Product Description

Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and his colleagues - the librarian knights, Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends - must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades. But perils aplenty are ahead for the crowd - not to mention some goblins with plans of their own - This is a dramatic and exciting conclusion to the Rook Barkwater sequence that takes the reader on a thrilling journey across the Edgeworld.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41900 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Synopsis
Fleeing from the ruins of New Undertown, Rook Barkwater and his colleagues - the librarian knights, Felix Lodd and his banderbear friends - must lead the escaping population to a new life in the Free Glades. But perils aplenty are ahead for the crowd - not to mention some goblins with plans of their own - This is a dramatic and exciting conclusion to the Rook Barkwater sequence that takes the reader on a thrilling journey across the Edgeworld.

From the Back Cover
Take your imagination to THE EDGE!

Undertown is destroyed! Gnokgoblins, waifs and cloddertrogs huddle by the ruins, preparing for a mass exodus to a new home in the Free Glades.

Rook Barkwater, a young librarian knight, knows the journey will be full of peril. Dangers are everywhere - vengeful shrykes, wild muglumps and poisonous blow-holes, while in the Goblin Nations, the tribes are massing for war. Can Rook and his friends withstand the onslaught and preserve freedom in the Edgeworld?

Over 1 MILLION COPIES sold!

'Magnificent . . . I only wish they could go on for ever' Michael, 13

'I adore the Edge Chronicles books' Pippa, 11

About the Author
Paul Stewart is the author of a number of previous titles for children including THE MIDNIGHT HAND and THE WAKENING (a Federation of Children's Book Groups Pick of the Year) for the Yearling list Chris Riddell is an accomplished graphic artist who has illustrated many acclaimed books for children and has won the Unesco Award for Something Else, as well as being shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Kurt Maschler Award. He is also the acclaimed political cartoonist for the Guardian and the Observer.

Customer Reviews

freeglader rocks!-a childrens review.
a dramatic conclusion to the barkwater seqeunce,freeglader takes the reader through the treacherous mire,evil shryke battle-flock,dangerous edge lands,and concludes with an amazing battle between the ghosts of screetown,rook, the freeglade lancers and the goblin-nations.a brilliant read!

forward the lancers!
The final book in the Rook trilogy, this is definitely my favourite edge chronicle. The story continues from Vox as the undertowners leave their ruined home on a mass exodus to the free glades. But it's a dangerous journey across the edge, and they must avoid sepia storms, escape logworms, and battle shrykes. But when they reach the free glades, their troubles aren't over. The goblin nations are massing for war, and the people must fight for the glades.Freeglader is an absolutely brilliant book, with great battles (and alot of them too!) I loved Freeglader, and if you like this, read The last of the sky pirates, and Vox.

Best edge chronicle ever
What a book. Well writen interesting action packed brilliant intereesting unputdownable superior to 99.99999999 % of video games read it or your life will be pointless