On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Author:
Andrew Peterson 
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Publication:
2008 by Waterbrook Press
Genre:
Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Read Aloud
Series:
The Wingfeather Saga 
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Series Number: 1
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Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog Nugget.
Janner Igiby, his brother Tink, their crippled sister Leeli are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice and pursue the Igibys who hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.
Andrew Peterson spins a quirky and riveting tale of the Igibys’ extraordinary journey from Glipwood’s Dragon Day Festival and a secret hidden in the Books and Crannies Bookstore, past the terrifying Black Carriage, clutches of the horned hounds and loathsome toothy cows surrounding AnkleJelly Manor, through the Glipwood Forest and mysterious treehouse of Peet the Sock Man (known for a little softshoe and wearing tattered socks on his hands and arms), to the very edge of the Ice Prairies.
Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness presents a world of wonder and a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers’ groups are sure to discuss for its layers of meaning about life’s true treasure and tangle of the beautiful and horrible, temporal and eternal, and good and bad.
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Andrew Peterson
1974 -American
Andrew Peterson is a dashing and dangerous personage, blatting about country roads on his flaming zebra steed. If it wasn’t for his laughter, hi... See more
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On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Reprinted in 2020 by Waterbrook Press
Reprint illustrated by Joe Sutphin
Reprint Cover Art by Anauta
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Reviews
The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
This is a very well-written, beginner fantasy series. There is not much magic, and the magic that is there is not overtly evil. The Wingfeather children are all given special gifts by the Maker that connect them to one another...
The Gospel in Wingfeather
Reviewed by Thomas M. Ward
I was prepared to enjoy a good yarn and have something to talk to the kids about; I was not prepared to find such a believable depiction of love for one’s enemies and such heartbreaking reflection on the cost of redemption. I don’t say this lightly: I don’t think children’s literature has achieved the theological depth of Wingfeather since the Chronicles of Narnia...
The Wingfeather Saga
Reviewed by Betsy Farquhar
An epic middle grades fantasy series full of adventure, toothy cows, heroes and heroines, and dragons....
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
In the goofy fantasy land of Skree, where “totato” gardens are infested with “thwaps” and the town fool dances in circles with socks on his hands...
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Janner Igiby and his family have lived on the edge of the town of Glipwood...
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
Reviewed by Sherry Early
Andrew Peterson grew as a writer over the course of writing this series. That’s my theory. In this first book Peterson is a little punch-drunk on making up words and place names and footnoting all of them madly. The fourth book takes a more serious turn while retaining the charm and freshness of the first, in love with words and imagination, vision.
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