Edge Chronicles 9
by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
Ages 9-12. In the penultimate book in the Edge Chronicles series, 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 from his father what it really means to be a sky pirate. But, consumed by his desire to capture Smeal, Wind Jackals judgment is flawed, and 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, Quint and Maris become separated from the rest of the crew. Finally, at the mysterious, ghostly sky-wreck in Open Sky, they discover the truth about Smeal.
"Stunningly original." Guardian.
"Entertaining fantasy at its finest." Times Literary Supplement.
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The penultimate volume in a series that our 14-year-old reviewer rates considerably higher than Harry Potter. He considers it so good that for his 14th birthday he asked for hardcover copies of the volumes he didn't already have in hardcover, in order to complete his collection!
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