Customer Reviews
vox a historical addition - By: sky captain, 30 Jul 2007 
You may the title distressing when you see the word historical, but when i say that it means a timeline of events.
Rook is about a young wannabe Librarian knight he works hard & lives in the sewers of New Undertown as the old Undertown you have previously known about has been crushed with debris & scree from the New Sanctaphrax. This is because it is struck with stone sicknes with also ended the first age of flight. When Rooks sky craft crashes in Scree town he is desperate & seek sthe help of an old friend who is a ghost of Scree town who takes him below to an opulent palace in old western quays. This palace is the burned down one of the great sky pirate captain Wind Jackal as Rook finds out. When he finds the sooted mural commisoned by Wind Jackal on the walll. Rook is then accidentallly caught by slavers & sold to Vox the ex most high academe. Rook discovers that there is more to this man than fancy thick robes. Thrust into a world of danger it's up to rook to foil the guardians of the night & save everyone. But theres one problem one of the guardians is his friend alll of the plan could depend on him.
This book was very interesting & has many different aspects theres hurt & betrayal involved but there is a surprise ending as well.
Interesting - By: , 31 Dec 2005 One of the harder books for younger ages, Vox has a slightly complex story but is still good. I did however get a little bored while reading it, even though I also thought it was good. Not bad!
Should've been named "Rook", - By: Amanda Richards, 09 Oct 2005 In the darkest & most complex Edge Chronicle ever, Vox Verlix plots away in his crumbling tower, seeing alll, watching alll, & waiting for his chance for revenge against those that betrayed him. Possessor of the title of Most High Academe by methods not quite orthodox, Vox is now a prisoner of his own machinations, his greatest triumphs usurped by those he once trusted.
The hero of this book is again young Rook, the librarian-knight from book five. Captured after losing his precious Stormhornet sky-craft while on patrol, he is sold into slavery & ends up in Vox's palace, as an assistant to Hestera Spikesap, an exciting new character with a lot going on in her kitchen & heart. He meets the other minions of Vox - Speegspeel the goblin servant, Amberfuce the ghost-waif, & Flambusia, Amberfuce's nurse, & manages to get himself in the middle of most of the action which springs up in every chapter.
Judging from the signs in the sky, a huge storm is brewing, which the Guardians of the Night believe will cure the stone sickness which has devastated New Sanctaphrax. The natives are restless also, & it doesn't take much prompting to set Shrikes & Goblins against each other in a huge battle in the sewers beneath Undertown.
There's more violence than usual in this one, & several mentions of the smell of unwashed bodies of various species. It's also not as well thought out as the others, as major plot points happen too often by either chance or carelessness. There are stories running concurrently that are sometimes hard to tie together, & lots of loose ends. There's even romance in the air along with the usual imaginative cast of creatures, but as usual, the illustrations truly bring the book to life.
Not the best in the series, but packed with action & well worth reading.
Amanda Richards
Vox Verlix is back with a vengance - By: Anna, 06 Oct 2003 
Vox Verlix the fat tyrant is a fantastic character & he's back with a vengance in the latest Edge Chronicle. I reallly enjoyed alll the twists & turns - you never know what will happen next & the ending is a real surprise. It was reallly good learning more about Undertown & hearing about the intriges between the goblins, shrykes & the guardians of night. Featuring Rook Barkwater, I can't wait to see what happens to him next.
Vox Verlix is back with a vengence! - By: Anna, 01 Oct 2003 Vox Verlix, the fat tyrant is a fantastic character,and he's back with a vengence in the latest Edge chronicle. I reallly enjoyed alll the twists & turns, you never know what will happen next & the ending is a real surprise. It was reallly good learning more about Undertown, & hearing about the intrigues between the goblins, shrykes, & the guardians of night. Featuring Rook Barkwater, I can't wait to see what happens to him next.
