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Text and illustrations copyright © 2002 by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
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The last of the sky pirates / by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.
p. cm.—(The Edge chronicles)
Summary: Rook Barkwater, one of the apprentices chosen to make a dangerous journey to study in the Deepwoods, joins the sky pirate Captain Twig in opposing the Guardians of the night and learns more about his own past.
[1. Fantasy. 2. Orphans—Fiction.] I. Riddell, Chris. II. Title. III. Series.
PZ7.S84975Las 2005
[Fic]—dc22
2004013372
eISBN: 978-0-375-89277-6
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