Return of the Emerald Skull (16 page)

THE QUINT TRILOGY

Follow the adventures of Quint
in the first age of flight!

CURSE OF THE GLOAMGLOZER

Quint and Maris, daughter of the most High
Academe, are plunged into a terrifying adventure
which takes them deep into the rock upon which
Sanctaphrax is built. Here they unwittingly invoke
an ancient curse …

THE WINTER KNIGHTS

Quint is a new student at the Knights Academy,
struggling to survive the icy cold of a never-ending
winter, and the ancient feuds that threaten
Sanctaphrax.

CLASH OF THE SKY GALLEONS

Quint finds himself caught up in his father's fight
for revenge against the man who killed his family.
They are drawn into a deadly pursuit, a pursuit that
will ultimately lead to the clash of the great
sky galleons.

‘The most amazing books ever’
Ellen
, 10

THE TWIG TRILOGY

Follow the adventures of Twig
in the first age of flight!

BEYOND THE DEEPWOODS

Abandoned at birth in the perilous Deepwoods,
Twig does what he has always been warned not to
do, and strays from the path …

STORMCHASER

Twig, a young crew-member on the Stormchaser
sky ship, risks all to collect valuable stormphrax
from the heart of a Great Storm.

MIDNIGHT OVER SANCTAPHRAX

Far out in Open Sky, a ferocious storm is brewing.
In its path is the city of Sanctaphrax …

‘Absolutely brilliant’
Lin-May
, 13

‘Everything about the Edge
Chronicles is amazing’
Cameron
, 13

THE ROOK TRILOGY

Follow the adventures of Rook
in the second age of flight!

LAST OF THE SKY PIRATES

Rook dreams of becoming a librarian knight,
and sets out on a dangerous journey into the
Deepwoods and beyond. When he meets the last sky
pirate, he is thrust into a bold adventure …

VOX

Rook becomes involved in the evil scheming of
Vox Verlix – can he stop the Edgeworld falling into
total chaos?

FREEGLADER

Undertown is destroyed, and Rook and his
friends travel, with waifs and cloddertrogs, to a new
home in the Free Glades.

‘They're the best!!’
Zaffie
, 15

‘Brilliant illustrations and magical storylines’
Tom,
14

Barnaby Grimes is a tick-tock lad – he'll deliver any message anywhere any time. As fast as possible. Tick-tock – time is money! But strange things are afoot. One moonlit night, as Barnaby highstacks above the city, leaping from roof to roof, gutter to gable, pillar to pediment, a huge beast attacks. He barely escapes with his life. And now his friend Old Benjamin has disappeared …

A gloriously macabre tale in a breathtaking new series, packed with intrigue, horror and fantastic illustrations. From the creators of the bestselling Edge Chronicles.

‘A page-turning adventure, written with
gusto and inventiveness’ SUNDAY TIMES

Visit
www.stewartandriddell.co.uk
for all you need to know about Barnaby Grimes, the Edge Chronicles and Far-Flung Adventures. With games, secret areas, maps, characters, and a regular diary from the authors.

A DAVID FICKLING BOOK

Copyright © 2008 by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell

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