The Immortals by Paul Stewart

Stewart, Paul and Chris Riddell The Immortals, 669 p. David Fickling (Random), 2010.  $19.99.  Violence: PG-13 (abuse, including one really sad drawing).  Nate Quarter has to get out of the phraxmines, or he will certainly lose his life.  Escaping to the Great Glade, with his goblin friend Slip, Nate is much more important to the past, the present and the future of The Edge than anyone knows.  People, places and events all swirl around Nate and his fate is the fate of all.  I know it is really unfair of me to tell you almost nothing, but it is also unfair of Stewart and Riddell to cram Nate’s story into one massive volume, instead of giving him the three that he gave everyone else.  Just when you think things can’t get any more dangerous, they will get dangerous.  Just when you think there are no more loose ends, there are more loose ends.  And if you think you will be happy to see the end of the Edge, you instead will be writing letters to the authors begging for more.  EL, MS - ESSENTIAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher