Freeglader (The Edge Chronicles) - Softcover

Stewart, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552548502 ISBN 13: 9780552548502

Publisher: Corgi Childrens, 2005

Synopsis

Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and his colleagues - the librarian knights, Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends - must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades. But perils aplenty are ahead for the crowd - not to mention some goblins with plans of their own- A dramatic and exciting conclusion to the Rook Barkwater sequence that takes the reader on thrilling journey across the Edgeworld.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell are the creators of the hugely successful Edge Chronicles, which have sold over two million copies and have been translated into over thirty languages worldwide. Their other collaborations include the Barnaby Grimes series and the Far Flung Adventures, the first of which, Fergus Crane, won the 2004 Gold Smarties Prize. Paul Stewart is the author of a number of previous titles for children including The Midnight Hand and The Wakening (a Federation of Children's Book Groups Pick of the Year) for the Yearling list. Chris Riddell is an accomplished graphic artist who has illustrated many acclaimed books for children. Winner of many prestigious awards including the UNESCO Prize (for Something Else), the Kate Greenaway Medal (in 2001 and 2004 for Pirate Diary and Jonathan Swift's 'Gulliver') and the Gold Nestle Prize for Ottoline and the Yellow Cat, he is also the political cartoonist for the Observer.

From the Back Cover

We have to save the Free Glades we must never surrender!
Undertown is destroyed! Dishevelled and homeless, those who once lived there gnokgoblins, cloddertrogs, woodtrolls, waifs and many others huddle by the ruins, preparing for a mass exodus across the Edgeworld to a new home in the Free Glades.

Rook Barkwater, a young librarian knight, knows the journey will be perilous across the desolation of the Mire, through the swirling mists of the Edgelands and on into the treacherous Deepwoods. Vengeful shrykes are flocking to swoop on the travellers and predators are everywhere wild muglumps, lumpskulls, spiderbats and flesh-eating plants.

For those who survive and attempt to forge new lives in the Free Glades, there are further dangers to come. For the Goblin Nations, hordes of bloodthirsty goblins are massing. Can Rook and his friends possibly withstand the goblin onslaught and preserve freedom in the Edgeworld?

An extraordinarily inventive tale, compellingly told and Brilliantly visualized with intricate illustrations, Freeglader takes the reader on a fabulous journey across the Edgeworld, culminating in a dramatic and action-packed finale.

Edition details

• Publisher: Corgi Childrens
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552548502
• ISBN 13: 9780552548502
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Riddell Chris
• Number of pages: 416