On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

Andrew Peterson

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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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  • Soft DNF

    I really want to enjoy this because of the hype but honestly, there’s so much world building that it’s a bit distracting on the story itself. Which has me thinking like maybe this is better as a parent/kid read.

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  • Reading Update from 37%

    Still a fairly slow start to this series and it’s targeted to the kids but man there’s a lot of weird descriptions and words

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  • Reading Update from 19% (page 56)

    Re-read Definitely a different and dare I say better experience physically reading than audio which I did last year. But hoping to continue because of the show coming out!

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