Young Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn’t one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wand...
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Jul 23, 2008
Cindy
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I was really surprised about this book. Not because of the fact that it was bad. It was actually better then I thought it would be. The thing that surprised me is that this is considered a children's series and the rather disturbing stuff that goes on in here. I did love the fact that there was so many different creatures and adventures going on. Not one problem lasted so long.
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Mar 28, 2009
Sonja
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I loved this book instantly. Maybe even before I started reading it. The cover is way cooler than this pic they have.
The art of the book is so amazing. The map of The Edge is amazing. I want to go there. After the first chapter I could hardly put it down. What an amazing adventure story. Its a kids book-i saw it in the childrens section at the library and was drawn to the fancy cover. It reminds me of Bilbo's adventures in the HObbit but not so hard to read. A very quick easy-fun More...
The art of the book is so amazing. The map of The Edge is amazing. I want to go there. After the first chapter I could hardly put it down. What an amazing adventure story. Its a kids book-i saw it in the childrens section at the library and was drawn to the fancy cover. It reminds me of Bilbo's adventures in the HObbit but not so hard to read. A very quick easy-fun More...
Mar 31, 2009
Gerardo
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The first Edge Chronicles novel “Beyond the Deepwoods” is in fact a story that should be considered by many. The ideas that compile the tale are what Riddell’s and Stewart’s imagination is all about; they are original and impressively creative. The magic realms and variety of mythical creatures taking place in the book create an atmosphere, which surely will be enjoyed by any fantasy genre fan.
The main character’s (Twig) unique origins and features offer the reader a good companion More...
The main character’s (Twig) unique origins and features offer the reader a good companion More...
Apr 16, 2011
William
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This book was not what i expected. From the fanatical devotion of many children in the library to this series I think I expected a lot more adventure and swords and battles.
The story of Twig, a small creature raised by Woodelves, cautious creatures who never stray from their paths in the Deepwoods. Twig leaves his adopted home for fear of being captured by Sky Pirates and setting out in the world immediately leaves the path and must brave all the horrors and struggles of the deepwoo More...
The story of Twig, a small creature raised by Woodelves, cautious creatures who never stray from their paths in the Deepwoods. Twig leaves his adopted home for fear of being captured by Sky Pirates and setting out in the world immediately leaves the path and must brave all the horrors and struggles of the deepwoo More...
Apr 06, 2011
Christina
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This is one of those series, like the famous Harry Potter, and like the Chrestomanci series of Diana Wynne Jones, that I used to fervently and desperately wish were real. Or rather, that felt so real incredibly real that I simply couldn't believe they weren't. Yes, my 11th birthday was somewhat spoiled with the absence of a letter from Hogwart's, but it's no time to dwell on that.
I remember first reading this aged 11, at a very unhappy time in my childhood, and it was the very best escap More...
I remember first reading this aged 11, at a very unhappy time in my childhood, and it was the very best escap More...
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Feb 06, 2010
Daley
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Beyond the Deepwoods (Edge Chronicles, Book 1)
After beginning this book, I figured out that it is actually written for children. At the time, I had no book to read. This book has been on my shelf for a few years. It was given to my partner as a gift and he was never interested in it. So, out of necessity to have something to read, I grabbed it.
I was shocked at how much I liked it. I wasn't incredible, but it was very well written and the story was well thought out. More...
After beginning this book, I figured out that it is actually written for children. At the time, I had no book to read. This book has been on my shelf for a few years. It was given to my partner as a gift and he was never interested in it. So, out of necessity to have something to read, I grabbed it.
I was shocked at how much I liked it. I wasn't incredible, but it was very well written and the story was well thought out. More...
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Jun 04, 2009
Alexis
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This was a fun fantasy-adventure story for boys. Twig is a boy living with a wood troll family. When he finally realizes that he is not, in fact, a wood troll, he sets out through the dangerous Deepwoods to find some answers. He meets all sorts of crazy creatures, and the illustrations match the descriptions spot-on. I don't think this book would have been as good without the accompanying drawings, because some of the things he encounters are really freaking weird. It helps to have such wonderfu
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Apr 13, 2009
Elketw
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Category: Books
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author: Paul Steward & Chris Riddell
Another Fantasy book ...
Setau saya buku ini terdiri dari 7 serial.
Serial pertama ini menceritakan tentang Twig si anak angkat di kalangan woodtroll.
Sejak kecil Twig selalu merasa berbeda... berbeda dari teman-temannya berbeda dengan orang tuanya. Twig dilahirkan dengan ciri fisik yang berbeda dengan kalangan woodtrol biasanya. Ia bertubuh jangkung ku More...
Genre: Science Fiction & Fantasy
Author: Paul Steward & Chris Riddell
Another Fantasy book ...
Setau saya buku ini terdiri dari 7 serial.
Serial pertama ini menceritakan tentang Twig si anak angkat di kalangan woodtroll.
Sejak kecil Twig selalu merasa berbeda... berbeda dari teman-temannya berbeda dengan orang tuanya. Twig dilahirkan dengan ciri fisik yang berbeda dengan kalangan woodtrol biasanya. Ia bertubuh jangkung ku More...
Mar 18, 2009
Andy
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This series has been gathering my attention on one of the bookshelves at my work (elementary school) for a couple weeks, so with it being spring break I just decided to give the first one a try, the illustrations were fun, and the binding was neat too.
If I was still a child, I'm sure I would love this book. Obviously, it's not written with the highest quality (and that's why it has received an somewhat unfair 3 stars), but more than that I feel that this book is sort of setting up th More...
If I was still a child, I'm sure I would love this book. Obviously, it's not written with the highest quality (and that's why it has received an somewhat unfair 3 stars), but more than that I feel that this book is sort of setting up th More...
Feb 03, 2011
Justyn
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Wanting to continue reading fantasy, but desiring a bit lighter fare I settled upon the first book in "The Edge Chronicles". To my utter delight, I loved it. The illustrations by Chris Riddell definitely add to the world that Paul Stewart has created. In fact, I can't imagine one without the other.
As to the story itself, it reminds quite a bit of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". Come to find out that as a child, Paul Stewart sites "Alice in Wonderland" More...
As to the story itself, it reminds quite a bit of Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland". Come to find out that as a child, Paul Stewart sites "Alice in Wonderland" More...
Feb 22, 2011
bookme4life
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Not a lot happens in this first installment of the Edge Chronicles. It's a journey tale most simply summed up as a search for identity. It kind of reminds me in some ways of the children's book Are You My Mother? where a baby bird asks a cow, a dog, a plane, etc., if they are, well... you get the idea.
The protagonist in this tale, Twig, doesn't fit in with his family and rather against his wishes is sent on a journey where he keeps looking for a place to fit in (or even help just More...
The protagonist in this tale, Twig, doesn't fit in with his family and rather against his wishes is sent on a journey where he keeps looking for a place to fit in (or even help just More...
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May 26, 2010
Alissa
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A really fun and unique adventure story about finding one's true place in the world.
All Twig knows of the world is the clan of wood trolls he lives with in the heart of the Deepwoods. However, he has always felt out of place. When he turns 13, his mother informs him that he is not a wood troll and spins a tale of finding him as a baby. For his own safety, Twig's mother sends him away from the village to stay with a cousin. "Don't stray from the path" is Twig's mother's par More...
All Twig knows of the world is the clan of wood trolls he lives with in the heart of the Deepwoods. However, he has always felt out of place. When he turns 13, his mother informs him that he is not a wood troll and spins a tale of finding him as a baby. For his own safety, Twig's mother sends him away from the village to stay with a cousin. "Don't stray from the path" is Twig's mother's par More...
Jun 16, 2011
Heather
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Summary from School Library Journal review: "Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's first book in the series (Random, 2004) is chock full of bizarre happenings, incongruities, and perilous adventures. Thirteen-year-old Twig always knew he was different. When his wood troll mother tells him he isn't a wood troll and that she found him as a baby, Twig begins to wonder about who he really is and where he came from. He visits a wood troll family member and runs into trouble almost immediately as he s
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Sep 22, 2010
J.Elle
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I suspect that if I was ten years (okay, 15-18 years) younger, I would LOVE this. It's got all the makings of what I like: it's a series about a young boy who thinks he's ordinary (but isn't by any means) who embarks upon an adventure. Unfortunately, it's just too young for me and Twig, the boy, too naive and dim-witted. Although, I suspect his adventurous travails may sharpen him some. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen in this first book and I'm following so many other mediocre series that
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Aug 10, 2010
Jenne
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Twig has always known he was different from the other wood trolls, so when his mother tells him she found him as a baby he begins a journey that will put aside everything that he has ever been taught about the Deepwoods where he lives. Straying from the path Twig encounters many weird and wonderful creatures, (some of which are even friendly) in his perilious journey of self discovery and soon learns that even the rocks and trees can be dangerous. Pursued by the fearsome Gloamglozer who haunt
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Jan 21, 2011
Joy
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I was at a bookstore and I stumbled upon this, together with books 2-5 and it made me pick it up and thumb through the pages. What drew me was it's design, it has interesting illustrations, like a children's book. I was looking for fantasy and something different, not involving romance, with magic and such, that's out of this world.
I found what I was looking for. Though it could be deemed a children's book, it's more of a young adult book with adventures. While reading it, I had to fee More...
I found what I was looking for. Though it could be deemed a children's book, it's more of a young adult book with adventures. While reading it, I had to fee More...
Sep 11, 2011
Matthew
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The category that this book fits into on the bingo board is "A book about survival".
I decided to read this book because a friend of mine had recommended a different book in this series, which I read and liked.
I liked how the main character, Twig, finds out who he is by going through lots of hard times and difficulties. I love the range of races and species on the Edge. Along with the original ideas and story plots, the characters really make this book interesting, a More...
I decided to read this book because a friend of mine had recommended a different book in this series, which I read and liked.
I liked how the main character, Twig, finds out who he is by going through lots of hard times and difficulties. I love the range of races and species on the Edge. Along with the original ideas and story plots, the characters really make this book interesting, a More...
May 10, 2009
Badiss
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This book is about a 13 year old Twig who discovers that he was abandoned at birth by a unknown person. Twig goes on a long journey through Deepwoods to try to get back his family. He makes his way through goblins and trogs and beasts who drink blood for fun.
I didnt really like this book, because of it's plot. It's a fairy tail book and I'm not a fan of books of that kind. The only reason why i never put it down was because i was waiting for something good to happen, by the time i re More...
I didnt really like this book, because of it's plot. It's a fairy tail book and I'm not a fan of books of that kind. The only reason why i never put it down was because i was waiting for something good to happen, by the time i re More...
Oct 14, 2010
Elizabeth
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I read almost this whole book in one day. Great older children's book. It is fantastical and interesting and for some reason keeps reminding me of James and Giant Peach which is odd since it really has nothing to do with James other than it is a boy character who is lost, in a way. I will have to delve a little deeper into my James and Twig comparison once I am finished. Okay I am finished and I still don't know why Twig reminded me of James. Then I thought maybe it was the illustrations. I just
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Dec 07, 2008
Patrick
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This style of book and cover started with the Unfortunate Events books, then the Spiderwick Chronicles grabbed it, and maybe a couple others. There's like 8 books in the series I think. I grabbed this one because I wanted to check out the series and I think I'm done. It's like a 1 1/2 star book. The character's normal identity dilemma is written very much for kids and the random adventures in the forest are really a poor plot for finding yourself. You have to create a world, but this was to
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Jun 02, 2011
Peter
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Surprisingly, this was a really good read. I had scorned this series for years before finally giving it a chance, and I'm sorry I didn't discover it earlier. I love the illustrations and the innocence, despite some not-so-children-like happenings in the book. It does get a bit repetitive when all Twig does is fall into nonstop trouble, which often comes out of nowhere. But I suppose, the boring stuff in between wouldn't be worth writing about. It reads sort of like dominoes: each event leads to
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Jan 11, 2012
Tiana
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It's been awhile since any book has blown me away, but this book ... I heart it. I loved it so much I'm tempted to go out and buy all ten books without even reading them. It was so imaginative and unique. It definitely didn't fit the mold, which was great. The illustrations were amazing as well, really adding to the feel and "atmosphere" of the book. The only thing I would say is that it might be a little ... disturbing ... for children who are too young. I know it's a children's book,
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Aug 19, 2010
Ryan
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I read this forever ago, and was blown away by the illustrations.
Unfortunately, this was not a picture book, so the writing got in the way. Don't get me wrong, the story was original and readable, but instead of a strong plot, it just chronicled (imagine that) everything the boy sees along his winding, go-nowhere, path. I just can't stand those journey books. The author seems to think as long as the hero sees some cool creatures and has some close scrapes, it shouldn't matter than there More...
Unfortunately, this was not a picture book, so the writing got in the way. Don't get me wrong, the story was original and readable, but instead of a strong plot, it just chronicled (imagine that) everything the boy sees along his winding, go-nowhere, path. I just can't stand those journey books. The author seems to think as long as the hero sees some cool creatures and has some close scrapes, it shouldn't matter than there More...
Jul 21, 2011
Maria
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I'm trying to keep in mind that this book was meant for kids. Unfortunately, I've read a LOT of kidlit that was awesome, and this one just doesn't hold up.
There are unique creatures, a cool setting, and the potential for a neat story line. But it felt rushed and jumbled - like the author was just trying to push the character through meeting as many bizarre life forms as possible.
It is the beginning of a series, and it's a quick read. I'm betting elementary students woul More...
There are unique creatures, a cool setting, and the potential for a neat story line. But it felt rushed and jumbled - like the author was just trying to push the character through meeting as many bizarre life forms as possible.
It is the beginning of a series, and it's a quick read. I'm betting elementary students woul More...
Apr 16, 2009
Tia
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I really like fantasy, but I was a little disappointed in this book. The world the author sets up is SO different from ours, that it hits you a little bit too hard all at once. Also, I felt like Twig's adventures went too quick. He was barely out of one mess when he would suddenly be in the midst of a new one and almost every chapter could have been a stand-alone short story. There are many characters who come and go so fast that you don't get to know any of them. I didn't even feel a great
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Mar 29, 2009
Chris
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Like a fantasy-horror cartoon as envisioned by Tim Burton and Dr. Seuss, Beyond the Deepwoods is an entertaining coming-of-age adventure story. Twig, a boy raised among trolls in a forest at the edge of the world, finds himself lost from his adoptive people within the monster-haunted Deepwoods, and a quest for survival becomes in time a search for his origins. It's an episodic book that sometimes drags a little, and which occasionally veers awkwardly between humor and horror, but the sheer inven
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May 07, 2011
Annie
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When I first picked this up, I fell head-over-heels in love with the illustrations. How could you not? If there was a book of just these pictures, I could look at it all day. The story starts off equally imaginative, but then by about halfway through, it starts to get a bit repetitive and tedious. I mean, can Twig really randomly fall into the clutches of a different kind of beast, live a few weeks of misery, and then find a way out of the trouble in every single chapter? I almost longed for som
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Jan 15, 2011
Philippe
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Une bonne surprise, cette série de romans (trilogie ?) créé tout un monde (de fantasy), relativement réduit par sa taille, mais très riche en races diverses, paysages variés (et souvent dangereux) et histoires relativement originales.
Riche aussi en péripéties, n'hésitant pas à bousculer la vraisemblance par des coïncidences énormes mais qui passent fort bien. Le récit est palpitant, ménageant des coups de théâtre sans négliger la psychologie des personnages. De façon assez surprenante, on v More...
Riche aussi en péripéties, n'hésitant pas à bousculer la vraisemblance par des coïncidences énormes mais qui passent fort bien. Le récit est palpitant, ménageant des coups de théâtre sans négliger la psychologie des personnages. De façon assez surprenante, on v More...
Apr 17, 2010
Alexander
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A boy named Twig lives in the Deepwoods, among the Woodtrolls, but he isn't one of them. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig wanders into the mysterious, dangerous world beyond the Deepwoods. He meets a collection of odd companions, such as his wise guardian, the Caterbird; the Slaughterers, a peaceful race who butcher animals for their livelihood, and the vicious, bileswilling Rotsucker. Always watching out for the horrible Gloamglozer, whose presence haunts the thoughts of al
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Jul 17, 2009
Jessica
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We got this for our son who is four and he really enjoyed it. It has adventure and twig is easy to love. The most important thing I think is that my son wanted to know what happened next, wanted to read another chapter, and actually listened to what was going on (if you have a four year old you will know what I'm talking about LOL). I think its a great intro to fantasy and while it might be a little scary for some kids I don't think it's any worse than whats on Saturday morning cartoons. That sa
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