The Edge Chronicles: Vox
Second Book of Rook
$24.87
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2014
Summary
The second book of the Rook Saga, part of the bestselling Edge Chronicles
When young librarian knight Rook Barkwater is taken captive and forced to work for Vox Verlix - nominally the Most High Academe, but no more than a prisoner in reality - he stumbles across a terrible truth. Vox is brewing a plot to destroy the goblins and the shrykes at a stroke, so that he can seize control of the Edgeworld for himself.
Can Rook foil Vox’s plan and save the lives of his librarian friend…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780552569705 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0552569704 |
| Author: | Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Corgi Childrens |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2014 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 23mm |
| Series: | The Edge Chronicles |
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Critics Review
Go over the edge with the latest paperback in Paul and Chris’ superbly popular fantasy series.
Go over the edge with the latest paperback in Paul and Chris’ superbly popular fantasy series. * The Sunday Times *
A real must-have book . . amazingly inventive, full of menace and adventure. * Walthamstow Guardian *
Powerful imaginations and creative minds have invented this world and filled it with extraordinary characters, and Riddell’s intricate line drawings add to its wonder. * Bookseller *
Superlative …the continuing inventiveness is breathtaking * School Librarian *
About The Author
Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart (Author)
Paul Stewart is a highly regarded author of books for young readers - everything from picture books to football stories, fantasy and horror. Together with Chris Riddell, he is co-creator of the bestselling Edge Chronicles series, which has sold over three million books and is now available in over thirty languages. They are also co-creators of the Far-Flung Adventure series, which includes Fergus Crane, Gold Smarties Prize Winner, Corby Flood and Hugo Pepper, Silver Nestle Prize Winners, and the Barnaby Grimes Series.
Chris Riddell (Author)
Chris Riddell is an acclaimed artist of children’s books and a political cartoonist for the Observer. Amongst other titles, Chris illustrates the Ottoline young fiction series and the Goth Girl series, as well as working closely with Paul Stewart on the Edge Chronicles and Wyrmeweald. Children’s Laureate from 2015-2017, he has won many awards for his work, including the Nestle Gold Award, the UNESCO Award for Something Else and the rare honour of three Kate Greenaway Medals.
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