The Descenders
core novel 2019 The Edge Chronicles
Record
| First published | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.33 (353 ratings, collected 2026-08-27) |
| Page count | 443 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780552567596 |
| Internal chronology | 13 |
Synopsis
The Descenders concludes both the Cade saga and the Edge Chronicles as a whole. After years evading Quove Lentis, the ruthless and power-hungry High Professor of Flight, Cade Quarter is finally caught up in his enemy's schemes and forced to flee toward the legendary floating city of New Sanctaphrax. There he reunites with his uncle Nate Quarter, the descender whose earlier return set Cade's flight in motion, and must find the resolve to rally his scattered companions against the mounting dangers closing in around them. As the final book of a series spanning thirteen interconnected novels across five sagas, it brings Cade's long pursuit and the world's deeper mysteries of descending toward a resolution.
Where it sits
- Universe: The Edge Chronicles
- Series: The Edge Chronicles core; position 13 of 13 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Paul Stewart
- Author: Chris Riddell
Notes
- From the series record (The Edge Chronicles): Thirteen novels illustrated throughout by Chris Riddell.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series The Edge Chronicles: position 13 of 13: previous Doombringer (2015)
Sources
- Wikipedia: The Edge Chronicles
- https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/417301/the-edge-chronicles-the-descenders-by-riddell-paul-stewart-and-chris/9780552567596
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