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The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods
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  • Published: 3 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241810149
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $22.99

The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods

First Book of Twig

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3 Aug 2026
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2 July 2026
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3 Mar 2011
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29 June 2006
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1 Apr 2014
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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

Twig has always felt a little different. He was raised by woodtrolls, but he isn’t one of them.

One day, Twig, ever-curious about his past, 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.
  • Published: 3 August 2026
  • ISBN: 9780241810149
  • Imprint: Puffin Modern Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 288
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the authors

Paul Stewart

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.
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Chris Riddell

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 Nestlé Gold Award, the UNESCO Award for Something Else and the rare honour of three Kate Greenaway Medals.
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Praise for The Edge Chronicles: Beyond the Deepwoods

A richly inventive fantasy

Literary Review

At the sharp end of today's fantasy novels

The Times

For readers who love fantasy

The Independant

Stylishly creepy; at turns gorgeous, humorous, horrifying and awe-inspiring.

Fantasy Book Review

The narrative will cast a spell over readers from the beginning.

Publishers Weekly

If you are the kind of person who likes adventures and different types of monsters this is a great book for you!

The Guardian Book Reviews

The Edge may refer to the part of the world where the story takes place , but it also describes the part of your seat where your child will breathlessly linger.

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