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Quint is travelling with his father, Wind Jackal, on a mission to track down and bring to justice Turbot Smeal, the man who started the fire that killed their family. Having left behind his studies at the Knights Academy, Quint is now eager to learn what it really means to be a sky pirate and to learn from his father. But Wind Jackal is consumed by his desire to capture Smeal - and his judgement is flawed. His actions endangers the lives of his crew - and his son. As they travel from the taverns and backstreets of Undertown and the wonders of the shipbuilders' yards, to the dark dangers of the Deepwoods, where Quint and Maris become separated from the rest of the crew and encounter some terrifying creatures - and finally to the mysterious, ghostly sky-wreck in Open Sky, where they discover the truth about Smeal - and face a new terror...
| ISBN | 0552551279 | | Weight (grammes) | 300 | | ISBN13 | 9780552551274 (What's this?) | | Published in | London | | Publisher | Random House Children's Publishers UK | | Series title | Edge Chronicles | | Imprint | Corgi Childrens | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 06 Sep 2007 | | Spine width (mm) | 28 | | DEWEY | 823.914 | | Academic level | Children | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Interest age | from 9 to 11 | | Pages | 432 | |
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"Stunningly original." - "Guardian" "Entertaining fantasy at its finest." -"Times Literary Supplement" "From the Hardcover edition."
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