Beyond the Deepwoods (The Edge Chronicles: 1): No.1

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Seuss and Lewis Carroll"; [6] Kirkus Reviews said, "Good fun, though the supporting cast tends to overshadow the plot. Twig spends a few months with the trog girl, but eventually she undergoes the termagant trogs' maturation ceremony by drinking sap from a bloodoak root, turning her into a monstrous brute like the other adult female trogs. The Edgeworld, the Deepwoods, the creatures and characters, the gorgeous sketches, the plot - EVERYTHING.

When Twig took his hand, the Gloamglozer laughed, told Twig that he was pathetic and insignificant, and threw him over the Edge.Paul: Midnight over Sanctaphrax was the third in the series, and the book where we were beginning to reap the rewards both of close collaboration and of getting to know the world more deeply. His adoptive mother tells him to travel to their cousin's house to mull things over, but during Twig's journey through the Deepwoods, he ends up unintentionally straying from the path.

Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust-wrapper, with some light marginal foxing.

Twig stolpert von einem Abenteuer immer direkt in das nächste und die Spannung lässt eigentlich nie nach. Ich konnte mit der Figur von Twig nicht wirklich viel anfangen - er wirkte etwas unschlüssig in allem, was er tat und oft auch unbeteiligt, als wäre ihm alles egal, was passiert, oder würde ihn nicht wirklich berühren.

Chris: I drew a map that looked like the edge of a map because I’ve always been fascinated by the edges of maps - the place where the known world ends. keinen Sinn dahinter, einfach wie eine Abfolge von Stationen, die "abgearbeitet" werden müssen, um ans Ende zu kommen.If you are the kind of person who likes adventures and different types of monsters this is a great book for you! As her sons have seen her: the Mother in patriarchy: controlling, erotic, castrating, heart-suffering, guilt-ridden and guilt-provoking; a marble brow, a huge breast, an avid cave; between her legs snakes, swamp-grass, or teeth; on her lap a helpless infant or a martyred son. I read this at the age of about 9 when it t came out as the author and illustrator did a talk at my school; the illustrator even drew me a personal picture! The only reason why I did not give this book 5 stars is because there is still a bit room for both plot and character development in my opinion, so it gets a very good 4. In a brave attempt to find out where he belongs, Twig sets out for the mysterious, fascinating and dangerous world beyond.

The next morning, however, a mysterious slaughterer told Twig he was unwelcome and told him the way back to the path. The story is good and follows young Twig who does not really know who he is and sets out on a journey of discovery. Twig, on the verge of manhood at the age of 13, is told that the Woodtrolls who brought him up are not his real parents and that he must venture forth into the Deepwoods, keeping only to the path, to discover the truth about himself. Something Else by Kathryn Cave was shortlisted and Castle Diary by Richard Platt was Highly Commended for the Kate Greenaway Medal.Paul: My main inspiration for the Deepwoods was perhaps the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, though other books–Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, Gormenghast, Gulliver's Travels– also played their part. He was saved by his hammelhornskin waistcoat, which, sensing danger, bristled and caused the flesh-eating tree to retch.