On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

The Wingfeather Saga, Book 1

By: Andrew Peterson

Narrated by: Andrew Peterson

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and their trusty dog, Nugget.

Janner Igiby, his brother, Tink, and their disabled sister, Leeli, are gifted children as all children are, loved well by a noble mother and ex-pirate grandfather. But they will need all their gifts and all that they love to survive the evil pursuit of the venomous Fangs of Dang, who have crossed the dark sea to rule the land with malice. The Igibys hold the secret to the lost legend and jewels of good King Wingfeather of the Shining Isle of Anniera.

Full of characters rich in heart, smarts, and courage, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness is a tale children of all ages will cherish, families can read aloud, and readers' groups are sure to enjoy discussing for its many layers of meaning.

*This audiobook includes a PDF of maps, illustrations, and more.

Critic reviews

Praise for the Wingfeather Saga

“I love all the adventure and the wild inventiveness and, most of all, the heart in Andrew’s books. He is a poet and a master storyteller. I want to read anything he writes.”—Sally Lloyd-Jones, New York Times best-selling author of children’s books

“An experience your family will never forget. I can’t recommend these books highly enough!”—Sarah Mackenzie, author of The Read-Aloud Family and founder and host of the Read-Aloud Revival podcast

“The Wingfeather Saga is witty, imaginative, and full of heart. Highly recommended for middle-grade readers who’ve run out of Narnia novels and are searching for their next great series.”—Anne Bogel, creator of the Modern Mrs. Darcy blog and host of the What Should I Read Next? podcast

“A wildly imaginative, wonderfully irreverent epic that shines with wit and wisdom—and features excellent instructions on how to cope with thwaps, Fangs, and the occasional toothy cow.”—Allan Heinberg, writer and coexecutive producer of ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy and cocreator of Marvel Comics’ Young Avengers

“Immensely clever!”—Phil Vischer, creator of VeggieTales

Wonderful for a road trip

We chose this story for a road trip that included my 10 year old nephew. Adults and kids were throughly engaged. Looking forward to book 2.

Fun for the family

Great to gather the family around and listen to a few chapters…there were times we couldn’t hardly turn it off! My kids love adventure stories…they are 12 and 15. The parents enjoyed the suspense as well! Definitely would recommend!

Great to listen to with the kids!

I listened to the first 3 books of this series on a long road trip, whole family loved it!

A Jewel in a Dark Sea of Stories

The Kingdom is calling, and surely surely it calls loudly in stories like these.
I am on the edge of my seat anticipating the days my children can read (or listen to) these stories and understand and seek the Kingdom calling them.
And among the long list of things I am impatient with is waiting to read (or listen to) the rest of this series.

My review of the wing feather

Yes I may be a kid but I am in middle school so I think that means I’m am old enough o write a review hi everyone oh wait yeah my review I haven’t quite finished the book yet but I am listening to it as I write this review I I am at least 55 minutes through the book still got 7 hours and 20 some minutes left and I really enjoy this book so far I can’t wait to read the others I tried giving the highest review I could but it would only let me rate 4 stars not five for some reason anyways I hope the other makes even more of these books I really enjoy them bye everyone!