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EAN: 9780552554237
Format: Paperback
Published: 6 Jul 2006
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Synopsis
Since his childhood in the Deepwoods, young Twig has always longed to soar above the forest canopy and explore the sky. Now a lowly crew-member on his father’s sky pirate ship, the Stormchaser, his dream seems fulfilled. But a much higher destiny awaits Twig as plots and treacheries from many years ago bring the lofty city of Sanctaphrax - home of the Edgeworld’s most learned academics - to the point of disaster.
For the city is built on a giant rock, floating high in the sky, its future balance dependent on stormphrax - a valuable yet extremely volatile substance obtained only from the heart of a Great Storm at the very instant it unleashes its most intense power. And only a ship such as the Stormchaser could risk entering the Storm...
What the critics say
Chris Riddell’s superb illustrations are part and parcel of Paul Stewart’s excellent fantasy series, The Edge Chronicles. The second, Stormchaser, is as action-packed as its predecessor
- Guardian
For children who’ve read the Harry Potter books and want another world to explore…. Just fantasy and adventure, and wonderful line drawings
- Mail on Sunday
Packed with action and adventure. There is a touch of the Lewis Carrolls to its authors' enthusiastic and uninhibited inventiveness and to the illustrations
- Starburst
The story and the vast array of characters are captivating. …I became totally engrossed in this tale of young Twig, the quest for stormphrax, the worldscape and the landscape… The structure of the plot is as delicately poised as a sky-floating rock and the exuberant detail gives constant delight. This is more than a read; it kidnaps and transports the reader
- School Librarian
‘This book is one of the best I have ever read… You must buy this book; it has wonderful twists and a great ending’ reader in Wales
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Editor's Comments
I love working with Paul and Chris on their books. All of the Edge Chronicles are utterly compelling and brilliant fun - with moments of real humour and danger and more. The way they work is fascinating - it's so completely collaborative. Chris's artwork is incredible and you can tell they have a lot of fun coming up with the people, goblins and other creatures who make up the Edgeworld inhabitants.
For anyone who's making a start on the series, you really can read them in any order, but to get the best from them I'd suggest reading them in their three trilogies. The Quint trilogy is first, chronolgically, and consists of The Curse of the Gloamglozer, The Winter Knights and Clash of the Sky Galleons. The Twig trilogy comes next: Beyond the Deepwoods, Stormchaser and Midnight over Sanctaphrax. And then the Rook trilogy: The Last of the Sky Pirates, Vox and Freeglader. All three trilogies and the heroes in them will be tied together in one last story soon... watch this space!