The first three trilogies were released over the course of 1998 to 2006, with a standalone saga serving as a conclusion to the first two ages of flight and a beginning to the third released in 2009. The series is notable for its flora and fauna, along with the maps of various locations in The Edge. The power of flight is a major theme of the books, with each age defined by the current technology used for air travel. Then, floating wood was used, and finally phrax-power. In The first age, floating rocks were used to stay airborne but then stone sickness, which made the rocks crumble, hit. The series covers a 600-year period, divided into three 'Ages of Flight'. The majority of books are grouped into sagas, with each saga focusing on one character. The stories of The Edge Chronicles take place in the fictional world of The Edge, a vast cliff with no apparent bottom. The series was originally published by Doubleday, a subsidiary of Penguin Random House, and has sold more than three million copies, according to its publisher. It consists of four trilogies, plus four additional books, and other books related to the universe (The Edge). Ages 10-12.The Edge Chronicles is a children's fantasy novel series written by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. also releasing this month), which sees Twig beginning his life as a sky pirate. Twig winds up at the Edge, and his decision at the chasm leads him to self- discovery-and nicely sets up the next adventure, Stormchaser The detailed artwork with numerous comic touches also offer clues to Twig's parentage (he bears a certain resemblance to a dreaded sky pirate who makes an early appearance). Seuss and Lewis Carroll ('Fromps coughed and spat, quarms squealed, while the great banderbear beat its monstrous hairy chest and yodelled to its mate'). And so begins a journey that leads Twig to his destiny, as the ominous caterbird tells him, which lies 'beyond the Deepwoods.' The narrative will cast a spell over readers from the beginning with its utterly odd, off-kilter sense of logic and a vocabulary that is equal parts Dr. The flow of water that ceaselessly falls off the Edge originates in the Deepwoods, where 'countless tribes and strange groupings scratch a living in the dappled sunlight and moonglow beneath its lofty canopy.' Twig, who is nearly 13, lives with a family of woodtrolls, but his non-troll appearance (except for the pointy ears) marks him as an outcast it is not a total surprise when his 'Mother-Mine' reveals that he was dropped 'at the foot of our tree' as an infant. In poetic prose, Stewart and Riddell invent the magical realm that culminates at the Edge (a precipice that resembles 'the figurehead of a mighty stone ship'). This charming British series, the Edge Chronicles, makes a transatlantic crossing with its launch title, a handsomely designed paper-over-board volume with pen-and-inks by the authors.

Twig beyond the deepwoods