This book is the first one of a series called The Edge Chronicles. The Edge Chronicles books are by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart and they are all very good.
It’s about a being called Twig, who is adopted by Woodtrolls. Twig didn’t know this at first (that he was adopted). His ... Read review
Here is a tale of fantastic lands at the edge of the world, where certain rocks float in ... more
the air and the feared Deepwoods are crowded with extraordinary trees and creatures. Paul Stewart tells the story with considerable input from Chris Riddell's c...
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Here is a tale of fantastic lands at the edge of the world, where certain rocks float in ... more
the air and the feared Deepwoods are crowded with extraordinary trees and creatures. Paul Stewart tells the story with considerable input from Chris Riddell's c...
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Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a ... more
brave attempt to find out where he truly belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, and sometimes hazardous world beyond the Deepwoods. In his travels he encounters peculiar creatures, like his wise guardian, the caterbird; the slaughterers, and more.
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the air and the feared Deepwoods are crowded with extraordinary trees and creatures. Paul Stewart tells the story with considerable input from Chris Riddell's copious and wonderfully detailed line drawings of fabulous creatures, often reminiscent of Tenniel's or Mervyn Peake's grotesques. Overall the narrative has a familiar shape, as the young lad Twig who's been raised by woodtrolls learns that his destiny lies elsewhere, and blunders off through the Deepwoods to find teeming horrors, unexpected friends, comic menaces, enslavement as a pet, his true parentage, and the nature of his feared nemesis the Gloamglozer. It's all told with joyously inventive relish, and the cavalcade of life never slows: sky pirates, smelly halitoads, hover worms, slaughterers, hammelhorns, caterbirds, skullpelts, bloodoaks, gyle goblins and their Grossmother, spindlebugs, milchgrubs, banderbears, wig-wigs resembling carnivorous tribbles, the very disgusting rotsucker, and more--each illustrated in loving detail. Though generally reviewed as a novel for children (like Stewart's previous books), Beyond the Deepwoods is more grown-up than many a routine "adult" fantasy series, and has the kind of compulsive readability that makes Harry Potter a treat for older readers too. Twig's saga, "The Edge Chronicles", continues in Stormchaser. -- David Langford
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Advantages: Quite a long story and in a series Disadvantages: It is a bit sad and depressing sometimes
This book is the first one of a series called The Edge Chronicles. The Edge Chronicles books are by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart and they are all very good.
It’s about a being called Twig, who is adopted by Woodtrolls. Twig didn’t know this at first (that he was adopted). His mother Spelda, often told him stories about when he was little, and he loved hearing them.
Then oneday, Spelda said to Twig that ... ...got his name. Twig had already heard that story so he thought he knew what it would be, but Spelda told him stories could have different endings.
She told him that she wasn’t his real mother and his father Tuntum wasn’t his real father. They had found him and looked after him because he had been abandoned at the bottom of their tree. Spelda and Tuntum did love Twig very much, but they decided he had to be told the truth ... more
This book is the first one of a series called The Edge Chronicles. The Edge Chronicles books are by Chris Riddell and Paul Stewart and they are all very good.
It’s about a being called Twig, who is adopted by Woodtrolls. Twig didn’t know this at first (that he was adopted). His mother Spelda, often told him stories about when he was little, and he loved hearing them.
Then oneday, Spelda said to Twig that she wanted to tell him the story about how he got his name. Twig had already heard that story so he thought he knew what it would be, but Spelda told him stories could have different endings.
She told him that she wasn’t his real mother and his father Tuntum wasn’t his real father. They had found him and looked after him because he had been abandoned at the bottom of their tree. Spelda and Tuntum did love Twig very much, but they decided he had to be told the truth about everything.
Spelda was very upset and kept crying, and then she told him that he was in danger from the Sky Pirates so he would have to go and stay with cousin Snetterbark so he would be safe until the danger had gone away.
Twig was upset too, and he knew he would have to leave as his adopted mother had told him to, but he didn’t want to leave until the morning. Spelda said he must go straight away, so he packed up some things and went.
He remembered in the stories Spelda told him that it was very dangerous for Woodtrolls to leave the path in the Deepwoods. Then he thought that because he was adopted, he wasn’t really a Woodtroll at all. Twig went into the Deepwoods, and away from the path on a big adventure.
He comes across loads of creatures, nice, selfish, sad, and very friendly ones, and he is also unlucky enough to come across the most feared creature of them all, the Gloamglozer......
If you want to know what happens to Twig you will have to read the book. It has got nearly 300 pages, and lots of good drawings in it. I liked it very much because it was exciting and had lots of funny creatures in it. I wanted to read the next book straight away to find out what happened to Twig next.
The other Edge Chronicles books are called Stormchaser and Midnight Over Sanctaphrax and I think adults will enjoy the books as well as children.
Advantages: Thrilling storyline, suitable for ages. Disadvantages: Fairly small writing.
Beyond The Deepwoods has to be one of Paul Stewart and Chris Riddel's finest pieces. Being the first installment to the 'Twig Trilogy' its detailed drawings and descriptive language sets off a good example for what is to come in the sequels. Twig has always felt out of place in the Woodtroll village as he didn't look, think or talk like them at all but has always been reassured he is normal by his mother, Spelda. One day his mother tells him the ... ...tell him of the true ending; he is not a Woodtroll. After finding out the truth he is told to venture into the Deepwoods to stay with his cousins, but not following traditional Woodtroll fashion Twig strays from the path, putting himself into grave danger. Not all the creatures in the Deepwoods are nice, there are evil spirits and creatures such as the dreaded Gloamglozer. Follow the beginning of Twig's story to discover if he will even make it through ...
Chamalam 10.08.2009
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Advantages: A great book with a good story line. Disadvantages: Nothing really
The story is about when Twig, a wood troll (he thinks he is but he isn’t), doesn’t fit in and gets sent away to his cousins house, he does what no wood troll has ever done before, he strays from the path. He goes on a long journey meeting lots of different fictional creatures and even The Gloamglozer himself (the most feared creature of all). It is a fairy tale sort of story that would not have happened in real life because of all the strange creatures. ... ...The Edge (the world that Twig and all the others live).
The main character was Twig, there weren’t any other main characters just ones he met on his journey. I didn’t have a best character as they all have their unique personalities and ways of living. One of the characters was a big Blanderbear, a bear that has green algae in it’s fur and makes it look green, he met it when it was yelling out in pain because he had a rotting tooth and Twig had ...
neatpete 22.01.2005
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Advantages: Enthralling, entertaining, and makes you want to read the series Disadvantages: You lose sence of time
This story kept me sat in my room for a week. I didnt know it was a week at the time. So I warn you... this book eats your life! The story starts with Twig, Twig lives in the woods with his Mother and father. They are very different from him, for they are woodland creatures, and he is a man. He would constantly get bullied for beign different
One day Twig gets told that he is adopted, and in fact he was found under a tree. Twig is shocked by this, ... ...into the woods and find his destiny. His mother and father are destraught, as they know the perils of the deepwoods. Even though Twig was warned about straying from the path when in the dangerous deepwoods, he does, and encounters all sorts of colourful (and mostly dangerous) characters. From Slaughters (who despite their name, are actually quite friendly) to the Legendary Gloamglozer to Sky Pirates. I promise, once you read this book, you will able ...
chrismoose123 17.03.2003
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Advantages: The text is accompanied by illustrations throughout the novel. Disadvantages: Some of the characters may seem a little scary to really young readers.
Beyond the Deepwoods is the first of three books in a group of novels based on a young boy called Twig. Although there are prequels to this novel, I would suggest that any young reader to start with this book. The first impression I got of this novel is set by the detailed map of the fictional world, The Edge. This shows a perculiar landscape one end of which is shrouded in cloud which really made me want to read the book to discover the secrets ... ...was about to embark on a mystical adventure just by reading this book! Reading the book was a fantastic experience and the illustrations add to the amazing descriptions of infamous monsters and woodland creatures. The final chapters have been cleverly written to leave a slight cliff hanger but still managing to wrap up the currently story line nicely. ...
jokihughes 17.03.2006
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Advantages: Fun plotlines, with a deeper edge. Disadvantages: Not for teenage readers, slightly childish style
...18 years older, and so beyond the age of "child" kept me gripped and after I had finished I went out immedietely to buy the next books in the Twig saga. The story was fun and exciting, with brilliant illustrations to add to the reading experience. That is what reading this book was like. It opens up a whole new world of fantasy for the reader, and whilst the book is rich with description and information, it leaves just enough tantalising space for ... ...fulfilling journey.
The main character and hero of the story, Twig, brought up by the woodtroll Spelda, is a young boy in the first book of the Edge Chronicles. He goes on an exciting adventure when sent away by his woodtroll "Mother" (he does not realise he isadopted) to stay with his cousin Snetterbark, because he is in danger. On the way, he strays from the path and meets many weird magical creatures, both his friends and foes, such as the bloodoak ...
CharleneC 06.01.2007 (14.01.2007)
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Advantages: Cant put down type of book. Disadvantages: Makes the reader feel a bit of an idiot.
An excellent book for children ages 8-13 and very addictive (cant put down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). I have read all 12 works out so far and must say this isnt my favorite. Can get very irratating when he explains everything and occaisionally a bit reppetative.
The Good Points far outwiegh the bad points!
The sort of people that would enjoy this book would probably be the sort of person that enjoyed the following:
Any of the Harry Potter Books by J K Rowling
Phillip Ardaughs books like Awful End
Eva Ibbotsons The Secret of Platform Thirteen
Any of the Edge Chronicles by PaulStewart and Chris Riddel including Beyond the Deepwoods and The last Sky Pirate
So overall i would say that this is a good book but would probably seem a little bit wierd if you havnt read the previos ones:
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