Book description
In the floating city of Sanctaphrax, fusty old professors scheme and
bicker with each other as they study the weather in minute detail -
mistshifting, 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.
Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the creators of the hugely
successful Edge Chronicles, which have sold over two million
copies and have been translated into over thirty languages worldwide.
Their other collaborations include the Barnaby Grimes series
and the Far Flung Adventures, the first of which, Fergus
Crane, won the 2004 Gold Smarties Prize.
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. Winner of many prestigious awards
including the UNESCO Prize (for Something Else), the Kate
Greenaway Medal (in 2001 and 2004 for Pirate Diary and
Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver') and the Gold Nestlé Prize for
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, he is also the political
cartoonist for the Observer.
