The Nameless One

core novel 2014 The Edge Chronicles

Record

First published	2014
Original language	EN
Work type	novel
Canon status	core
Reader rating	4.14 (736 ratings, collected 2026-08-27)
Page count	349
First-edition ISBN	9780552567572
Internal chronology	11

Synopsis

The Nameless One opens the Cade saga, the fourth trilogy of the Edge Chronicles. Cade Quarter is forced to flee after his uncle, the infamous descender Nate Quarter, returns from beyond the Edge and draws the Academy of Flight's retaliation down on his known supporters, Cade among them. Penniless and with nowhere safe to turn, Cade's only option is to stow away aboard the Xanth Filatine, a sky-ship bound for the city of Hive. Once aboard and later within Hive itself, he must contend with thieving goblins, brutal skymarshals and the looming threat of "skyfiring," a danger that hangs over anyone associated with his uncle's heresy, as he tries to stay hidden and find some way to build a life beyond the Academy's reach.

Where it sits

• Universe: The Edge Chronicles
• Series: The Edge Chronicles core; position 11 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 11 of 13: previous The Immortals (2009) · next Doombringer (2015)

Sources

• Wikipedia: The Edge Chronicles
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nameless_One_(novel)
• https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/416397/the-edge-chronicles-11-the-nameless-one-by-paul-stewart-and-chris-riddell/9780552567572

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