<p>Fourteen-year-old Quint Verginix is the only remaining son of famous sky-pirate Wind Jackal. He and his father have journeyed to the city of Sanctaphrax ¿ a great floating rock, bound to the ground below by a chain, its inhabitants living with their heads literally in the clouds.<br><br>But the city hides a dangerous secret: deep inside the great rock, something horrible lurks. With his father away, Quint may be the only one who can save Sanctaphrax from the dreaded curse of the gloamglozer . . .<br><br><b>The Curse of the Gloamglozer</b> is the first book of the Quint Saga ¿ first trilogy in <i>The Edge Chronicles</i>, the internationally best-selling fantasy series, which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies. There are now 13 titles and four trilogies in the series, but each book is a stand-alone adventure, so you can read <i>The Edge Chronicles</i> in any order you choose.</p>