World Famous Comics: The Curse of the Gloamglozer (The Edge Chronicles, Book 4)
The Curse of the Gloamglozer (The Edge Chronicles, Book 4)
By: Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell Publisher: David Fickling Books Average Rating: Binding: Hardcover Label: David Fickling Books Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: February 08, 2005 Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Release Date: February 08, 2005
Product Description: ‘Oh, Sky above!’ Linius wailed. ‘If I had known then what I know now…’
Quint, son of a sky pirate captain, and new apprentice to Linius Pallitax, the Most High Academe, has been set some highly important tasks. Just how important, Quint is about to find out as he and Linius’s only daughter, Maris, are plunged into a terrifying adventure that takes them deep within the rock upon which Sanctaphrax is built. Here, they unwittingly invoke an ancient curse — the curse of the gloamglozer…
A dramatic and exuberant fantasy filled with colourful characters and illustrated with exquisite detail.
Back to the Beginning While quite entertaining for the most part, it's hardly mindblowing young adult fantasy. Quite frankly I'm most impressed with the design of the books over anything else. However it's a quick read, and if you've read the first three books, it's fun to see how Twig's parents met.
Twig's parents! Yay! I haven't read it all yet -I'm actually about to finish the last couple pages. It was interesting, getting to know Twig's parents, amd alot of fun. This book is exciting and you get to explore Sanctafrax and the Stonecomb quite a bit. Quint and Maris don't hit it off too well at the beginning and take a while to finally develop their impending freindship. They have to work together (of course) to get Maris's father out of a scrape. All their efforts are in vain and everything seems to go down hill. Maris and Quint meet with many troubles of their own and barely get away with their lives -quite a few times- even to the last chapter. Nevertheless, the story ends happily enough. I'm ACHING to read the next book in the Quint saga. This book is an absolute MUST.
It's O.K. The Curse of the Gloamgloazer can only be understood if you have read the first three books first. The whole setting is in the "The great city of Sanctaphrax" which is a city on a floating rock slightly held up by chains. The story focuses on a young boy of about fourteen years of age that has been sent to the schools of Sanctaphrax to get a good education rather than being a "Sky pirate" like his farther. He is reluctant to go at first, but eventually gets comfortable there with Linnius, his family friend and teacher, and Linnius's daughter Maris. While Quint is there, Linnius discovers the "Great Ancient Laboratory" and gets into physical trouble because of something down there that keeps hurting him. Quint and concerned Maris try to find out what was going on in Linnius's frequent trips into the core of the great floating rock which is where the laboratory is located. They run into trouble and get rescued by an old friend. Maris had to go back to her palace while Quint stayed down for further research. While there, he finds something that he had never seen before. Although the book is quite interesting, it doesn't seem to have much to do with the first three books. It has the same setting which is on "The Edge" but it has a whole new set of characters which is kind of disappointing. I recommend this book to anyone over the age of 11 who enjoys fantasy books like Harry Potter, or A Series of Unfortunate Events.
I miss Twig but I look forward to getting to know Quint I really liked the Twig series within the Edge Chronicles (his hair is adorable, though I wouldn't want it myself). He was smart, brave, determined. . . actually Twig was a little TOO perfect. He hardly makes any mistakes and is always aided by unbelievable luck, so it's a little refreshing to have a character or two that honestly makes mistakes.
Quint doesn't quite have the same spunk as his son, but his adventures with Maris are fascinating. It adds a whole new dimension to earlier novels, including "Beyond the Deepwoods." The core beliefs are questioned (Is Sky really better than Earth? Why did the Gloamglozer come to Twig of all people?). The history of Snactaphrax is written. Best of all, Quint resembles Twig a little, though his hair isn't as kooky.
This is a must-read for Edge Chronicles fans. It isn't QUITE as good as the previous three, but I guess nothing but Twig would get pretty boring after a while. Don't worry: we met him again in book five, even though he has changed a lot by then.
A Taste for Blood Two teenagers, a floating rock, and one remarkable story. What happens when the Most High Academe's apprentice and daughter befriend each other? Romance, death, and spine tingling adventure. In this 4th installment of the series The Edge Chronicles 4: The curse of the Gloamglozer, Quint, the son of sky pirate captain Wind Jackal and apprentice to the Most High Academe, has witnessed something so horrible and heart shattering that he will never be the same. He saw all of his family, except for his father, die in a fire right before his eyes. Little did he know that worse things were to come. Quint learns that the Most High Academe is hiding something deep within the floating rock called Sanctaphrax on which they live. A monster, a shape-shifter, a demon? What is it? When Quint starts making risky choices, he will endanger not only his own life, but the lives of millions of creatures that live on The Edge. And as if that's not enough, he sets the Most High Academe's creation free and almost loses his only love, Maris(the Most High Academe's daughter) to another chilling creature with a taste for blood. What will happen next? This book is thrilling, but can be graphic at times. It is beautifully written and astoundingly remarkable. I loved it!
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