Edge Chronicles 3 Midnight Over Sanc..., Paul Stewart
Edge Chronicles 3 Midnight Over Sanc..., Paul Stewart
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Edge Chronicles 3: Midnight Over Sanctaphrax

Author: Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell

Narrator: John Lee

Unabridged: 8 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2008


Synopsis

Far over the Edge, a mighty storm is brewing - a whirling vortex of immense power and unimaginable ferocity that is essential to the survival of the Edgelands. In its path is Sanctaphrax - a magnificent city built on a floating rock and tethered to the land by a massive chain. Sailing over the Edge and into the maelstrom itself, Twig - a young sky pirate captain - is the only Edgelander to learn of the approaching danger. But the perilous voyage destroys his sky ship, hurling his crew far into - and beyond - the Deepwoods, and robbing Twig of all memory.

Setting out for the Deepwoods, Twig is determined to gather together his lost crew. But will his journey help unlock his memory too? For if no action is taken, Sanctaphrax will be at the mercy of the Storm, the Edgewater River will cease flowing - and a stagnant darkness will spread out like a vast fungus over every inch of the edgelands.

Brilliantly illustrated and filled with highly original characters - from trogs and goblins, to savage cloddertrogs, treacherous shrykes and gruesome waifs - Midnight Over Sanctaphrax can be read as a single action-packed adventure or as the final triumphant tale in a magnificent fantasy trilogy.

About The Author

Paul Stewart is the author of many books for children including The Midnight Hand and The Wakening. He lives in Brighton, England.


Reviews

The Edge Chronicles have been an absolute gem of a find! A fantastic third instalment of the Twig trilogy! Sanctaphrax is in danger - its walls are falling apart piece by piece and the high academics have no idea why. "In our madness we are devouring each other." Meanwhile Twig and his crew on board t......more

Goodreads review by Gavin

A really thrilling conclusion to the Twig saga, and the edition I have includes the 'Stone Pilot' short story that was released as a World Book Day book in 2006 - and that was a nice little story too! I absolutely love the journey Twig underwent during his saga - from the timid and rather weak protag......more

Twig is now the hero who saved Sanctaphrax and all its inhabitants from floating away into the clouds and being lost forever. He is a proud sky pirate, a captain of his own ship. But then he finds out that a mother storm is coming. What’s worse, Sanctaphrax is blocking the storm from reaching Riverr......more

Goodreads review by Mikayla

Another great read from Paul Stewart and wonderful art as always. Though up to now I've figured that the first and/or second books in each trilogy is usually better than the third (just with my experience). Still a fantastic book though, love the series so far and give 4 stars.......more

Goodreads review by eme

Ay, me duele el pecho. Hacía mucho, pero mucho tiempo que un libro no me tenía tan terriblemente estresada. Esto de saber algo que va a pasar sin que lo sepan los personajes es lo peor. Debo admitir que iba con algo de miedo. Los otros dos libros de la trilogía me habían gustado mucho y me daba mucho......more


Quotes

“In the Tolkien/Pratchett tradition, fabulously illustrated and written with more than usual elegance.”
The Sunday Times

"... combines skilfully paced narrative with global issues such as slavery and environmental destruction. Lots ofsurprising plot developments... full of everything"
Independent

"As before, Stewart's descriptions of corrupt and disgusting goings-on are brilliantly visualized; also as before, Riddell's line drawings are exquisitely detailed and notably grotesque.. Altogether this series is so exceptional that if I had any chance of collecting, I'd bet good money on it still being in print a century from now.. When's the next book coming?"
Interzone