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Stormchaser
book 2 of The Edge Chronicles
432 pages
A soaring, tempestuous fantasy adventure where childhood dreams give way to perilous, sky-high destinies.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like standing on the deck of a ship sailing straight into a tempest. It is a propulsive, atmospheric fantasy that captures the breathless thrill of leaving the ground behind and soaring into the unknown. The narrative balances the earnest wonder of fulfilling a childhood dream with the urgent, high-stakes peril of a looming disaster. At its emotional core, it is a story about the bonds between fathers and sons, tested against the backdrop of a wildly imaginative world of floating cities and sky pirates. The prose paints a vivid, tempestuous sky, drawing the reader into a perilous journey. It will delight young readers who crave soaring adventures, atmospheric world-building, and the heavy, thrilling weight of a newfound destiny.
- Mood
- soaring
- perilous
- atmospheric
- tempestuous
- Tone
- adventurous
- earnest
- urgent
- wondrous
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- fulfilling childhood dreams · father-son bonds · embracing destiny · braving the elements
- The writing
- Imaginative and atmospheric, focused on painting a vivid picture of a perilous, sky-bound fantasy world.
- The arc
- Moves from the breathless thrill of a fulfilled childhood dream to the heavy, urgent weight of a perilous destiny.
- Who it's for
- Young readers who crave high-stakes fantasy adventures, sky pirates, and stories of fathers and sons facing impossible odds.
Content notes
- peril
- looming disaster
About the book
Since his childhood in the DeepWoods, young Twig has always longed to soar above the forest canopy and explore the sky. Now a crew member on his father's sky pirate ship, the Stormchaser, his dream seems fulfilled. But a much higher destiny awaits Twig. The lofty city of Sanctaphrax--built on a giant rock, floating high in the sky--is at the point of disaster. The city's future is dependent on stormphrax--a valuable substance available only from the heart of a Great Storm. And only the Stormchaser, with Twig onboard, could risk entering a storm....From the Hardcover edition.
Description from Open Library.
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