THE EDGE CHRONICLES

'''The Edge Chronicles''' is a fantasy novel series written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell. Originally published in the United Kingdom, the series has since been published in the United States as well.

Contents

Setting

List of Main Characters

The Family

Sky Pirate Crews

Galerider

Stormchaser

Edgedancer

Villains

Allies

Animals and plants of the Edge

Works in the series

The Quint Saga

The Twig Saga

The Rook Saga

References

See also

External links

Setting

List of Main Characters

The Family

★ Wind Jackal

★ Quintinius Verginix

★ Twig Verginix

★ Rook Barkwater

★ Tem Barkwater

★ Maris Pallitax

★ Linius Pallitax

Sky Pirate Crews

Galerider

The Galerider is an old sky pirate ship- at least sixty years old in Clash of the Sky Galleons. By the time she is lost to Open Sky, she has seen at least four Captains- Hurricane Razorflit, Rain Quarm, Wind Jackal and finally Cloud Wolf.

★ Ramrock (Stone Pilot))

★ Garum Gall

★ The Stone Pilot (Maugin)

★ Tem Barkwater

★ Quintinius Verginix(boy)(captain's son) (later captain)

★ Wind Jackal (captain)

★ Maris Pallitax

★ Hubble the Banderbear

★ Sagbutt

★ Spillins

★ Filbus Queep

★ Thaw Daggerslash

★ Steg Jambles

★ Ratbit

★ Duggin

Stormchaser

The Stormchaser was originally built for Quint when he became a Knight Academic and was assigned to chase the next Great Storm. However, thanks to Vilnix Pompolnius's policy of banning stormchasing, she was unable to fulfill her true purpose for twenty years. During this time she was captained by Quint, now Cloud Wolf. Her first Stormchasing voyage was to be her last, as the storm was more powerful than any other since the arrival of the last Mother Storm. Cloud Wolf ordered his crew to abandon ship but stayed on board, and was carried out into Open Sky, and the Mother Storm itself. There, she and her master were slowly absorbed by the storm.

★ Captain: Cloud Wolf

★ Stone Pilot: The Stone Pilot (Maugin)

★ Quartermaster: Slyvo Spleethe

★ Lookout: Spiker

★ Fighter: Muggbutt (Flat Head Goblin)

★ Hands: Tem Barkwater

★ Hands: Stope Boltjaw (probably the Stope in The Winter Knights)

★ Holds the deck together Hubble

★ Ships Boy: Twig

Edgedancer

Paid for by Mother Horsefeather and built to Twig's own specifications, the Edgedancer made only one ill-fated voyage. Twig flew it over the edge and into Open Sky in search of his father. But shortly after he discovered Cloud Wolf, the Mother Storm destroyed the ship. The wreckage bombarded Undertown and the crew were scattered across the edgeworld. Twig later became captain of the Skyraider.

★ Twig (Arborinus Verginix) (captain)

★ The Stone Pilot (Maugin)

★ Tarp Hammelherd

★ Goom the Banderbear

★ Spooler

★ Woodfish

★ Wingnut Sleet

★ Bogwitt
Other famous Sky Pirate Ships include the Maelstrom Seeker, captained by the mighty Ice Fox, the Thundercrusher, known for its uniquely powerful catapult and the Fogscythe, which boasted a huge wrecking ball.

Villains

Ruptus Pentaphraxis (High Leaguesmaster)
Ulbus Pentephraxis

★ Vilnix Pompolnius

★ Vox Verlix

★ Hax Vostillix

★ Gloamgloazer

★ Orbix Xaxis

★ Screed Toe-taker (Screedius Tollinix)

★ Daxiel Xaxis

★ Thaw Daggerslash

Allies

★ Professors of Light and Darkness

★ Xanth Filatine

★ Cowlquape Pentaphraxis

★ Felix Lodd

★ Varis Lodd

★ Magda Burlix

★ Bungus Septrill

★ Phin

★ Raffix

★ Stob Lummus

Animals and plants of the Edge

One of the elements the series is known for is its interesting array of plant and animal life, described in such detail and accompanied by line drawings.

Works in the series

Here is a list of all of ''The Edge Chronicles'' so far in the chronological storyline order, with original date of publication. There will be twelve books in all.

The Quint Saga

★ ''Cloud Wolf'' (January, 2001). ISBN 0-552-54749-2

★ ''The Curse of the Gloamglozer'' (September, 2002). ISBN 0-552-54733-6

★ ''The Winter Knights'' (September, 2005). ISBN 0-385-60720-2

★ ''Clash of the Sky Galleons'' (October, 2006). ISBN 0-385-60721-0

The Twig Saga

★ ''Beyond the Deepwoods'' (October 1, 1998). ISBN 0-385-40967-2

★ ''Stormchaser'' (November, 1999). ISBN 0-385-60004-6

★ ''Midnight Over Sanctaphrax'' (September 3, 2001). ISBN 0-552-54675-5

★ ''The Stone Pilot'' (March 2, 2006). ISBN 0-552-55439-1

The Rook Saga

★ ''The Last of the Sky Pirates'' (September 1, 2002). ISBN 0-385-60200-6

★ ''Vox'' (September, 2003). ISBN 0-385-60461-0

★ ''Freeglader'' (September 2, 2004). ISBN 0-385-60462-9

References

★ ''The Edge Chronicles Maps'' (September 2, 2004). ISBN 0-552-55125-2
(There is some debate over where ''The Stone Pilot'' is placed in the chronology, as although the story is set in a certain time period, the narration of the story is told from the persective of a later time period in the canon.)
The last book, ''The Wrath of the Gloamglozer'', will reunite all 3 main characters according to the authors. What they mean is obscure, as the 3 protagonists live in different ages.
There will also be a collection of four short stories tentatively named by the authors as "The Lost Barkscrolls." This will include both the previously published World Book Day stories "Cloud Wolf" and "The Stone Pilot" along with one story about Keris ,Twig's daughter and Rook's mother, called "The Slaughterer's Quest", along with "The Blooding of Rufus Filatine" that will introduce Rufus and lead into book No.10.

See also

★ The Edge Chronicles Twig Saga

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External links

★ Official Random House site

★ Official Random House United Kingdom site (note: contains books not yet released in the United States of America)

★ Edge Chronicles fansite

★ Unofficial international Edge Chronicles forum

★ Unofficial International Edge Chronicles Fan-Forum