The Edge Chronicles 4: Beyond the Deepwoods
First Book of Twig
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Publisher Description
Abandoned at birth in the perilous Deepwoods, Twig Verginix is brought up by a family of woodtrolls. One cold night, Twig does what no woodtroll has ever done before – he strays from the path.
So begins a heart-stopping adventure that will take Twig through a nightmare world of fearsome goblins, bloodthirsty beasts and flesh-eating trees. Can he discover the truth about his past?
Beyond the Deepwoods is the first book of the Twig Saga – second trilogy in The Edge Chronicles, the internationally best-selling fantasy series, which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies. There are now 13 titles and four trilogies in the series, but each book is a stand-alone adventure, so you can read The Edge Chronicles in any order you choose.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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. 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"). 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. 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. Seuss and Lewis Carroll ("Fromps coughed and spat, quarms squealed, while the great banderbear beat its monstrous hairy chest and yodelled to its mate"). 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). 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 (-75070-6; also releasing this month), which sees Twig beginning his life as a sky pirate. Ages 10-12.
Customer Reviews
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By FAR the best book I've EVER read... :0 :0 SOO GOOOD
My favourite book
I have all 11 books in the edge chronicles including a detailed map of the land to make 12. Even as a 22 year old I have been and still am hooked on every word. Paul Stewart has written each book with such detail and finesse that the imagination has no trouble putting you In the scene. So far I have read the Twig saga (beyond the deepwoods, the stormchaser, midnight over santaphrax) and I'm half way through the Quint trilogy and I'm in love with how each book intertwines with each other, you notice and recognise little things that you've read before and without giving too much away, you recognise how each character even from different "generations" are linked. The important thing is to read the, in the order they came out rather than the order of the plot time line. I highly recommend these books to adults and children. I can't wait till I get to the next book ^_^
Fantastic book
This was one of the first books I read as a small child and it was the main book that started me off reading more. I didn't use to read much at all but when I really started getting into these books Im reading at least 2 hours a day. Brilliant book with amazing illustrations that keeps your kids off the TV screen. :-)