasy series being written today. Set years in the future, this book is ideal for new readers to discover the series before going back to read the 'history' of Twig, Rook and Quint. Packed with incredible illustrations from Chris Riddell, this is a wonderfully funny, moving and utterly inventive book.
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  • The Edge Chronicles 2: The Winter Knights: Book 2 of the Quint Saga

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Corgi, Feb. 25, 2014)
    The second book of the Quint Saga, part of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series. Freezing cold. Bitter rivalries. Welcome to the Edge. As the Floating City of Sanctaphrax strains to break free of its tether, ancient feuds threaten to tear its people apart. What can Quint, a young squire of the Knights Academy, do to avert disaster? On his own, nothing. But with the help of a band of loyal friends he might just be able to loosen the grip of the city's never-ending winter.
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  • The Edge Chronicles 1: The Curse of the Gloamglozer: Book 1 of the Quint Saga

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Corgi, Feb. 25, 2014)
    The first book of the Quint Saga that begins the bestselling Edge Chronicles series. Welcome to a world like no other. Welcome to the Edge. Built high atop a floating rock, the great city of Sanctaphrax is bound to the ground below by a chain, its inhabitants living with their heads literally in the clouds. But the city hides a dangerous secret: deep inside the great rock, something horrible is lurking. Quint, the son of a legendary sky pirate captain, may now be the only one who can save the Edge from the curse of the gloamglozer.
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  • Edge Chronicles: Freeglader

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Yearling, March 9, 2010)
    Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and his colleagues — the librarian knights, Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends — must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades. But perils aplenty are ahead for the crowd — not to mention some goblins with plans of their own. This is the dramatic and exciting conclusion to the Rook Barkwater sequence that takes the reader on a thrilling journey across the Edgeworld.
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  • The Edge Chronicles 3: The Clash of the Sky Galleons: Quint Saga Book 3

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Paperback (Corgi, Sept. 9, 2013)
    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.
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  • Edge Chronicles 5: The Last of the Sky Pirates

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Hardcover (David Fickling Books, June 28, 2005)
    A dramatic and exuberant fantasy adventure filled with colourful and imaginative characters and illustrated with exquisite detail. Fifty years after the floating city of Sanctaphrax was swept away, the Edgeworld has changed for the worse. Cruel shrykes control the great Mire Road, while slave labour is endemic. When a young apprentice knight-academic, Rook, sets out on a perilous journey through the Deepwoods, he meets a mysterious stranger living with the banderbears and is propelled right into the middle of a dangerous adventure in which a small group of fighters must challenge the dark might of the Guardians of the Night.
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  • The Twig Trilogy

    Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

    Hardcover (Doubleday UK, Oct. 2, 2007)
    A fantastic hardcover edition of the Twig trilogy of THE EDGE CHRONICLES: Beyond the Deepwoods; Stormchaser; and Midnight Over Sanctaphrax.Beyond the DeepwoodsThe story of young Twig’s quest to discover his roots, not among the trees in Deepwoods, but high in the skies.StormchaserNow a crew-member on his father’s sky pirate ship, the Stormchaser, Twig’s dreams of exploration seem fulfilled. But a much higher destiny awaits him.Midnight Over SanctaphraxYoung Twig, now a sky pirate captain, is the only one who can save the Edgelands from disaster. But the task is daunting: his crew lost and his memory shattered. Can he make the journey back into the Deepwoods to recover his memory and take action?
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