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Midnight Over Sanctaphrax by Paul Stewart, Chris Riddell
4.0
I just re-read this after reading it as a child, and I can definitely say it's quite dark and heavy considering it's a children's book - but it was still quite enjoyable even now.
I read this book before the first one in the series, which still works because whilst they're all interlinked, each book works perfectly as a standalone as well.
The illustrations are amazing, and the universe the story takes place in is full of danger and wonder. I think the setting is my favourite part of this book. Twig, the sky pirate, is thrown from this ship in a storm and robbed of his memories, including the memory that the storm is headed for the floating city of Sanctaphrax.
It's well written, with a quick pace. And whilst it has a fun, quirky style it's also got a dark edge to it that makes it a good read.
I read this book before the first one in the series, which still works because whilst they're all interlinked, each book works perfectly as a standalone as well.
The illustrations are amazing, and the universe the story takes place in is full of danger and wonder. I think the setting is my favourite part of this book. Twig, the sky pirate, is thrown from this ship in a storm and robbed of his memories, including the memory that the storm is headed for the floating city of Sanctaphrax.
It's well written, with a quick pace. And whilst it has a fun, quirky style it's also got a dark edge to it that makes it a good read.