Published October 24, 2008
The Edge Chronicles are written by Paul Stewart, and illustrated (brilliantly) by Chris Riddell. These books follow the life of a young boy named Twig who was raised by wood-trolls, until the age of thirteen when he realised that was not where he belonged. In the first installment you follow Twig's journey through the Twilight woods, which is most unlike the other books in the series and is more of a prequel (but I loved it.) At the end of the first book Twig finds his father who pilots a Sky Ship, which is basically a flying pirate ship with no magic involved just fantasy science (another element that is brilliant.) So the following books chronicle the adventures of the ships crew through fantastic worlds. I said fantasy meets Dr. Seuss because the illustrations and names of the creatures are like a slightly more twisted Dr Seuss. This does not make the books corny an provides interesting looks to the different characters, giving a better sense of the world itself.
If you haven't read any of these books I strongly recommend you do.
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I've Read 9 of them so far and loooooooooved them =)
They're so original and fun!!!!
YES! I loved them...
The Edge Chronicles are probably my favorite series of all time. I basically grew up with them, as I read the first book when I was eight and waited eagerly for each subsequent release up until the last books, The Immortals, which came out in 2009. The world-building is gorgeous, and the fascinating creatures and settings are unforgettable. Stewart's character building is beautiful, especially in the Rook and Quint Trilogies, and I truly fell in love with some of the characters. Riddell's line drawings are absolutely brilliant, and their dispersal throughout each book gives the reader the sense of really and truly being immersed in the Edgeworld.
These books are some of the very finest fantasy in today's literature, and they have been the staple of my reading diet for almost a decade. I was really sad when the last book came out, because I never wanted this series to end. Luckily the Riddell-Stewart dream team have come up with a new fantasy series, Wyrmeweald, and I got my hands on it recently. It has everything that I loved about the Edge, and more, with more mature themes, and thus more mature characters. Can't wait for the second book in this new trilogy!
I'm reading the first one now. Its pretty good.
I've read all of the Edge Chronicles including the Lost Barkscrolls.
I started to read one of these one time when i was probably in 4th grade. And i lost the book and could not think of what the series was much. But yes these books are very very very good. Excelente.