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Series: The Edge Chronicles
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Rediscover the multi-million copy best-selling fantasy series perfect for 9+ fans of Impossible Creatures, reissued with new cover art and character sketches by fan-favourite Chris Riddell. 'At turns gorgeous, humorous, horrifying and awe-inspiring.' - Fantasy Book Review Raised in the perilous Deepwoods by a family of...
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Rediscover the multi-million copy best-selling fantasy series perfect for 9+ fans of Impossible Creatures, reissued with new cover art and character sketches by fan-favourite Chris Riddell.
'At turns gorgeous, humorous, horrifying and awe-inspiring.' - Fantasy Book Review
Raised in the perilous Deepwoods by a family of woodtrolls, Twig has always felt a little different.
Then, one cold night, he does what no woodtroll has ever done before - he strays from the path. Into the strange and dangerous Deepwoods.
So begins a heart-stopping adventure filled with incredible creatures and unforgettable characters, brought to life by extraordinary illustrations throughout. Befriend banderbears and slaughterers, dodge halitoads, hover-worms, bloodoaks and rotsuckers, and join Twig on a journey like no other, as he discovers the truth about his past, and the world beyond the Deepwoods.
Series: The Edge Chronicles
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Pre-orderThe Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods
Rediscover the multi-million copy best-selling fantasy series perfect for 9+ fans of Impossible Creatures, reissued with new cover art and character sketches by fan-favourite Chris Riddell. 'At turns gorgeous, humorous, horrifying and awe-inspiring.' - Fantasy Book Review Raised in the perilous Deepwoods by a family of woodtrolls, Twig has always felt a little different. Then, one cold night, he does...Paperback$2400Unit price /UnavailableOut 6 Oct 2026Pre-order
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ISBN: 9780241810149
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 02 July 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Puffin Classics
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 20.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 222g
Pages: 304
About the Author
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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