Book description
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 head out to Open
Sky on his own, he runs into the great sky leviathan known as a
cloud-eater and must use all his skill and ingenuity if catastrophe is
not to strike the Edgeworld...
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.
