The Edge Chronicles facts for kids

The Edge Chronicles is an exciting fantasy series of novels. It was created by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. The series includes four main groups of three books (called trilogies). There are also four extra books and other stories that take place in the same world.

The books were first published by Doubleday. This company is part of Penguin Random House. More than three million copies of The Edge Chronicles have been sold!

About The Edge Chronicles

The World of The Edge

The stories of The Edge Chronicles happen in a special make-believe world. This world is called The Edge. Imagine a giant cliff that seems to go on forever, with no bottom in sight!

The books cover a very long time, about 600 years. This time is split into three "Ages of Flight." Flying is a super important part of these stories. Each age is known by how people fly.

• In the first age, people used floating rocks to fly.
• Then, a "stone sickness" made the rocks crumble.
• After that, people started using special floating wood.
• Finally, they discovered "phrax-power" for flight.

The series is also famous for its amazing plants and animals. It also has cool maps of different places in The Edge.

How the Books Were Released

The first three groups of books came out between 1998 and 2006. A special standalone book was released in 2009. This book finished the first two "Ages of Flight" and started the third.

The authors first planned to end the series after the tenth book. But they decided to write more! They started a fourth group of three books. These new stories were based on adventures they had shared online. The first two books of this new group came out in 2014 and 2015. The series also has short stories and a companion book.

The Books of The Edge Chronicles

The books in The Edge Chronicles are grouped into different sagas. Each saga focuses on a main character.

The Quint Trilogy

This trilogy tells the story of Quintinius Verginix, also known as Quint.

• The Curse of the Gloamglozer: This book came out in 2001. It's the first book in Quint's story. But it was published after the Twig Trilogy.
• The Winter Knights: Published in 2005, this is the second book in Quint's story. It also came out after the Twig and Rook trilogies.
• Clash of the Sky Galleons: This book was released in 2006. It's the third and final book in the Quint Saga.

Main Characters in The Quint Trilogy

• Quintinius Verginix (Quint)
• Vilnix Pompolnius (Vil Spatweed)
• Maris Pallitax
• Phin, Raff, and Stope (Quint's friends)
• Hax Vostillix (Hall Master of High Cloud)
• Phillius Embertine, Fenviel Vendix, and Arboretum Sicklebough (other Hall Masters)
• The Professors of Light and Darkness
• Wind Jackal (Quint's father)
• Thaw Daggerslash (a friend of Wind Jackal)

The Twig Trilogy

This trilogy follows the adventures of Twig.

• Beyond the Deepwoods (1998)
• Stormchaser: Published in 1999, this is the second book in the Twig Saga.
• Midnight Over Sanctaphrax: This book came out in 2000. It's the third book in the Twig Saga.

Characters in The Twig Trilogy

• Vilnix Pompolnius
• Slyvo Spleethe
• Screed Toe-taker (Screedius Tollinix)
• Mother Horsefeather
• Hubble the Banderbear
• Stope Boltjaw
• Mugbutt
• Spiker
• Goom

The Rook Trilogy

This trilogy focuses on Rook Barkwater.

• The Last of the Sky Pirates (2002)
• Vox (2003)
• Freeglader (2004)

The Immortals

The Immortals is the tenth book in The Edge Chronicles. It was released in 2010. This book introduces a new character, Nate Quarter. It also marks the start of the Third Age of Flight. This book helps bring together the stories of Quint, Twig, and Rook.

The Cade Trilogy

This trilogy tells the story of Cade Quarter.

• The Nameless One: This book came out in 2014. It's the first book in the Cade Saga. It was the first main series book since The Immortals.
• Doombringer (2015)
• The Descenders (2019)

Standalone Books

These are extra stories that add to the world of The Edge.

• Cloud Wolf (2001): A short story released for World Book Day. It happens before the Quint Trilogy.
• The Stone Pilot (2006): Another short story released for World Book Day.
• The Lost Barkscrolls (2006): This book is a collection of short stories. It includes "Cloud Wolf" and "The Stone Pilot." It also has two new stories: "The Slaughterer's Quest" and "The Blooding of Rufus Filatine."
• The Edge Chronicles Maps (2004): This is a companion book. It has detailed maps of The Edge during the First and Second Ages of Flight. It includes a double-sided map.

Other Stories

Some stories are not available as printed books.

• The Sky Chart: A Book of Quint (2014): This story is only available digitally.
• Weird New Worlds (2009-2011): This was a story told in 66 parts on a blog.

Chronology

The Edge Chronicles books were not always released in the order they happen in the story. This table helps you see the correct order of events.

• Stories marked with an asterisk (*) are part of The Lost Barkscrolls. Cloud Wolf and The Stone Pilot were also released on their own.

The Stone Pilot is told by a character named Maugin. She remembers her past. The events of this story happen early in the timeline. But Maugin tells the story later, probably around the time of The Last of the Sky Pirates.

The Edge Chronicles Maps shows 'The Edge' during the first and second ages of flight. This covers a time from before Cloud Wolf up to a point between The Blooding of Rufus Filatine and The Immortals.