The Galerider
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The Galerider is a Fictional Sky Ship
Sky Ship
Sky Ships are fictional flying ships from Paul Stewart's fantasy book series The Edge Chronicles. Sky ships are the equivalent of water borne ships in the Edge universe and are used primarily for transporting supplies and valuable commodities across the Edge.-Description:Sky ships resemble 15-18th...
from Paul Stewart's The Edge Chronicles
The Edge Chronicles
The Edge Chronicles is a young-adult fantasy novel series by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. It consists of three trilogies, plus three additional books, and others . Originally published in the United Kingdom, this series has since been published in the United States, Canada and Australia. To...
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Featuring in The Quint Saga, The Galerider is a Sky Pirate ship that saw at least four captains before its destruction in Clash of the Sky Galleons
Clash of the Sky Galleons
Clash of the Sky Galleons is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, first published in 2006. It is the ninth volume of The Edge Chronicles and the third of the Quint Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the third novel, preceding the Twig Saga and Rook Saga...
. It was present in the important battles of the time, including the assault on the Great Sky Whale and The Battle of Wilderness Lair. When it was destroyed, It was approximately sixty years old. The remaining crew members joined Cloud Wolf's second and final ship, Stormchaser.
Captains
- Hurricane Razorflit
- Rain Quarm
- Wind JackalWind JackalWind Jackal is a fictional character of Paul Stewart's The Edge Chronicles.-Character biography:The origins of Wind Jackal are unknown, but he was captain of a Sky Pirate ship, "The Galerider" for at least two years...
(Orlis Verginix) - Cloud Wolf (Quintinus Verginix)
Deckhands
Some of these also crewed aboard Stormchaser.- Garum Gall
- Ratbit
- Steg Jambles
- Tem BarkwaterTem BarkwaterTem Barkwater is a fictional character in the children's book series The Edge Chronicles. He appears in Clash of the Sky Galleons, Beyond the Deepwoods, Stormchaser, and Freeglader. He first appears serving under Wind Jackal on the Galerider and follows Quint after Wind Jackal's death...
- Duggin (Also pilot of The Edgehopper)
- Hubble the Banderbear
- Quintinius VerginixQuintinius VerginixQuintinius Verginix is a fictional character from Paul Stewart's The Edge Chronicles.Usually referred to as Quint or, later, Cloud Wolf, Quint was a Knight Academic and a Sky Pirate Captain...
(later captain) - Thaw DaggerslashThaw DaggerslashIn the fiction of Paul Stewart, Thaw Daggerslash is a young forthling Sky Pirate. Charismatic and handsome, he is popular with many that he meets...
(Turbot Smeal) - PhinPhinThe phin is a type of lute originating in Isan with a pear-shaped body played by mostly Ethnic Laotians in Thailand and Laos, having frets on the neck over which two or three metal strings run, plucked by pick of the right hand while playing.-External links:...
- Stope (later known as Stope Boltjaw)
Stone Pilots
- Ramrock
- MauginThe Stone Pilot (character)The Stone Pilot, Maugin, is a fictional termagant trog from The Edge Chronicles books by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell.- Character :Maugin is a reserved character; throughout the books she speaks very little, and has a shy personality. She is fiercely loyal to her captains and her crew...
(usually referred to as "the Stone Pilot")
Quarter Masters
- Turbot Smeal (later Deckhand under the name Thaw DaggerslashThaw DaggerslashIn the fiction of Paul Stewart, Thaw Daggerslash is a young forthling Sky Pirate. Charismatic and handsome, he is popular with many that he meets...
) - Filbus Queep
- Maris Pallitax (also nurse)