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Sanctaphrax hovers above the Edge, a city of scholars who obsess over the misty skies. Amid their debates, Quint, the son of a sky pirate captain, arrives under the canopy of the High Academe’s call. tasked by Linius Pallitax, he must prove himself an apprentice capable of executing critical, mysterious missions. When Quint is drawn into a perilous adventure alongside Linius’s daughter Maris, they venture deep into the rock that underpins Sanctaphrax, confronting forces that threaten the very weather they study.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Paul Stewart
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