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The eighth book in “The Edge Chronicles,” The Winter Knights takes the reader back to Sanctaphrax, where the Undertowners, the Leaguers and the Academes seem to endlessly compete for their share of the wealth from this planet that dangles in the sky, precariously balanced and weighted above the land of the Deepwoods.
Quint is a first-year student in the Knights Academy, and his father, Wind Jackal, is a renowned Sky Pirate. Quint’s best friend, Maris, the daughter of the Most High Academe, has been sent to the Undertown to live with her uncle following the death of her father. Quint’s studies to become a knight will bring many challenges, not the least of which will be the oncoming winter that promises intense cold throughout the city. This challenge will also bring about new friendships between Quint, Raffix, Phin and Stope, the head forger. This new team will explore unknown territory to seek an answer to these extreme weather conditions.
Paul Stewart has written another episode in the lives of these characters that readers will enjoy. The character and place names are challenging but unique with the emphasis on the “x” sound. The plot is easy to follow and will appeal to fantasy readers of upper elementary and middle-school age. For readers who enjoy Harry Potter, this series will be an easy transition.
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The Edge Chronicles 8: The Winter Knights